I could write a long review as I normally do but I’ll sum up this area for you quickly…

Positives - Plenty of dispersed camping spots, big and small, with shade.

Negatives - Everything else. I have never in my life camped in an area that has a little respect from campers as this. The amount of trash and destroyed land after people leave is incredible. When driving through on a Sunday afternoon it literally looks like the aftermath of a frat party with dozens of trash bags everywhere, beer cans and bottles strewn about, smoldering fires, shot up trees and targets, and the list goes on.

This is a summary of what is wrong with human beings. It’s easy access and giant spots so people who want to put zero effort into camping are able to come here easily and treat it like it’s a garbage dump.

Now let’s get to the traffic part of it. About a mile or 2 down the road it becomes harder to navigate specially for people who don’t off-road or camp much so majority of the camping population is located closer to the highway. Because of this if you’re camping anywhere around there you’re constantly eating dirt from people hauling through there in search of a spot to party at with their 20 friends in tow.

Most of this area will single handedly get Coconino shut down to public use and unless the NFS steps in to help mitigate this problem then it’ll be sooner than later