Kofa View

Since I can't edit reviews in the app want to add to my previous review. I had to clean up and haul out a lot of disgusting dog c rap, which was all over the place, before I could use the site. This filth is the result of people posting the specific site online (I found this dite on my own, without the app). Also, behind a tree was large number of painted stones left, some covered with loose glitter paint, which I had to haul out to prevent further environmental pollution. All these chemcals and glitter get washed in the environment, creek beds here already have trash in them. Someone made a fireput in the creek bed, with trash in it too, trying to foul up water flows, this had to be covered up with rocks and will be dismantled . It is illegal to leave painted rocks on public land. BLM office is considering restricting camping around KOFA refuge area, because enough is enough, so respect this land and do not trash it, or you will be camping in RV park next time.

Gernerally nice and peaceful place to camp but unfortunately it had been "discovered". I would avoid it, just like entire region, during NYE weekend and probably entire month of January, when it turns into a zoo. Large groups of RVs come to camp disturbing the peace with their smelly, noisy camps (neither anyone wants to see these unsightful villages instead of beautiful mountain views). They do not seem to have any sense of privacy and setup too close to others (should be in LTVA, where this belongs). ATVs and loud dirt bikes go back and forth non stop. I think its not just NYE crowds from big cities but also Quartzsite January events crowds. If you come during these times just get as far as your vehicle can take you, ignore any nice sites earlier because you will have a group of 10 RVs setup close you in no time, just keep driving, past their camps too, as far as possible. I had to move my fully setup camp, not an easy feat, during NYE weekend beause of these disrespectful yahoos.

Remote and quiet place to call home for the night with nothing but stars ✨ and cacti 🌵. We stayed only one night and pulled up just in time to watch the sunset 🌅 with our animals and woke up in time for the sunrise 🌄 very beautiful. The road is well groomed. Our Class-A we easy to get in and out. We went back about 3 miles and had barley seen it any other RVs. We had seen a couple cars drive down the main road but did not bother us. We also hear some coyotes right before the sun rose but they were no bother to us either. Would definitely recommend and stay here again. No road noise. Very clean. We pack it in and pack it out. Get all the moop out. Keep these places beautiful.

Our coordinates were:

33.47958 N, -114.17822W

We found free camping at KOFA View BLM. In this video, we take you to three separate campsites at KOFA View BLM where you can enjoy free camping for up to 14 days. The third campsite we show in this video has the best view of the KOFA mountains in the KOFA National Wildlife Refuge. Grid coordinates for each respective campsite are as follows:

Campsite #1 33.491737, -114.204641
Campsite #2 33.491416, -114.202425
Campsite #3 33.486900, -114.181508

Verizon cellular service clocked in at 1.48 Mbps download speed and 0.03 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 67.5 Mbps download speed and 0.01 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 0.38 Mbps download speed and 4.95 Mbps upload speed.

This place was quiet with very few other campers. It is back far off enough of hwy 95 that there is no noise. The gravel road is good. Although sometimes it is not wide enough for two vehicles to pass. In going in I met a fifth wheel that I turned off the road to allow it to pass. I spent the days in solitude. The other rvs were barely visible. It's you want space and quiet. This is a good place to go.

I got there on a Sunday and was easily able to find a spot off by myself. Quiet, clean, stunning sunsets, nice area to walk/hike around. Pedal biking is also nice. Saguaros all over and other classic desert flora. A gorgeous area to unwind. I was about 3 miles off 95 and 2-3 bars on AT&T. The quiet was a welcome relief after 3 days of non-stop, hectic, noisy days at work.

We camped out here for Memorial Day weekend, and it was quite warm (we knew it would be but wanted to get out of CA during the Covid stuff). The road to get there is quite long with quite a few “established” camping areas off to the side, but we chose one of the first ones because the road was so rough and rutted. The area we choose was relatively flat, requiring only minor adjustments to get our travel trailer level. The view was awesome! Beautiful sunsets every night and no one else around.

Actual date of stay November 2018- just saw the review below saying this may be day-use only now? This exact area is next to the Kofa NWR. You can camp in Kofa too, but we decided to stay on the BLM land closer to the main road. There are many areas and sites to choose from down MST&T. The roads are dirt, but they are manageable by any size rig- we had no trouble in our 35’ fifth wheel.

We had 3 bars Verizon LTE and plenty of sunshine for our solar panels.

We stopped for one night on MST&T Road, about a mile in. We were approached by a county truck within 30 minutes and told the area was now day use only. He did not seem terribly familiar with the area, not even knowing the name of the nearby Kofa Wildlife Refuge so who knows if he even knew the rules? In any case we had a nice night at nearby Roadrunner BLM camping area.