Gunsight Wash BLM area

Free BLM 14-day camping about 2 miles south of WHY heading down to Organ Pipe. If coming from Why, look for mp 55 and is next right past wash, cattleguard entrance is over to the right by the wash. Sites are dispersed on a flat sandy creosote bush plain. Some hwy noise but moving farther out helps to reduce somewhat. Coyotes seem common so watch your pets. Why Store is only 2 miles and has gas, Ice etc. Filtered water kiosk at the community center bldg on south side wall. Camping area has no water, no toilets, no dumpsters. Lots of coyotes at night.

LOTS of choice, juicy spots to park and relax. I forgot how much I love watching Southwest storms move through areas. The drizzle of rain is refreshing after dealing with weeks of dirt and blowing dust. Go rockhounding. Amongst the usual quartzes and agates, I found a small Fire Agate.

Our favorite place. Huge area, can fit any size of RV. Close to organ pipes national monument. Close to loockville border gate to Mexico. Close to Ajo AZ. Many places to dump and refresh your RV.

Road noise and lack of natural beauty generally detracts from the appeal. Small and medium size rigs have many more campsite options. There are about six good spots, fairly level, for a big rig with easy access in and out. All of these sites are either to the left or to the right immediately after passing over the cattle guard into the BLM area. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 6.68 Mbps download speed and 5.71 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cell service was 3G and unusable for a speed test. There is a border patrol checkpoint approximately 2.4 miles south of the BLM site entrance on Arizona Route 85. This BLM does provide easy access to the Organ Pipe National Monument, but the lack of recreation/hiking trails on-site, road noise, and the nothing spectacular setting detract.

Stayed the two weeks allowed. Very nice. A bit harsh in summer months, but very nice. Visit the Crazy Woman Camp Shrine if you have a chance. Read about the reason behind it. Leave a gift if you have one. Leave prayers. Take nothing.

It's so wonderful that we have these free federally owned (by the people, for the people) places to park the RV or camp for free. Helps the budget and gives us a safe place for an overnight while traveling to or from Organ Pipe Cactus or places in Mexico. Weather is perfect this time of year, services are near by. Was not crowded at all last night and the coyotes sounded happy.

Not well marked from hey 85 so easy to miss. Roads go every which way and deep gulley where wash runs. Pretty quiet away from hwy 85 and our stay had polite campers around. No registration fee or any policing I saw. No toilets or dumpster. Sites seemed cleaned although our fire pit had broken bottle. Why do people trash the fire pits? I would stay here again. Nearest reasonable sized town is Ajo and it has the basics and seems nice. Fuel prices were pretty high.