Pony Express bunkhouse at Wits End

It figures, the stagecoach followed the Pony Express route.  Cowboy re-enactors ran it again for a few years recently.

Camp amongst the best and most beautiful scenery the high desert of Arizona has to offer. True peaceful desert tranquility next to hike-able mountains with 100 mile majestic views. 25 miles to Alamo Lake, the quiet more private side, for swimming. Lots of fish too, said to be the best bass lake in the state. We are almost surrounded by hundreds of miles of Federal land with lots of ATV and Jeep off-roading. 

 Look for gold and silver where the miners of yesterday looked, right here, just short distances around your campsite area. Bring your miners pick, the evidence of their work is everywhere. Your metal detector might also find 50 caliber bullets, shells and belt links left over from B17 door gunner training that went on overhead back in the day—WWII. We've got a collection of them to show you! 

 Arizona is open land cattle grazing country and our ranch abutts what was a major watering hole complete with 100 year old ranch fencing where they gathered cattle up for shipping off to the stockyards. This is the real 'cowboy-up' out west still going on. The cows do come by here now and then looking for a drink. The rancher likes this safer area now for cows to birth their babies. Another rare photo op. 

When you come, ask to see our maps to nearby old mines and trails to see totally unique scenic rock formations, petroglyphs, and many other wonderful photo opportunities. Some may require vehicle travel. Here you will find the widest variety of desert flora and fauna anywhere in our American southwest Sonoran desert (two rainy seasons a year). Yes we have lots of those tall Saguaro cactus. 

We are completely off-grid. Propane and solar electricity provide all of our needs like pumping refreshingly clean well water. We are far from the noisy rat-race with an unblemished night sky. We have four levels of camping available. Level one: raw ground, a fire ring, one armload of firewood, a solar lantern and a composting toilet. Level two: all previous level items plus your tent on a 10'x16' deck.  Level three (this Pony Express level): adds our, 10'x10'x7' at peak tent, as shown, on a deck. An outside table and two chairs. Level four (glamping): All previously mentioned items plus a stand-up charcoal BBQ with some cooking tools, a ridgid 6” foam mattress on a wooden base, bedding, end tables, suspended closet pole and fully carpeted deck. 

We provide a centrally located drinking water and electrical charging, station. Full bathroom facilities are also available on the property. A private access key is provided during limited hours morning and evening.  Camp store nearby. Gas and restaurants are 17 miles east from us at U.S. Route 93 over a County maintained dirt road, Chicken Springs Rd. to Wikieup. We are easy to find from Interstate-40, off at exit 25, Alamo Road, turn south driving by the 'golf ball house on a tee', aka “Area 66” (a photo op! The Fiat/Chrysler and Harley Davidson Motorcycle new vehicle test proving ground are there too. Also check out the old semi-truck boneyard all lined up and the big semi “truck-on-a-stick.''). Then take a sharp left and continue south east on Alamo Rd. which quickly turns to a county maintained dirt road. After mile marker 24, see our sign for a left turn on Ocotillo. See our map, enclosed herein, and come visit friendly folks at Wits' End Ranch. Pets allowed. You may check out or rent out a number of useful tools or desired items etc.