Snyder Hill BLM

The place is fairly quiet. Just park far from the road. There were maybe 20 RVs of all sizes and a few tents. This place is big and there were still plenty of spots available. It is flat but the road is very very bumpy.
There is some trash that people left behind but I think overall it is clean.
The few people we met were very friendly.
Some wildlife around. We saw many rabbits, hummingbirds and what we think were prairie dogs.
Great place overall. We'll definitely come back if we're in the area.

Once you get in past the roads full of ruts, spots are pretty easy to find. We stayed on the furthest from Tucson side of the hill near the road. There were a number of rv’s around and everyone was friendly. Only one car, and she looked friendly, too. There was a blanket left behind, which we cleaned up. Not much broken glass near our spot, but I went for a walk up the hill and the bushy areas by the trail were full of it - almost to the point that it made a glass mosaic! Lots of bunnies and gophers about. Heard coyotes at night in the distance. Good cell reception here. It’s convenient for trips into Tucson and area.
Some road noise. There is a shooting range a few miles from here, so you hear gunshots periodically in the day.
It’s a good spot to stay for a night or two while sightseeing.

I read reviews that there was a lot of glass here. I didn't find it to be too trashy. The broken glass doesn't bother me too much as I feel that it will eventually turn back into sand. Don't walk around barefoot!
I did come across someone's abandoned camp where they left a canvas cot, a cooler, some toilet paper, pill bottle, a 30-pack of Natty Light beer cans (which I cleaned up). The little mountain/hill offers a nice view of the surrounding area. There is camping on both sides of the mountain. I was on the west side with about 20 other rigs. I think that side is a little quieter as it's away from Route 85 just a tad. The night was quiet. I slept well. I don't recall how the cell phone reception was with T-Mobile.

I am really surprised at the decent reviews this place is getting. It was full of broken bottles, trash, and it was extremely crowded. Lots of ruts in the road and it was hard to snag a spot in general. We planned on staying here for 2 nights, but decided to look elsewhere after the first night. Lots of sketchy cars and I didn't feel very safe.

This is a great free BLM area. There were quite a few campers but still plenty of room. Everyone we met was friendly with one or two sketchy cars. We felt safe enough leaving the trailer during the day, however, to go to nearby Saguaro NP and Tucson. There's propane refill nearby at Mountain Mike's and a gas station just across the main road if you need to fill up a car or generator. No water, dump, or electricity. A few people ran generators during daytime hours onl. Some ways in had large ruts while other ways in were much smoother. Scope it out before you try driving in. There are multiple ways in along Old Ajo Hwy, San Joaquin rd, and W Ajo Hwy.

Close to civilization, 3 bars Sprint/Boost & Verizon LTE, broken glass everywhere big and small pieces (beware for your pets), distant gunshots every morning around 8:30am into the afternoon (not something I’m used to but not too annoying), most people respect normal quiet hours like a camp ground for their generators, road noise from the highway but also not too bad for being so close to stores, gets busy in the afternoon so come before 1pm or before Saturdays to get the best pick of a spot. We have a F-250 with a truck bed camper but tons of big rigs somehow didn’t seem to have problems with the rocky roads. Not a lot of privacy outside if you don’t have a bathroom so our emergency portapoty was useful here. Felt comfortable and left a blanket laid out in our spot to go grocery shopping. Would stay again! not the best privacy/scenery/views though so I got a little bored walking around there and having a big rig block our sunset view.

We stayed on the San Joaquin Road side of Snyder Hill and found plenty of good sites without all the glass and garbage. The BLM ranger came through often and even got rid of a couple people who were living at these sites. There are a couple of good ways in but also some bad just take it slow and any rig shouldn’t have a problem. There was a little road noise but for me that just made me feel safer.