Darby Well Road

We chose this as a stopover after Organ Pipe National Monument. It is a great quiet area with lots of camp sites all over. We stayed past the immigration warning sign, taking the road on the left and not to far from the Darby Well. Explore all the different side roads as there are lots of places to stay. The scenery was great an... more

We loved this spot!! It's close enough to the town of Ajo, yet far enough to feel like you're all alone. A few notes: Once you get to the "smuggling sign", the road turns pretty nasty. Try not to go too far. Any OHV road to your right has a handful of campsites on it, so don't pass any by. If you go too far down the road (where ... more

We met up with some friends who were camped here while we were on our way to Organ Pipe National Monument. The area they picked was one mile from where Darby Well turns right (so about 4 miles from the highway). This is also where the dirt road appears to become unmaintained. And while it was a VERY bumpy last mile, it ended up being p... more

What a magical magical spot. We absolutely loved it here.. so much so, that after you read this post it shall be erased from your memory. Some of the lushest desert landscaping we've encountered in the southwest, and a wonderful location. There are frequently border patrol runs, as Darby Well Rd is a main road between Ajo and t... more

I'm not sure about this place as a destination. The landscape is pretty much dominated by the tailings pile from a defunct copper mine, and the rest is your basic mesquite scrub desert. It's not pristine, by any means: there's some broken glass to be wary of, and people have left junk behind; other reviewers have documented this. ... more

Close to town (about 1 mile out of downtown Ajo) and about as scenic as you are going to find for desert camping. We camped 3/4 of a mile down Darby Wells Rd (before the sign mentioned in the previous review) right along the road. As expected we had a little dust from passing cars, but they were not all that common. In return, we were ... more

Darby Wells Road is a wonderful boondocking location in Ajo, AZ. There are saguaros everywhere and even some organ pipe cactus. It is one of my favorite boondocking locations to date even though there is a terrible litter problem (glass and metal waste). The 3G Verizon data connection was a little slow (even with a booster), you ha... more