Bog Springs Campground
Coronado National Forest
Write a Review South Madera Canyon Road Green Valley, AZ 85614 520-281-2296 Official WebsiteGPS: 31.7271, -110.8761
Overview of Bog Springs Campground
Last Price Paid: $10
Reported by Wanderland Travelers on 1/21/2021
Longest RV Reported: 41 feet
Reported by Followourdream2017 on 2/21/2019
Number of Sites 13
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 5,019 ft / 1,529 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 22 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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WhatsNext_OutWest asked on 1/29/2020
Is $10/Nightly half price? Forest Service site for Bogs Springs CG says $20/night for camping.
Reviews of Bog Springs Campground 13 people have reviewed this location.
“Lovely area but very shaded sites”
Reviewed 1/21/2021
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 11 |
Site Number: | 2 |
We were in site 2 with our 24' trailer and couldn't get level. It was kind of a steep site so we ended up a bit nose down and one side was on blocks. It wasn't too bad though and we stayed in this site for our entire stay (11 days). We were visiting family in Green Valley while here and never felt unsafe about leaving the rig all day a... more
We were in site 2 with our 24' trailer and couldn't get level. It was kind of a steep site so we ended up a bit nose down and one side was on blocks. It wasn't too bad though and we stayed in this site for our entire stay (11 days). We were visiting family in Green Valley while here and never felt unsafe about leaving the rig all day and into the evening. There are several hiking trails around here but we only did two: Dutch John Spring (very steep with not much for views) and Bog Springs (really nice views). You can also walk down to the Santa Rita Lodge either via trail or on the road and watch all the birds at their many bird feeders.
We were able to reach our 25' hose from the spigot in the site to our water tank to fill directly, although it was a barely reached.
There is no dump site here and the sites are mostly all very shaded so we had to rely exclusively on our ground deploy solar as the sun couldn't hit our roof-top panels. Generators are allowed during certain hours.
We did see some longer trailers and a larger class A but in general with the steep sites this campground is better suited for small to medium sized rigs. Site 1 and the two near the bathroom can fit longer rigs (and site 7 is the most level and really long, but not sure about access for a long rig).
We got 1/2 off the rate with our national parks pass (normally $20/night). There are camp hosts here and pit toilets. We saw small deer almost daily walking through the sites.
Cell service was mostly workable on AT&T but it would occasionally give us trouble. Nothing that would keep us from returning again during the work week.
Overall a nice and peaceful stay.
Wanderland Travelers would stay here again
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“Escape from the summer heat”
Reviewed 8/16/2020
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 1 |
I’ve stayed at this campground a few times. It’s a cute little campground with pretty trees, wildlife and great hikes in the surrounding areas. The unfortunate thing is that the other campers were loud and not too savory characters. There are water spigots at most sites and bear boxes too. I had decent cell reception from Verizon and T... more
I’ve stayed at this campground a few times. It’s a cute little campground with pretty trees, wildlife and great hikes in the surrounding areas. The unfortunate thing is that the other campers were loud and not too savory characters. There are water spigots at most sites and bear boxes too. I had decent cell reception from Verizon and T-Mobile.
You’ll definitely see deer and wild turkeys here. Bring your national parks pass if you want to hike in the park, otherwise you’ll have to pay to park at the trailheads even if you’ve paid for camping.
shoshannah would stay here again
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“Secluded, quiet, surprisingly private sties, one of the best official campgrounds we've stayed in.”
Reviewed 12/28/2019
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 12 |
The campsite is in a gorgeous location, a forest above the desert. The climb up the hill on the main road is not too steep, but the winding road up to the site is a little tight in two spots. There are several sites that are level enough for RVs/trailers, some not so much. Despite what the description says, all the sites are paved. The... more
The campsite is in a gorgeous location, a forest above the desert. The climb up the hill on the main road is not too steep, but the winding road up to the site is a little tight in two spots. There are several sites that are level enough for RVs/trailers, some not so much. Despite what the description says, all the sites are paved. The campground is quiet, and the sites are surprisingly visually separated from each other, despite being so close. There are views of the Mt Wrightson, some of the valley below, and camping among the trees with the desert all around is a treat.
They take cash & checks only, so make sure you have either before heading up the hill.
Oberon would stay here again
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“Great campground ”
Reviewed 12/5/2019
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 7 |
First off, there are about 3 sites that are double sites that I think can fit up to 28' travel trailers with tow vehicle. We stayed in site 7 which is on a corner so a little harder to pull into if you had a longer vehicle but it was a great site. If you like to use the picnic table and fire pit, it is a little awkward because you ha... more
First off, there are about 3 sites that are double sites that I think can fit up to 28' travel trailers with tow vehicle. We stayed in site 7 which is on a corner so a little harder to pull into if you had a longer vehicle but it was a great site. If you like to use the picnic table and fire pit, it is a little awkward because you have to walk down the driveway to get down to the lower level area for that, but wasn't a big deal for us.
I think there were 6 other sites that could handle camper vans, tents, truck campers, shorter TT's, and smaller motorhomes. The other 4-8 sites were for tents only.
Most sites had bear-box garbages and water spigots. There was one vault toilet for men and women (with no lights so bring a flash light at night ;) )
We stayed here 4 nights and loved the whole experience. We walked the loop almost every night and enjoyed the night skies.
I thought the road in wasn't bad at all. It was a narrow two-lane road off the main road up to it and maybe a 1.5 lane road on some corners but traffic was very low there.
Plenty of hiking trails there
Happycamper would stay here again
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“14 quite blissfull days”
Reviewed 11/4/2019
Nightly rate: | $5 |
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Days stayed: | 14 |
Site Number: | 7 |
Very quite campground up in the Santa Rita MTs . Road in is narrow and winding but very doable. We have 31 ft Winnie and had no trouble. Camp hosts are very nice and helpful people. The campsites and bathrooms are very clean . Definitely would stay here agian.
Alaskan would stay here again
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“Great weekend get away”
Reviewed 6/30/2019
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 7 |
6/28/19 we camped in our 24ft Salem bumper pull. The roads are paved, as are the camp sites. Bring blocks for leveling. No hook ups, but each site has water and bear proof food storage and trash bins. The weather was great, light showers in the afternoons but the tempature stayed cool at 95 or less with the overnight around 70
MenieB would stay here again
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“Beautiful small & quiet campground with great hiking/birding trails!”
Reviewed 6/7/2019
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 2 |
With what we affectionately refer to as our "Geezer Pass" (aka America the Beautiful Senior Pass), the fee is only $5. What a great deal for a beautifully located campground! No hookups of any kind, but there are (OK) pit toilets in the "restrooms" that will suffice. Water is available at a couple of locations from a spigot. Except... more
With what we affectionately refer to as our "Geezer Pass" (aka America the Beautiful Senior Pass), the fee is only $5. What a great deal for a beautifully located campground! No hookups of any kind, but there are (OK) pit toilets in the "restrooms" that will suffice. Water is available at a couple of locations from a spigot.
Except for the fact that you have to just get there early and get in (no reservations can be made in advance), we loved this little campground! Arrive mid-morning and you can make a loop around the campground and check the "in-&-out" dates, maybe talk to other campers, and grab a site for the night (or more). The sites are not very level, so be prepared with blocks if you need a level RV. We were in Site #2 (we think), and we had to use several blocks, but it was worth it for the views and the birds. We hiked two pretty tough trails (your choice is steep at the start or steep at the end) on two mornings, and saw the Elegant Trogan in the picnic area not far from the trail start. Also caught a glimpse of him near our site. Beautiful views, not many hikiers around. We loved this place and will be back the next time we're in the area.
Warning: It can be VERY windy at the higher sites where we were. Never were able to put out our awnings.
pford would stay here again
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“Pretty little campground ”
Reviewed 2/21/2019
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 0 |
We went to check this place out before attempting in our MH, so glad we did. There is one spot we could get into with our 40 ft rig and it’s site #7. Only problem with this site is you have to hike around the built up site to get to the picnic table, fire rig etc. but if you don’t mind that it’s a great spot. There are bear food boxes ... more
We went to check this place out before attempting in our MH, so glad we did. There is one spot we could get into with our 40 ft rig and it’s site #7. Only problem with this site is you have to hike around the built up site to get to the picnic table, fire rig etc. but if you don’t mind that it’s a great spot. There are bear food boxes @ each site as well as bear trash at EVERY site, how cool is that. If you have a smaller rig this place would be ideal, we visited on a Wednesday end of February and almost every site was full. There is no electricity or dump but there is water there and it was on which is amazing since there was snow on the ground. Gorgeous place.
Down the road a little ways is the Whipple Observatory which is amazing. It is owned by Smithsonian & Harvard University. This is great for grownups & kids staring sometime between mid-April to mid-May they have guided tours for the top of the mountain daily that leave around 9am till return around 3pm. Not sure if they provide box lunch or you bring your own, but it is truly a experience not be missed. Don’t know the GPS coordinates but it is on mount Hopkins Road just 30 minutes from green valley.
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“One of the best in Southern Arizona and our new favorite spot”
Reviewed 11/12/2018
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | 9 |
We camp frequently with our two dogs, either in a tent or with a teardrop trailer. This site was perfect for both (although the pad wasn't too level, but hey, anyone with a trailer probably has leveling feet or blocks or something). Our dogs were happy on a tie-out that let them roam a little around the site and in the grassy brush tha... more
We camp frequently with our two dogs, either in a tent or with a teardrop trailer. This site was perfect for both (although the pad wasn't too level, but hey, anyone with a trailer probably has leveling feet or blocks or something). Our dogs were happy on a tie-out that let them roam a little around the site and in the grassy brush that surrounds it. The juniper trees offer a lot of shade - most sites looked nice and shady, although in the summer it will probably get much much sunnier.
Each site has a campfire ring with grill grate, a cement picnic table, and a water pump, although our site's water was back behind a forestry shed behind the site and we didn't find it the first day - it was easy enough to grab a bucket of water from site 10. The sites were all clean and are well-spaced apart. When we drove in, the sign said campsite full, but then there were several open sites that still had "occupied" tags on them from folks who had left already. We grabbed one of those (the folks had left 2 days earlier) and had such a nice time, even though we arrived late on a holiday weekend.
There are two or three amazing hikes right out of the campground - we hiked up to Kent Spring, which was a little over 5 miles round trip and gave us a great picnic spot by a clear stream under some amazing old cypress trees.
This was by far our favorite camping spot in Southern Arizona - easy to get to, beautiful location, and feels really far away from everything even though you can still see the lights of Green Valley in the distance. Oh, two more things: awesome stargazing, and the cleanest vault toilets I've ever seen (again, likely helped by the colder weather, but still - no trash on the floor or spiderwebs, etc).
Max would stay here again
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“Great quiet camping! Clean paved RV sites w tent pads, too. Good hikes and world-class birding here in the canyon!”
Reviewed 3/21/2018
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 7 |
Clean, quiet, and comfortable camping in our Eurovan. Good hikes and amazing birding! Worth a few more days!
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- fire ring
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: onsite
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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