Snyder Hill BLM

As one of the reviewers below stated, there seems to be a couple of 'regulars' that stay on this land, disappearing in the morning and returning in the late afternoon. Aside from that, let me provide my two cents:

I stayed here for a number of days in an FJ Cruiser with a canopy for shade. Although there are some trees around providing shade, you'll want something that provides a decent amount of shade as the Tucson sun is very hot.

I drove and walked the entire park and discovered that there is broken glass EVERYWHERE especially up near the western-facing cliff. Speaking of the cliff, I would shy away from that area and not only because of the thousands of bottles which have been broken there, but also due to falling rock. Looking at the cliff you can tell it's highly unstable, and the cliff plateau is home to fallen cliff rock, so be careful.

The road noise, as mentioned in other reviews, it is constant but if you sleep inside then you'll hardly even notice it; I sleep inside my FJ with a small fan and I don't hear anything at all. If you're in a tent, this is something you may want to consider.

Sadly, because there are no bathrooms readily available, people without bathroom resources seem to use the land as a bathroom. When I arrived at my preferred location on the BLM property, I had to remove someone else's waste. Gross. You can drive around and find toilet paper hanging from trees which caught it via the wind, and you'll also find other people's trash and or unwanted items such as folding chairs - I've found two; obviously not taking them.. I'm not the trash man. Lucky for me I bring a rake with me wherever I go so I was able to cleanup my area, and leave it clean for the next person who hopefully won't trash it. Because of the human waste issue, there are numerous flies in the area and you'll find yourself telling them to get lost.

With the bad out of the way, while I was here I was able to engage with some wildlife such as rabbit, young red cardinals, doves, and even a Great Horned Owl 'whooo' I believe lives in an abandoned cave upon the cliffs. I did see a Sheriff roll through here one morning but the place is not well-patrolled. I do feel safe given all the traffic we are surrounded by, but it's not patrolled all that often to my knowledge leaving people with a sense of being disconnected from society.

I traveled to the Colossal Caves to see about camping there due to the higher elevations and the fact they offer water, but I found myself seeking the comforts of this area instead as their amenities are horrible on-site. Would I stay here again? Yes. But only if necessary,

Stayed here with a passenger vehicle and a tent. zeroattrib would stay here again.