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Albertson’s (Kingman) - Kingman, Arizona

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on December 30th, 2008
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Aqua Fria National Monument - Mayer, Arizona

Restrooms

On I-17 between Phoenix and Flagstaff. Dry camping for 14 days. Free. Vault toilets. 31 miles south of Camp Verde, Exit 256. High desert with large number of flat, dirt places for RV, trailer; tents. Very peaceful if parked away from the interstate; otherwise traffic noise (Jake brakes, etc).

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Submitted by Pianotuna on April 9th, 2009
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Belle Starr’s Silverado Ranch - Douglas, Arizona

$10 or less Dump Station Drinking Water Electric Sewer Hookup Restrooms Shower House Fire Ring Picnic Tables Horse Corral
Hiking Trails Hunting Wildlife Viewing ATV Trails Horse Trails

Editors note: I spoke with Ms. Starr and she states that there is a ’suggested donation’ of $10/night. I have no idea where the original poster got 14 days free. Ms. Starr states that this is incorrect. She also asked that you tip the guides, but stated there was no official charge for the activities [...]

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Submitted by Anonymous on April 11th, 2009
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Bonanza Road BLM - Wenden, Arizona

Wildlife Viewing

Dispersed BLM camping near Wenden, AZ.
Directions from Wenden:
1. Head northeast on US-60 E toward 2nd St 92 ft
2. Take the 1st left onto 2nd St/Cunningham Pass Rd (signs for Alamo Lake) 0.4 mi
3. Continue onto Alamo Rd 9.1 mi
4. Slight left toward Alamo Rd 0.3 mi
5. Continue straight onto Alamo Rd 0.7 mi
6. Turn [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on November 14th, 2009
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Bouse-Plomosa BLM - Bouse, Arizona

Wildlife Viewing

Another 14 day camping area near Quartzite. It is much different than most of the others.

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Submitted by Anonymous on March 20th, 2009
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Casino De Sol - Tuscon, Arizona

Casino in Tuscon that allows campers overnight

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Coconino National Forest - Flagstaff, Arizona

Opened forest , good for boondocking. Drive 12 miles north of Flagstaff and turn left(west) onto the forest road directly across from the entrance to Sunset Crater National Monument. We just wanted a place to spend the night and only went in about 1/4 mile before we found a good spot but this forest [...]

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Submitted by Karen on April 5th, 2010
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Cottonwood – Canyon de Chelly - Chinle, Arizona

Dump Station Drinking Water Restrooms Picnic Tables
Hiking Trails

Cottonwood Campground, located in the Canyon de Chelly National Monument, is open all year on a first-come, first-serve basis with no fee required. Restroom facilities include sinks and flushable toilets, but no showers. Pull-thru sites with shade. Each site includes parking space, picnic table and grill. No ground fires or wood collecting is permitted. Pets [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on July 31st, 2010
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Cracker Barrel (Flagstaff) - Flagstaff, Arizona

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Crystal Forest Gift Shop Campground - Holbrook, Arizona

Restrooms Picnic Tables

The campground is part of the parking lot for the gift shop and is less than a mile from the southern entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. This is very convenient because the park doesn’t have a campground. There are actually two associated gift shops , one on each side of the road and [...]

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Submitted by Karen on April 28th, 2010
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Crystal Hill Kofa - Quartzsite, Arizona

Hiking Trails Hunting Wildlife Viewing

Free dry camping area (AKA boondocking) in the Kofa NWR. Camping area is at the bottom of Crystal Hill. No amenities!
Crystal Hill has just that, crystals! You are allowed to collect the quartz crystals without the aid of tools. No digging!
I wouldn’t suggest camping here if there is rain forecast. The camping area [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on February 9th, 2010
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Deer Pass - Sedona, Arizona

$10 or less

Coconino National Forest
The last of several sites on Deer Pass Rd.
$5/day or $15/wk
Midway between Sedona and Cottonwood
Verizon signal, incredible view

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on December 28th, 2008
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Dogtown Road - Williams, Arizona

Go south on 4th Street from Williams about 4 miles to Dogtown Road, and turn left. Camping is on both sides of the road and it’s free. 4th Street turns into Perkinsville Road when you leave Williams. Great for large groups: you could have 30 to 100 campers in your group and have plenty of [...]

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Submitted by Pianotuna on August 4th, 2009
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Dollar Store (BCC) - Black Canyon City, Arizona

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E Redington Rd – Santa Catalina Mountains - Tucson, Arizona

ATV Trails Horse Trails

View of Tucson from atop the Santa Catalina mountains. Lots of 4×4 traffic and gun shots. There are tons of 4×4 trails on this road. There is also a shooting range further up the road. Excellent Internet connection. The view of Tucson at night is to die for. Stayed for 3 days.
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Submitted by hitekhomeless on March 29th, 2009
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East Stanton Rd - Congress, Arizona

Free BLM Boondocking. Dry camping AKA: no facilities! Lots of primitive camping areas in a maze of roads. Some campsites have stone campfire rings. While area is OK for big rigs, look before you leap. The further in you go, the higher the clearance required. Not the best place if there has been or it [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on February 1st, 2010
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Ghost Town Rd BLM - Congress, Arizona

Free BLM Boondocking. Dry camping AKA: no facilities! Lots of primitive camping areas in a maze of roads. Some campsites have stone campfire rings. While area is OK for big rigs, look before you leap. The further in you go, the higher the clearance required. Not the best place if there has been or it [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on February 1st, 2010
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Hackle Road BLM - Safford, Arizona

Free camping on BLM land in Safford District. Lots of room. Plenty of camping on either side of road. Dry camping/boondocking. No facilities. Services in the towns of Solomon and Safford which are only a short drive away.
Directions:
From Safford, AZ. Take US-191 N/US-70 E 8.1 mi. Turn right at Haekel Rd and go 1.1 mi. [...]

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Submitted by Pianotuna on April 9th, 2009
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Homolovi Ruins State Park - Winslow, Arizona

$10 or less Dump Station Drinking Water Electric Sewer Hookup Restrooms Shower House Picnic Tables
Hiking Trails Wildlife Viewing Horse Trails

State park offers Full Hookup Sites that will accommodate any size RV. Dry camping site is $10, Full hookup is $15. Road in is filled with large cracks requiring slow speeds. There is a visitor’s center, gift shop and museum.

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Submitted by Pianotuna on April 24th, 2009
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Hot Well Dunes - Safford, Arizona

$10 or less Restrooms Fire Ring Near Water
Fishing Swimming ATV Trails

Dry camping on BLM land in Safford District. $3/Day (or $30/year) per vehicle use fee. No additional charge for vehicles in tow. Fee covers camping, day use, OHV use, access to hot springs and facilities. Daily fee is collected on site. The annual BLM permit must be obtained from the Safford BLM office.
The big draws [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on February 1st, 2010
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Lake Havasu Island - Lake Havasu, Arizona

Near Water
Hiking Trails Fishing Boating Horse Trails

On the west of the island after you cross the bridge follow the road around to the right. There are signs that say something like “Parking limited to 72 hours” Most people don’t know that most of the island is part of the AZ State Park system and not part of Lake Havasu. We parked [...]

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Submitted by Anonymous on March 24th, 2010
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McHood Park - Winslow, Arizona

Restrooms Picnic Tables Near Water
Fishing Swimming Boating

Nice little park just 5 miles south of Winslow , Arizona. The main camping area sits above Clear Creek and is not the most scenic area but has paved pull through sites. There are also a few picnic tables under shelters along the creek that are much nicer and more private. We think that [...]

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Submitted by Karen on April 9th, 2010
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Middlemarch Canyon - Pearce, Arizona

Nice little pull off on the east side of the Dragoon Mountains. No facilities at all. Not for a big rig.
We passed/photoed it on 02/19/09
If you are coming from the West, be prepared to go through some mountains on a (truly) single lane, twisty dirt road often used by jeeps (but not 4×4 road). Big [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on March 29th, 2009
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Near Grand Canyon - Tusayan, Arizona

When approaching the Grand Canyon from the south (hwy 180/64), take the first right after the airport (NF-302 on Streets and Trips). In the National Forest there you will find a number of nice spots to stay within the first mile. We stayed there for a week a couple of years ago.

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Submitted by Pianotuna on August 7th, 2009
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Painted Rock - Gila Bend, Arizona

$10 or less Restrooms Fire Ring Picnic Tables
Hiking Trails Wildlife Viewing

From BLM Site:
GENERAL INFORMATION: Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona, provides visitors the opportunity to view an ancient archaeological site containing hundreds of symbolic and artistic rock etchings, or “petroglyphs,” produced centuries ago by prehistoric peoples. There are also inscriptions made by people who passed through during historic times. [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on December 18th, 2008
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Quartzsite - Quartzsite, Arizona

Quartzsite BLM – Free Camping
Free camping not to exceed 14 days in a 28-day period is permitted in non-fee Quartzsite BLM areas. These areas are a bit further away from the four corner intersection of Quartzsite:
* Plomosa Road: Take 95 north of Quartzsite to the Plomosa Road turnoff and turn right. [...]

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Submitted by Rick & Hope on January 4th, 2009
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Saddle Mountain BLM - Tonopah, Arizona

Hiking Trails ATV Trails

Primitive, scenic desert camping.
On maps Salome Road may appear as a highway between I-10 and Courthouse Road, but at least part of it is dirt. Courthouse Road, and Salome Road west of Courthouse Road, are paved. Harquahalla Valley Road and 411th Ave are paved connectors to I-10.

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Submitted by cyberhobo on April 5th, 2010
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Shea Rd BLM - Parker, Arizona

Wildlife Viewing

BLM land located south of Parker, AZ. Roughly 5 miles from 95 down Shea Road. Once you cross the cattle guard, there is plenty of parking.

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on November 14th, 2009
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Snyder Hill BLM - Tucson, Arizona

Free dry camping just off Highway 86 and S San Joaquin Rd. This is a little patch of BLM in the middle of major development. Nicer than you might expect. Desert trees and a picturesque rocky hillside.

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Submitted by Anonymous on January 12th, 2009
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Stout’s Cider Mill - Willcox, Arizona

Actually a double here as here as the Cochise County Visitor’s Center and Stout’s Cider Mill share a parking lot between them. There are three large RV spaces in front of the Visitor’s Center and there are additional spaces behind the Stout’s Cider Mill. The owner of Stout’s said he allows RVs to overnight behind [...]

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Submitted by Pianotuna on July 5th, 2009
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Truck Stop (Tuba City) - Tuba City, Arizona

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on December 30th, 2008
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Vekol Valley - Freeman, Arizona

ATV Trails

Nice open desert camping at exit 144 on I-8. West of the paved road is BLM land, though the east side has usable open space as well. Probably there are more options south of the freeway too.

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Submitted by cyberhobo on April 4th, 2010
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Vicksburg BLM - Vicksburg, Arizona

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BLM land north of Vicksburg, AZ.
Take Vicksburg Road (also called Avenue 51 E) to route 72.
Turn left on 72.
Take your first right – almost immediately onto Vicksburg Pit Road.
Take your next right, roughly 1/4 mile down.
Lots of parking for the next mile or so.

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on November 14th, 2009
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W Manville Rd BLM - Tucson, Arizona

Free dry camping on BLM land just west of Saguaro National Park (and Tucson) in Pima County. Near ultralight Aviation Center.
Directions:
From I-10:Take exit 242 toward Avra Valley Rd (0.3 mi). Merge onto I-10 Frontage Rd W (236 ft) Turn left at W Avra Valley Rd (5.2 mi) Turn left at N Sandario Rd (7.7 mi). [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on February 8th, 2010
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Wellton - Wellton, Arizona

Hiking Trails ATV Trails

I-8, Exit 30, go south 1.4 miles. Just before canal turn right onto BLM land.

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Whitewater Draw WMA - McNeal, Arizona

Restrooms Fire Ring Picnic Tables Near Water
Wildlife Viewing

Free Camping. Boondocking(AKA dry camping).
A real birder’s paradise. As many as 30,000 Sandhill Cranes use the area for roosting from approximately mid-October through February.
You can also volunteer camp host at this site. Details here > http://www.azgfd.gov/inside_azgfd/edits/volunteer_opps.shtml.
Directions:
Located on the south end of Coffman rd. 2 ½ miles south of Davis rd. and 1 ½ miles [...]

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Submitted by hitekhomeless on February 1st, 2010
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WHY - WHY, Arizona

Approximately 1.2 miles south of intersection of hwy 85 and 86 in WHY on right side of road BLM land. Entrance just south of bridge over wash, Go through gate.

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Submitted by Anonymous on January 2nd, 2009
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