CONGRESS, AZ

SKP Rainbow Park, for details see .

Assay Rd BD (State Trust Land). Stone fire rings. Free. 14-day limit, permit required (see Arizona NOTE 4 below). From jct SR-89 & SR-71, go 5.2 mi S on SR-89 to gate & cattle guard on E at 34.088 -112.82644, between MM 262 & 263 (1.2 mi S of North Ranch SKP Park entrance). Unsigned, some maps show as Burnt Sage Rd. Use SR-89 shoulders to turn into & out of gate. Modest room to pull off hwy at gate. Close gate behind you. A few spots could be parked on in 1st 0.2 mi, then a short deep wash requires 4WD. Turnaround w/out backing may be difficult. Rd continues to some nice sites if you can get to them, but stay 1/4 mi from 2 W tanks. Rds not good in wet weather. Views of surrounding mtns & desert vegetation. Good cell signal. Michael Hickey #105001 Mar 13. Last updated by Larry Dill #120007 viewed Jun 24.

Stanton Rd BD. No facilities. Free. 14-day limit. From jct SR-89 & SR-71, go ~2 mi N on SR-89 to Stanton Rd, just before MM 270. TR on Stanton Rd (good wide graded). Deep culverts reported making camping areas inaccessible, Jun 24. Sometimes they get filled in, REPORT NEEDED. Go 0.6 mi, on R, lg camping area (BLM) w/ rock fire rings. Dwight Thomas #112941 stayed Feb 17. Reval by Guy Gipson #84383 viewed Dec 20.
4.0 mi in, TL on a dirt rd (State Trust Land, permit required, see AZ Note 3). 1 lg spot, then take rd to R to another (slightly sloped). OK for lg RVs. Areas further in, & rd to L, require high clearance 4WD. Bob & Viva Lee Ed #7568 Jan 09. Updated by Guy Gipson #84383 viewed Dec 20.
4.1 mi in, on R, (State Trust Land, permit required, see AZ Note 3). 2 lg spots. Further in requires 4WD. Dwight Thomas #112941 stayed Feb 17. Updated by Guy Gipson #84383 viewed Dec 20.

Ghost Town Rd BD. Stone firerings. Free. 14-day limit. From jct SR-89 & SR-71, go 0.2 mi SW on SR-71 to Ghost Town Rd on R (6.2 mi E of US-93), MM 109.5, just after RR tracks. TR, go 1.9 mi (1st mi paved, then good gravel), TR at Cemetery sign on good graded dirt rd (N34 11.285 W112 51.5), go 0.2 mi to 1st turnoff to R, TR then bear L or R to lg areas OK for lg RVs. 1st 0.1 mi in is BLM, then State Trust Land (permit required, see AZ Note 3). Areas further down main dirt rd have many primitive camping areas in a maze of rds but require high clearance 4WD. Lush desert vegetation. 2 cemeteries, one quite old. Rds not good in wet weather. Some nearby areas used as informal shooting ranges. Stan & Debbie Van Kleeck #77356. Last updated by R Bohl #33093 viewed Apr 24. Reval by Larry Dill #120007 viewed Jun 24.

Lg gravel lot. O/N OK. No restrictive signs. Free. From jct w/ SR-89 in town, go 3 mi SW on SR-71 (3.5 mi NE of US-93), S side. Room for 3 lg rigs. Close to hwy but pretty quiet at night. Cindi & Circ Toepel #141223 stayed Feb 24.

Pkg areas. O/N OK. No restrictive signs. From SR-89 in Congress, go 6.7 mi SW on SR-71 to US-93 (US-93 MM 183). NW, NE & SE quads, room for 1-2 lg rigs each. Phil Schneider #34802 Nov 10. Last updated by Cindi & Circ Toepel #141223 viewed Feb 24.

Paved pkg area signed “Roadside Table”. Covered table, trash barrels. Free. No signs re: pkg. From SR-89 in Congress, go 6.7 mi SW on SR-71, TR on US-93, go 10.7 mi, just N of MM 173, W side, next to an amazing “well kept secret” Joshua Tree & other lush green forest. 34.22762 -113.06996. 27 mi NW of Wickenburg. Ample space. Hwy noise. Trucks use. Pedestrian access through fence to hike in desert. Bob & Viva Lee Ed #7568 Jan 09. Last updated by Cindi & Circ Toepel #141223 viewed Feb 24.

Also see AZ, AGUILA.