Free Camping Collection
Dispersed Camping
Ironwood Forest BLM National Monument Pump Station Dispersed
About
Bureau of Land Management
This Ironwood Forest National Monument is made up of 129,000 acres and contains a significant system of cultural and historical sites covering a 5,000-year period. Possessing one of the richest stands of ironwood in the Sonoran Desert, the monument also encompasses several desert mountain ranges including the Silver Bell, Waterman, and Sawtooth, with desert valleys in between.
Elevation ranges from 1,800 to 4,261 feet. Three areas within the monument, the Los Robles Archeological District, the Mission of Santa Ana del Chiquiburitac and the Cocoraque Butte Archeological District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The monument is a travel corridor for illegal immigrants traveling from Mexico. All suspected illegal activities should be reported to BLM or local law enforcement authorities. Stay safe by avoiding contact with persons exhibiting suspicious behavior or engaged in dangerous activities. Drive with caution and look for fast-moving vehicles and pedestrians on back roads. Some roads are rugged: high clearance or four-wheel-drive vehicles are recommended in those areas.
Location
Ironwood Forest BLM National Monument Pump Station Dispersed is located in Arizona
Coordinates
32.444727 N
111.371757 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiGood
- VerizonGood
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileGood
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Dispersed
Features
For Campers
- Phone Service
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Big Rig Friendly
Beautiful night
Easy to find- road isn’t too bad. Was quiet, breezy- and just what we were looking for.
Peaceful Desert Camping
About 40 minutes away from Saguaro NP. Absolutely beautiful. Arrived late in the afternoon on a Saturday night. Only a couple of other campers, plenty of sites available. Dirt roads, but easily accessible in a mini van. Fires allowed.
Good night spot.
Easy access to a few spots off road. Not to busy. Nice sunsets.
Love this area
Always leave it cleaner than it was. Some really nice sites, one had super nice fire pit even flat rocks for pans. Another site was basically landscaped with fist size or larger rocks. Very much enjoyed our stay. Seems to becoming more popular but sites are a good distance apart. You can be out of site easily or within 60 feet of the next site if you wish. Don't recommend if it's going to rain, you'll be stuck.
- (7) View All
Camping among the saguaros
We stayed here 2 nights and enjoyed our stay for the most part. The highlight is that you’re among all of the beautiful saguaros next to a gorgeous mountain. Noteworthy mentions:
A long dirt road to get to the sites. Gets sketchy in some parts.
Not as many sites available as you’d think. Looks like may 5-6?
The mountain is a ways away from most of the sites.
The mountain itself doesn’t have any marked trails and is a bit of a free for all but we enjoyed exploring it.  Beautiful sunsets.
A lot of helicopter activity above.
Very large space between sites.
Beware of teddy bear cholla cactus! They are everywhere, grab right onto you if you brush them gently by accident. Very painful to get out. View photos.
- (4) View All
Dump trucks
It's nice at night. During the day there are dump trucks passing on north pump station road every 5 minutes
There's also an airport, so planes pass by.
It's good for a free nights stay. It is clean and there are other campers, 👍
Feels very “Arizona”
This was my first real Arizona camping experience. I actually came back a second time and my make it back some more. There are very easy dirt roads for awhile. After a bit, you can get into some much rougher, rutted roads. There’s a small cemetery back a ways that I stumbled upon. Fun to camp and/or explore. I could find Verizon service very scarcely but mostly no service. Pretty quiet; which is what I was looking for.
- (7) View All
Good Arizona Experience
If you want the environment you expect Arizona to be, this is the place. Plenty of spots to choose from, open to all types of camping. I chose to tent here, but the majority of people were in RVs. Spots weren’t too hard to find although there were a lot of people. The roads back to it were pretty poor farm roads, but any type of car can make it. No amenities, good cell service. Would stay here again
- (6) View All
Good access and popular
This seems to be the popular dispersed camping area along North Pump Station Road within the BLM Ironwood Forest National Monument. Numerous dispersed sites along a two track dirt road on both sides of the main gravel road. Free dispersed, 14D limit. No water, trash, toilets or designated spots. Cell signal is very good and OTA tv is also very good. Last mile or so from end of pavement is a wide graded dirt road accessing the dispersed sites from either direction, however the Silverbell road access seems to have a narrow bridge with a 6k weight limit?, So access to this site is from the south on gravel west El Tiro Rd for larger rigs?
(Note that State land is adjacent and also offers dispersed camping sites but an AZ state lands permit would be required on State lands.)
One negative issue is the constant target shooting from adjacent State lands.
- (12) View All