CORDES JUNCTION, AZ

BD (BLM). 14-day limit. 3 mi S of town, I-17 x259 (45 mi N of Phoenix). Several sites going W on FR-259/Bloody Basin Rd/CR-73, signed to Horsethief Basin. Dirt rd, lg rig OK, some washboarding, some rocky patches. Miles from exit may not correspond with physical mileposts. 1.5 mi from exit, TL (sm rig only, preferably 4WD), at bottom of hill park on one of the dead-end rds.
2.7 mi from exit, lg area on L just after rd makes a u-turn, several rigs, Verizon poor.
3.3 mi from exit, TL on CR-179/Antelope Creek Rd (not an O/N location).
3.8 mi, sm-rig area known locally as ‘The Tree’, on L just after cattle guard, site has tree in middle of it.
4.5 mi, just after MM 3, TL to 3 separate lg sites on top of mtn, immense view. 34.29085 -112.1758. Stop at bottom 1st & check rd & sites for suitability. Verizon good. Breezy. Elev 3939′.
Al Stovall & DeAnna White #5058 Nov 95. Last updated by Chas Wilder #88717 stayed Sep 16.

Agua Fria NM (BLM), 50×75′ pullout. Free. 14-day limit. 3 mi S of town, I-17 x259, go ~3 mi E on Bloody Basin Rd to 2nd cattle guard at top of a hill, site is on R immed after cattle guard. Rd to site goes thru 3 dips, last one too short & deep for long-wheelbase vehicles. Chas Wilder #88717 viewed Sep 16.

Agua Fria NM RA (BLM), lg pkg area. Portajohns, dumpster. Free. 14 day limit. I-17 x256, go E on Badger Springs Rd. 34.23695 -112.10959. Trucks use. More camping spots down gravel rd, leading to Gail & Joel Docter #106280 stayed Oct 23.& beyond pit toilet. Hiking trails, petroglyphs, some ruins. Paul Codyer #151338 stayed Apr 22. Reval by Gail & Joel Docter #106280 stayed Oct 23.

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