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Yuma, Arizona
GPS: 33.236859, -114.161381
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Public - Bureau of Land Management

The road in is Gravel. There are 30 or more campsites at this location.

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Submitted by richeaton. Last update on Feb 21, 2018

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Kofa Wildlife Management Refuge has many roads going in that have dispersed camping. The best sites, the most sites, and the more isolated sites can be found on King Road. King Rd is farther away (from Quartzite) than Palm Canyon, but is worth it

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phuong
phuong
Joined 3 years ago

Beautiful Campsite

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Reviewed March 9, 2021

We stayed here on 2/21. It was a Sunday night and there were still multiple sites available. You are far enough from other sites for privacy, but there are enough people around for it to not be creepy. Beautiful sunset views and nice hiking. Good AT&T reception. We car camped with our dogs and we will for sure be back.

phuong would stay here again.

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SugarRush
Joined 3 years ago
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Remote & Good Access

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Reviewed February 22, 2021

Remote campsite with great access, entry road is well maintained despite the heavy use. The best thing you can ask for. The highway is visible and audible, you have the choice to venture further away for a more remote campsite rig and road not withstanding.
This site gave me the best Verison signal yet, while parking within line of sight to the highway. Not sure about earlier reviews, new tower maybe?
0 Sprint signal, not sure if other reports mentioned that.
There are possibly 100+ campsites here even with modest spacing let alone going further into the KofA preserve.

SugarRush would stay here again.

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secessus
secessus
Joined 7 years ago

Much prettier than Quartzsite, and >25mi away

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Reviewed January 25, 2021

I'll add this spot to my winter rotation. Much quieter and less popular than Quartzsite, but of course services are further away. It is more than 25mi away from Q in case you are trying to time out your 28d to return.

The highway is visible from my spot but I can't hear it. I can visually make out 18-wheelers but no other traffic.

Some OHV traffic but not bad. It rained while I was here and some lower-clearance sedans wisely chose not to wade into water crossing the graded dirt/gravel road. It's a firm surface but they could have stalled out.

Decent verizon, good ATT, no TMO at all. No OTA signal on my cheesy flatpanel antenna.

Note that King Rd BLM abuts the Kofa wildlife refuge proper on the east. You will see a fish and wildlife marker and signage that explicitly allows 14d camping there, too.

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Blog post: https://boondockplan.wordpress.com/2021/01/20/desert-rain/

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LivingOurDreamNow
LivingOurDreamNow
Joined 6 years ago

Perfect Basecamp to Explore Kofa NWR

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Reviewed January 9, 2020

Camped at the King Road Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 14-day free dispersed camping area immediately prior to entering the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and approximately 38 miles south of Quartzsite, Arizona. Scenic mountains make for a spectacular backdrop and saguaro and teddy bear cholla abound. AT&T cellular service was 5G and clocked in at 66.1 Mbps download speed and 14.4 Mbps upload speed. Verizon cellular service clocked in at .60 Mbps download speed and 9.53 Mbps upload speed and was barely usable. The campsite I selected is big rig friendly and is located at grid coordinates: 33.2585928, -114.2310256. Once on King Road take a right turn at grid coordinates 33.2590085, -114.2306706 to access the aforementioned campsite. There is plenty of space for multiple big rigs at this location. Took some time to do some daytime backpacking within the wild and scenic Kofa. Thoroughly enjoyed our boondocking stay at the King Road BLM.

Stayed here in a 37 foot-long Fifth Wheel (RV). LivingOurDreamNow would stay here again.

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Outback70
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Replied February 17, 2021

Thanks for the video. Love the desert! Don't be afraid to take that truck down a rough road. It can handle it!

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Mobijeff
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Replied February 4, 2020

Great review! Thank you, 5g out there is really telling. Tower spacing and power output (they say causes significant human dna damage) needs are much higher than 4g. I'm looking to avoid it all, so your signal drop area is good for me to know.

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revmike4242
Joined 5 years ago

Good Disperse

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Reviewed March 2, 2019

A very good disperse area. There is some OHV traffic on the King Rd. - Which can cause some dust. Lots of good hiking and wildlife.

revmike4242 would stay here again.

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