Cactus Forest Dispersed

Beautiful desert scenery with view of mount lemmon. Easy to pull into with trailer. There were many campers there but it wasn’t shoulder to shoulder there are many dispersed spots to choose from

Loved this campsite! The cactuses and shrubs provided enough privacy between each site for it to feel like it was just us out there, and shielded us from the road as well. Absolutely beautiful landscape to walk around with Saguaros and Chollas everywhere. Watch out for cactus pieces on the ground when you drive in!

We arrived about 1800 on a Saturday and there were many RVs and vehicles already down this road. We ended up driving about 1 mile down the dirt road to find the spot we wanted with a view of Pichaco Peak

Came in for a three night stay in February. Weather was great, other campers were very respectful of your personal space and found lots of firewood within 100 meters of the campsite.

This was like being able to backcountry camp in Saguaro NP. We got in after dark & overshot the turn in, but looped back around. Our site was great - quiet & peaceful. We enjoyed waking up to the literal forest of cactus.

For a girl born in the Midwest, this campground was amazing to wake up to. Saguaros everywhere! Plenty of sites big and small, decent road, fire rings, plenty of privacy.

Beautiful desert spot. Lots of gun fire during the day. Fantastic desert sunsets 🌇.

Not that far of a drive from a highway exit, I was pleasantly surprised by the peaceful seclusion. Lots of pull outs for you to park and the road wasn’t so bad (I do have a high clearance jeep so idk what it would be like for everyone….).

If you want saguaros this is the perfect place for you. Awesome dispersed camping. Watch out for jumping chollas and keep your furry friends close. But breathtaking view all around you!

Beautiful Cactus all around. Mountains in the distance. Road a little narrow but I saw great spots all around.

Plenty of space and very quiet. Best for small RVs/Campervans Gorgeous scenery and Mtns

It's great to come here and spend some time relaxing and hiking. This area is about 30 minutes away from Rilloto for supplies. Picacho Peak State park is 20 minutes away for hiking. Overall, it is a quiet area with beautiful views.

You turn off a paved road onto a dirt road. The dirt road is well maintained and any kind of camper should be able to navigate. There are plenty of large sites as well as just areas to pull a vehicle through. Tent camping would be great here with all the saguaros.

The road goes back for about 2 miles and the sites are spaced well. The dirt road was great for a morning run or bike ride.

There are no services. Pack in, Pack out. Verizon service was good.

So incredibly beautiful! Easy to find with the coordinates, roads are tight and you need to drive slow, but you could get in even with low clearance to the spots near the front, you’ll need higher clearance if you keep going down the road.

Incredibly gorgeous, it feels like you’re on another planet.

We came out here yesterday to camp but a big storm rolled in. We scouted the area and a lot of the spots have pretty soft sand. If it wasn't starting to storm we would have stayed but with the type of sand there... we were pretty sure our 24 ft TT being pulled by our 2wd truck would have gotten stuck. Besides that it looked beautiful, wish we could have stayed, saguaros and cholla EVERYWHERE as you drive down the road. Looks awesome!

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It is indeed a cactus forest. I pulled in late 10pm. There were a handful of campers before arriving at an empty space. 20 foot tall cacti were silhouetted against the horizon. There were a few times I could her bursts from automatic rifles but they were pretty far away.

Beautiful stay. Great views. It is dispersed camping for miles! We were able to find a spot really quick. The coyotes came out at night and people were shooting all day/night by the mountain range but it didn’t bother us! Definitely coming back! :)

Setup my pop up here and left within an hour. Hand gun and rifle noise was nearly non stop, but not the worst of it. We also endured listening to some sort of loud boom like a firework and the sound of some sort of repeating fire. Very pretty area with abundant saguaro, too bad about the noise!

We were disappointed to get to Arizona and see all the trash at most of the other dispersed sites west and north of Phoenix and were going b line it out of here, but needed to get some work done for the night and ended up here.

Wow! Whole different beauty. The cactuses are tall, the skies are blue blue during the day and of course there’s amazing sunsets. There’s tons of spots to choose from out here and for being out in the middle no where, way clean (something AZ is not). Thought we’d only camp here for a night, but ended up staying for 4.

The service is pretty good too. I have AT&T and got 2-3 bars in the spot we chose (it can be spotty here and there around this area). My partner has Verizon and got 3-4 bars in the spot we chose.

I would definitely come back and recommend camping here.

I stayed here for one night and absolutely loved it. So easy to find with the coordinates. Enough people around that if I felt like I had an emergency I could ask for help but also had enough of my own space to have privacy. The view was gorgeous. Enjoy!

This dispersed camping area is actually on the Cattle Tanks road south of Park Links road. The side two- track sandy roads are very narrow and bordered by dense chain fruit cholla plants. This area is not a good choice for dogs and their owners. Also shooting is in the background like everyday. Access for TTs down narrow side roads would be risky.

Had no issues finding the place, you can see the campground signage off the paved road when it turns off into the dirt road. A few campers were present on a weekday, had to drive a ways down to find a spot for my trailer, but I did find a great pull through. Only concern is lack of turnaround for big rigs and trailers, and loose sand pockets on some parts of the road which seems to get worse the farther you go. Make sure you power through that sand at speed if you are in a front wheel drive. Scout ahead for turn around. Very quiet night, coyotes abound, as well as cactuses and insects.

It’s a nice spot plenty of places to setup. You will probably feel better having a gun as we heard coyotes from 3 directions of us.

This is dispursed camping carry in carry out very remote dirt roads. Would be very difficult for a large Class A or larger Class C. Mostly small campers and tents.😎😁

easy to find, tons of spots, super quiet.

It has what's seems like endless road of dispersed camp sites with endless cacti of any/ every kind... It is no cost and forthe ones who have animals it has a fence yard in the first and second spots for public use...BY FAR ME AND MINES favorite place thus far... Four thumbs up

We loved this site. The road was fine for our 17’ trailer and spots are spread out well. A few other campers and some shooting in the distance but overall an excellent and free option. Lots of beautiful cactus and excellent stargazing.

Okay BLM site. Campsites are scattered along the dirt road. I have no idea how far the little narrow dirt road goes, but as long as you can find a place to park, I think your good. Quite dense with cactus and many of the sites are kind of pull throughs. Biosphere II is about 28 miles to the east, so it was a good spot to camp at for free and then drive to my tour in the AM.

Really cool place tucked away felt like a cactus tunnel and you can't beat free. Cell service was spotty to non existent.