Cattle Tank Road

I saw cactus wrens, prairie dogs, a large black snake (no rattling sound) that was startled and slithered away, and quail, among other animals. I heard coyotes howling one night. I was attacked by a cholla cactus, though.

I've only seen one group of people, and they just stayed overnight one night.

My Verizon coverage went from 3G one bar to 4G two bars. I seemed to be getting 4G two bars near the end of my stay.

If you need groceries there is a bit of an 11-mile drive to Marana.

This was a hopeful site, but this is not really a good site for towables and Class A's, though I did find a Class A down the road. It did a bit of damage to the surrounding area to fit in.
No, this is a great place for Class C's, van dwellers, and tenters.
I was able to fit in on the side of the road at the front.
Its plenty quiet and the signal strength for Verizon was fair.

We were deceived about how spacious this place may have been. We new from other reviews we would need to stay close to the road in order to fit but when we got there we had only enough room to turn around. There were two other rigs backed into the cactus forest and no way for us to continue up the narrow dirt road. We got out to take a make sure we couldn't turn around further and even though I watched where my pup stepped (right next to my feet) within a minute he had cactus paws. It just wasn't a good fit all around. Really... Heed the warnings if you have a dog (or small kids in our case as well) this place is gorgeous and amazing but oh so tricky and oh so prickly. So in summary, incredible views but no spot for our 36' fer and not a good place for dogs and small kids who trip all the time.

We stayed closer to the cattle tank, just a couple spots down. We had 2 vans and a tent canopy, which was nice to keep bugs out and little dog in. Very clean and 99% of the time quite, occasionally in day time you would hear shooting in far off distance. Night time was so peaceful you could hear an occasional moo from a cow. Only negative was my little Yorkie had to have cactus pulled out every time I took him to do his business so he spent a lot of time on tarp in tent until we went in van. Bring tweezers! Great place but not for pets.

I got here on a Thursday after Christmas and was surprised at how few people were here. There's a large area in the front where most people stop, but depending on your rig there's a few more down the road that are very private. I stayed in the fourth spot in a 23 ft trailer. The road does narrow after the 5th or 6th spot though and you can't turn around so scout it out first. Pets are okay if you keep them on the road and your area. Verizon is good. I'll definitely return to this hidden gem!

Beautiful cactus forest area. We drove our Jeep Cherokee back in on the road and found we could not get our 35’ class A down this road past the cattle tank entry. We ended up getting AZ pinstripes on our Jeep as a result. There were some smaller rigs, vans and tents further down the dirt road. Beautiful scenery but not pet friendly. Too much jumping cactus and pieces littering the grounds.

This campsite is amazing! We have been on the road for almost a month now and have stayed at many campsites. This one is one of our favorites.

You literally are just camping among every kind of cactus you could imagine- including the giant ones! I will echo what the previous reviewer said though- I can’t image it being a great place to camp with a pet!!

There were several other people here, but the sites are very spread out, so you feel like you are the only one. The road to get in is dirt but was easy for us to take our minivan down. No bathrooms.