Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge

There are a lot of campsites here with plenty of space between each one. The view of the sunset over the snow covered Quinlan Mountains is breathtaking. Many sites are easy to access with big rigs.

It’s so quiet out here and the stars are just as bright as can be.

A fair bit of bow hunter traffic, but our campsite on a dead end spur was quiet. Tons of coyote and rabbit tracks. No atnt service.

There may be ~80 sites, but of the 30 we visited only 5-6 were any good and those were all full of hunters. We settled in a tight space 4 miles in and had plenty of traffic and dust. Military jets were a constant and obnoxiously loud. It' did not seem very remote or secluded...

Just what I was looking for. I live in Tucson, so I may go back just to recharge from time to time when it's not full-on summer. As another reviewer noted, be prepared to be completely self-sufficient... there's no water, no nothing other than the wind and sky. The volunteer staff at the Visitor Center was cordial and informativ... more

We just stayed here in February. I don't think I would go in the middle of winter again, fairly bleak and brown. But it is very quiet, lots of great solitude, and some wildlife watching. The place we camped was very easy to access, even in our big rig. The road was pretty good, and everything was pretty level. The visitors center can h... more

Only people we saw in 5 days of camping there last spring were occasional border patrol. It is isolated and dry camping only in designated areas with fire rings. No road noise, no noise from airplanes or jets as in other parts or Arizona. Views are expansive. Primitive campsites with no, absolutely no, amenities. Prepare to be t... more