Forest Service Road 253 Dispersed

There's two sections to this campground. The first section is a large parking lot that's fairly simple to park in for RVs. I tried the dirt path and was afraid that my bus would flip over, so I didn't park inside the forest part.

A lot of people park there. The other half of it is a lot of dirt paths with a lot of deep, very deep ruts. See the pictures.

By the way, I can hear more nature sounds than the freeway. So I'm not sure why another person said that you can really hear the freeway. It's not that obvious.

I saw several cowhoof prints, see the pictures, but as of yet I have not seen a cow.

Easy to find. The roads arnt too bad, there’s definitely some rocky spots but I have an SUV that does not have 4x4 and it did just fine. Not too busy of campers/ day users. Only reason for 4 stars is you can kinda hear the freeway. (From where I stayed)

This is definitely the place we camp the most! 

Just a few miles North of Munds Park, AZ, this dispersed camping area has several trails all around and dozens of campsites available. I mean dozens!

This is a fantastic area for group camping as there are several areas to choose from and there's always room/availability. 

There's also a pond in the middle of this camping area, we like to build little boats and try to sail them across the pond, or just drive around in on our quads. 

Pros: 

- Cell service

- Minutes from the freeway

- Quiet and plenty of room for everyone

- Free

- Lots of riding trails on both sides of the freeway

- Great for group camping

- Easy on the RVs (less than 1 minute driving on dirt road)