The KOFA Wildlife Refuge is a 664,327 acre refuge in southwestern Arizona between Yuma and Quartzsite. The name stems from the King of Arizona mine which used to stamp its property “K of A”. The refuge is run by the US Fish and Wildlife and provides a conservation area for
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Westwind RV and Golf Resort – Yuma, Arizona
We hadn’t had full hookups and WiFi in quite awhile and we had no plans to have any in the future so we thought a few nights in an RV park to do laundry and pay bills and to get caught up would do us a world of good. AND
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Catalina State Park is in the Oro Valley area of Tucson just off Hwy 77 (Oracle Rd) and directly across the street from the Oro Valley Market Place where there are plenty of shops and restaurants. Campground: Catalina State Park Location: Oro Valley, Arizona (Tucson area) Site: B48 Cost: $30
Continue readingUsery Mountain Regional Park – Mesa, Arizona
Campground: Buckhorn Family Campground Location: Mesa, Arizona (east of Phoenix) Site: 28 Cost: $30 Services: W/E (50 Amp) Comments: A lovely campground with nice spacious sites and fantastic views of both the desert and the city lights. We had a terrific views of both sunrise and sunset from our site.
Continue readingMcDowell Mountain Regional Park – Fountain Hills, Arizona
Campground: McDowell Mountain Regional Park – E.I. Rowland Campground Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona Site: 71 Cost: $30 Services: W/E (50 AMP) Comments: One of our favorite campgrounds when we are visiting family and friends in the Phoenix area. It has great access to fun mountain biking trails and hiking trails.
Continue readingSedona, Arizona – Out and About
While staying at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood we drove to Sedona (about 30 minutes) for a few day trips of exploring and hiking. We decided one day to do some 4WD exploring and drove Schnebly Hill Rd (FS Road 153) from I-17 to Sedona. This is approximately
Continue readingDead Horse Ranch State Park – Cottonwood, Arizona
Campground: Coopers Hawk Campground Location: Cottonwood, Arizona Site: 91 Cost: $30 Services: E/W (50 AMP) Comments: A lovely campground which we have visited multiple times before and have always enjoyed. Site 91 is a back-in site with a few trees which provided much needed shade. We still ran
Continue readingPage, Arizona – Out and About
Page, Arizona Page is located near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell and is a small town of just over 7,000 people with lots of restaurants and hotels and fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. There are several grocery stores, gas stations, and even a WalMart. Everything you might
Continue readingWahweap Campground – Page, Arizona
This campground is part of the Lake Powell Resort in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona and borders Utah (so every day we would ride our bikes from Arizona to Utah and back again) and Lake Powell. It is a beautiful setting with great views in every direction.
Continue readingKodachrome Basin State Park – Utah
This beautiful but small state park is about a 40 minute drive from Bryce Canyon City and provides great hiking trails and a lovely campground. If you want to escape the crowds of Bryce head to Kodachrome. The park is full of sandstone chimneys and tall monolithic spires which change
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