Cieneguita Camping Area

Found this site while deciding to extend a day trip from PHX. Just a tent jockey with a hybrid sedan here, but had no problem getting in on the unlaced road. Follow the directions given by previous posters. This place is quiet except for the coyote howl at dusk and the occasional moo from a nearby heifer. Only one other spot was ta... more

Will be back fer sure. We camped just on the other side of the gate with our 26' class C and 8' cargo trailer. There are only a couple of sites past the gate and no turnaround spot past our camp spot. We had to back into the grass off the road to get turned around. Trees growing closer to road past the gate touch/scrape side of class C... more

Drive in was fine, some gravel but well packed. There's about 6 sites here, all well apart, with fire rings and easy road pull through roads for larger rigs.

Very peaceful camping area with large sites, with grassland views to the mountains, and mesquite trees. The sites are private and widely-spaced. I stayed 7 days, the first week of December. I would have stayed longer, but there was a freeze forecast for the next few nights. The elevation is 4,600 ft. My site could have fitted 3 rigs in... more

This place was perfect. We just crossed into the states from Mexico the day before. We had just done 12 hours of driving and a night at a Walmart and we really wanted a shower and some wifi but all the RV parks either wouldn't let us dry camp since we are not "self contained" or were going to be $30-40 bucks. So we gave up on the showe... more

We had an itch to try out our new generator, so from Tucson we headed here, leaving behind cacti forests for open fields punctuated by stocky Mesquite trees and backed by snow capped mountains. We couldn't have asked for a better initiation to boondocking. You'll always remember your first!

This is a beautiful spot with few cactus, mostly grassland and mesquite trees. We entered from the Empire Ranch Rd. side which is paved for 3 miles, then onto hardpack gravel. Taking a right at the "T" 1.2 miles on the right is the turn into the 6 or 7 sites for 3/4 mile back. The prior dirt road is narrow with mesquite trees and not... more

Even by boondocking standards this place is seriously quiet and peaceful. We stayed for a week in March and even though the 6 other sites here were taken each night, the distance and mesquite groves between sites made for a great feeling of seclusion. The road in is not bad, although it is narrow and would be difficult for two rigs... more

We REALLY wanted to stay here. The reviews made it seem like maybe we could camp here in our rig but NO WAY JOSE. We made it all the way to the Empire Ranch Headquarters and quickly realized that we were in trouble. It had been raining and the dirt roads were not easily navigated by our rig, we got very muddy and slid around on ... more

It was not what I expected, but the savanna style grasslands were amazing. Totally quiet and lots of space to roam did the trick for me. The dogs fell in love with the tall grasses instantly, and had a blast all week long. Expect to be visited by the local cows, and be sure to go visit the Empire Ranch. Word of warning - don't liste... more