Lost Horse Tank Dispersed Camping

Turned right at T like many suggested. Saw a few campers, and plenty of open spots but we kept going, over the cattle guard, thru the big wash (no worry about rain while there) and beyond. Found a nice flat, gravel clearing off the road. No noise here! So beautiful and peaceful. Note, road in is narrow, we're in truck and teardrop trailer (high clearance) and were brushing against bushes. Some bumps and big dips. Will absolutely come here again. In winter. True desert, (is in Sonoran Desert National Monument) would not go when temps up.
Cell service is extremely spotty, mostly non existent.

We went to the T and checked out both directions. There were 4 trailer/RV’s if you turned right. We went left toward the cell tower. Right after the first dip we parked off to the right. Not much further parking on the road even to the cell tower.
Road noise is always very limited at night on I-8. The last time we stayed at Vekol and decided to try this exit instead.
Gorgeous sunset as most are in AZ.
Road up to the T was washboard

Be sure to go slow! Narrow "road" in areas. No issues with my teardrop travel trailer and 4x4 tow vehicle. Will stay in the area again for sure when back in the area. Lots of choices. The bigger rigs are probably better off to stay at the start of the road as the road narrows and it would be very tight for larger 5th wheels etc. When we were there in early February and it was quiet. Could hear the coyotes at night!

I travelled here with a 35’ 5th wheel, long bed pickup. This is a beautiful spot not far off I-8 in the Sonoran Desert National Monument. There is a hilltop spot which gives nice views over the desert. When you exit off I-8 onto Freeman Rd, go to the the T and turn right. Go up the hill and at the top, turn left into a little hilltop space. We had two rigs up there easily. Could have had a third with careful positioning. Had 4 bars 5G Verizon. There was some noise from the freeway but not annoying. Lots of OTV tracks around and we took a hike across the desert. Lovely! I would definitely stay in this spot again.

We stayed in February 2022. NO issues! Very few neighbors and very little traffic. We have an 18' Teardrop TAB 400 so getting to the back part of the sites was pretty easy. GO SLOW! Larger rigs clearly stayed toward the beginning of the road where the clearance was less rutted and the road was less narrow. Lots of sites to choose from. My daughter stayed with me and was able to do very well with her Toyota Corolla! Location was rated 4 as we had long travel days to Phoenix and Tucson. If you want to hang out and stay at camp....Then this is a 5 star location for you! Would stay again!

Off exit 140 on I-8 there is a nice disperse camping area with great Verizon Service. This is a good location if you are new to boondocking.

The views are nice. Our site was very level. There was some trash we cleaned up. This is not uncommon.

The area is posted with warning signs related to smuggling and illegal immigration. There is a facility at the entrance with rangers at the entrance and we saw them most data.

The area is not too far from the Interstate and there is a little noise during the day and minimal noise at night.

Verizon cellular service is great. You can see the tower and it has a flashing light at night. The service was great for work or pleasure.

Come prepared, Gila Bend is the closet place for fuel and supplies.

Easy access with an exit off the highway. Some washboard dirt road, but nice and wide. We didn't go too far from the road, so there was some road noise, but nothing we minded. You could go back quite a ways and find some really great secluded spots. Be aware that this is a military zone, so there was some occasional noise from that and military personnel passing by now and then. There is a sign upon entry about being aware of illegal immigration in the area, but this did not feel like a threat while we were there by any means. Cell service was top notch for remote working the whole time. There were a few other campers here, but generally a pretty empty place. Hardly any trash that we noticed. Closest dump stations are in Gila Bend, but we had trouble finding water there for boondocking, so load up before you arrive. The saguaro cacti in the area make for a great landscape with good, endless biking.