Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area

I’ll probably be bk for a few days every year, it’s peaceful & simply wonderful seeing & hearing the cranes & other water fowl.

What an amazing area with all of the cranes and other bird life. Busy with day use vehicles in the morning and afternoon but quiet at night. Not sure if generators are allowed but no one had one on and the other RVs had solar like me, so all was great. Road in was graded but only a few places with mild washboard. Vault toilet and d... more

We really enjoyed our stay here and the ability to watch all the Sandhill Cranes! The camping is basically a circle with a (clean) pit toilet in the middle. We were here on the weekend and there were lots of people driving in and out to see the cranes all day, and kicking up quite a bit of dust. This is the reason for only 4 stars. ... more

Our dog got at least 4 ticks. We are looking for more. We had to go into town and wash all our bedding. This is the only time in a year of traveling we’ve experienced ticks. Besides, this is far from town and the town is awesome and best experienced at night. It’s worth paying to stay at an RV Park. Don’t stay here. Update:... more

We came in because it was so close to Tombstone and Bisbee which we wanted to explore and we heard about the cranes so we were even more excited. However, we only saw one crane. Maybe we came at the wrong time? All the lake beds were dried up except for one small one. But we are still happy with our choice to be here. It's beautiful an... more

We enjoyed a lovely sunset walk around the lake to view the cranes in the evening and woke up early the next morning to catch the cranes in flight. Even getting up at 6am in March we will still missed most of them, You really need to be up before dawn! We had a neighbor that ran their generator all night long, and the cranes are noi... more

There are officially four campsites at Whitewater Draw. Parking is on a gravel surface and a metal pipe barrier loosely encloses a picnic table within the greater open space. A tent easily fits within this barrier, and a 35ft Class A, plus tow vehicle, can comfortably park within the designated site. Maximum stay is three nights. Many ... more

The camping area at Whitewater Draw is a round parking lot with a vault toilet in the middle. There are a few picnic tables with tent spots. When we were here it was packed. RVs were parked parallel to the perimeter and cars were parked perpendicular in between the RVs. If it's too crowded when you visit, the sportsmans access ... more

The campground and campsites themselves are nothing much to speak of. It is the attraction of the 20,000 cranes that make Whitewater Draw worth staying a night or two. To see the cranes in all their glory requires a night's stay and waking before sunrise to hike out the half-mile to the water before the cranes take to the air in mass. ... more