Snyder Hill BLM

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.

It is incredibly convenient if you need to be close in to Tucson. I am grateful to have a free place to camp so close by.

There is a lot of road noise. There were some random and sketchy people there off and on as well as normal campers. There is a lot of trash and broken bottles around.

The sunsets were pretty, the cell signal was good and it was uncrowded as it was the off-season when we were there. There were lots of level places to choose from.

Do not go here if it has rained recently and you have a little 2WD car. It's pretty slick. Theres some pretty big holes. Not positive but I think I busted a ball joint going through one. Downfall of free camping, I guess. The whole lot is surround by roads but it's not too bad. I slept fine in my car.
Bring fire wood because you won't find any. Plenty of space and the couple people I chatted with were Regulars. If you see Mike taking pictures of the sunset, go say hi. Hes a cool older gentleman.

I like this spot and will return. Generally level spots. Best entry / exit for the 32' trailer is on the NW side near stop sign. Other entrances are fine for moving around in a vehicle but may bottom out a trailer.
Some traffic noise, minor. Level spots, and lots of spaces. Take a walk around and you'll find something reasonable.

Place has a lot of trash & glass unfortunately. If you have the time or ability, pick up some and help the area out.

14 day BLM standard limit.
Nice hill to walk up and down for some views and exercise.
Verizon 2-3 bar but limited data speed (fairly slow, enough for email and video on off-peak hours).

This was a very convenient base for sightseeing around Tucson. It was fairly crowded, but the sites were well spaced with trees between, so privacy was adequate. The best entrance was from the corner of Hwy 86 and San Joaquin Rd. The entrances from Old Ajo Hwy at the back were deeply rutted, and impassible for a trailer with its sewer outlet below. The camp was a rabbit warren of roads and sites, so I would suggest stopping on the main section of road in the middle, and walking around to find a site and to figure how to get to it. There were very few campers on the east side of the hill, but getting over there would not be easy.

Being by a highway, there was traffic noise day and night, but the most annoying was a group that was not camping there, but towed a trailer with an ATV on it into the campground on both Saturday and Sunday, and proceeded to drive the ATV around the campground roads, between the RVs, for hour upon hour both days. There must also be a firing range near, because there was a great deal of gunfire every day, not close by, but concentrated enough to be annoying.

Site quality and levelness varied greatly between sites, so take time to look all around to find a good one. There was a fair amount of trash, some broken glass, and a homeless person living in a derelict tent. A BLM ranger came through and took photos of the RVs, so I suspect that he enforces the 14 day rule.

Verizon 4G was variable, with 3 bars, -110 dB, 7 to 11 Mbps down and 1 to 8 up. I bought propane at an excellent price at Old Town Horse and Pet, 2 miles east on Hwy 86. Gas was 8 cents cheaper in Tucson than along Hwy 86.

I would come back here again, but not on a weekend.

We stayed here for a week while checking out the Tucson area in our 42' class A towing a towed beginning March 22nd 2018. Other than the highway construction had no problem getting in and out. It was quiet and clean and we met some nice folks while we were there. Had no problems at all and would stay there again. I could see where people staying closer to the highways would complain about noise but we were more near the center of the camping area so were far enough away from the highways. The only time we could hear anything is when we were outside. Nice views and beautiful sunsets!!

This is my first experience using Campendium and I am very satisfied. After a mad dash across the southern US and needing a free place to rest I could not ask for more. Getting in is easy with plenty of spaces when we arrived on Thursday and still plenty of space when we left on Saturday. There are more than one entry roads onto this BLM property so if the first one you see right after turning onto S San Joaquin Rd From W Ajo Hwy seems a little rough, make sure you go down and turn right on the very next road (Old Ajo Hwy).

Only negative was broken glass littering much of the hillside when out walking around this stunning place for a great sunset in Arizona.