ARIVACA, AZ

Buenos Aires NWR (FWS). ~100 numbered primitive campsites. No facilities. Free. 14-day limit w/in 30. Camp only at numbered sites. From Tucson go ~20 mi SW on SR-86 to Three Points, TL (S) on SR-286, go ~36 mi to Visitor Ctr (E side, 4 mi S of Arivaca-Sasabe Rd, ~8 mi N of Mexico border). Get detailed map at Visitor Ctr showing designated sites as black triangles. Sites are level, unshaded, some suitable for any size RV, others for 4WD only. Good lg-rig sites on High Gates Rd (227) ~0-2 mi N of Arivaca-Sasabe Rd. Well-maint dirt/red clay rds, not marked. Good Verizon. Fires permitted using dead or downed wood only in established fire rings at designated sites, unless restricted during periods of high fire danger. Terrain is grassland & palo verde w/ cactus patches. Birding. Propane (call ahead for hrs) & gas at Mercantile in town. D ($) at private CG just E of town. Rick & Ellen Yarker #87386 Mar 08. Updated by Diana Woods #134048 stayed Jan 19.