This recreation area is about as remote as it gets. Visitors must drive 20 miles down a dirt road just to get to the entrance! That's pretty awesome if you ask us. Picacho truly calls to all hardy adventurers. It was a gold mining town with 100 citizens more than a century ago.
This park offers rugged desert mountains, colorful canyons, and the Colorado River. Keep an eye out for beavertail cactus, wild burros, the famous bighorn sheep and thousands of migratory birds. Hike through the mountains to see great views from above. Dip your line in the Colorado River to catch your dinner.
When you camp at one of the 54 campsites here, you truly get away from it all. Sleep under the stars and gaze unhindered at the celestial bodies above you. If you feel small in a large universe, don't worry. That's normal.
This recreation area is about as remote as it gets. Visitors must drive 20 miles down a dirt road just to get to the entrance! That's pretty awesome if you ask us. Picacho truly calls to all hardy adventurers. It was a gold mining town with 100 citizens more than a century ago.
This park offers rugged desert mountains, colorful canyons, and the Colorado River. Keep an eye out for beavertail cactus, wild burros, the famous bighorn sheep and thousands of migratory birds. Hike through the mountains to see great views from above. Dip your line in the Colorado River to catch your dinner.
When you camp at one of the 54 campsites here, you truly get away from it all. Sleep under the stars and gaze unhindered at the celestial bodies above you. If you feel small in a large universe, don't worry. That's normal.
The second northernmost campground in the area, 4 S is accessible by boat and car and offers four campsites right along the rivers edge. It is located on a “beach” of sorts and is another great campground if you are looking for seclusion and natural beauty along the Colorado River. The campground provides large open areas for lounging and enjoying Read more...
With 54 sites, an old cemetery (ooooh), and solar shower and toilets, the main campground is a great option for camping in the Picacho SRA. This is a huge campground, as the southern part (consisting of sites 40 and above) is much more spread out than than its northern counterpart. Each site is set up with picnic tables, fire rings, and many have Read more...
The Outpost campground only has three spots and is located far from the main campground. It actually is the farthest one up the river and lives on the edge of the Picacho SRA border. It is ok for boats and cars and is located right along the river’s edge. Definitely an awesome campground if you are looking for major seclusion, but remember that it Read more...
As you can maybe tell by the name, Carrizo is a boat-in campsite. This means that the the space is not accessible by car or land vehicle (which is pretty awesome and causes for a cool environment), while the campground still possesses normal amenities like bathrooms. As you can assume, it is located right on the river. The campground has only two Read more...
Paddlewheeler boat-in campground has only 2 large sites available for camping and is only accessible by boat. Road vehicles are not allowed the access the space, and the sites are located right on the rivers edge with bathrooms available.
Located near the Lower Dock, the Group Canoe Campground #1 is available to group parties of 15 or more. It is a boat-in campground, but there is available parking right near the sites, and all the normal amenities are available with a boat launching dock as well. We highly recommend making reservations during peak seasons, these are great places t Read more...
Located directly on Taylor Lake (as its name makes clear), Taylor Lake campground is one of our favorites in the bunch. Boasting a modest 4 family sites, the campground is accessible by both boat and car. It is only 2 miles from the entrance station, and you can get there by taking a quick left after entering the park then taking a right at the ju Read more...
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Picacho State Recreation Area
Picacho is about as far away from humanity as you can get. And it's a ghost town.
This recreation area is about as remote as it gets. Visitors must drive 20 miles down a dirt road just to get to the entrance! That's pretty awesome if you ask us. Picacho truly calls to all hardy adventurers. It was a gold mining town with 100 citizens more than a century ago.
This park offers rugged desert mountains, colorful canyons, and the Colorado River. Keep an eye out for beavertail cactus, wild burros, the famous bighorn sheep and thousands of migratory birds. Hike through the mountains to see great views from above. Dip your line in the Colorado River to catch your dinner.
When you camp at one of the 54 campsites here, you truly get away from it all. Sleep under the stars and gaze unhindered at the celestial bodies above you. If you feel small in a large universe, don't worry. That's normal.
This recreation area is about as remote as it gets. Visitors must drive 20 miles down a dirt road just to get to the entrance! That's pretty awesome if you ask us. Picacho truly calls to all hardy adventurers. It was a gold mining town with 100 citizens more than a century ago.
This park offers rugged desert mountains, colorful canyons, and the Colorado River. Keep an eye out for beavertail cactus, wild burros, the famous bighorn sheep and thousands of migratory birds. Hike through the mountains to see great views from above. Dip your line in the Colorado River to catch your dinner.
When you camp at one of the 54 campsites here, you truly get away from it all. Sleep under the stars and gaze unhindered at the celestial bodies above you. If you feel small in a large universe, don't worry. That's normal.
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7 campgrounds in Picacho State Recreation Area
The second northernmost campground in the area, 4 S is accessible by boat and car and offers four campsites right along the rivers edge. It is located on a “beach” of sorts and is another great campground if you are looking for seclusion and natural beauty along the Colorado River. The campground provides large open areas for lounging and enjoying Read more...
With 54 sites, an old cemetery (ooooh), and solar shower and toilets, the main campground is a great option for camping in the Picacho SRA. This is a huge campground, as the southern part (consisting of sites 40 and above) is much more spread out than than its northern counterpart. Each site is set up with picnic tables, fire rings, and many have Read more...
The Outpost campground only has three spots and is located far from the main campground. It actually is the farthest one up the river and lives on the edge of the Picacho SRA border. It is ok for boats and cars and is located right along the river’s edge. Definitely an awesome campground if you are looking for major seclusion, but remember that it Read more...
As you can maybe tell by the name, Carrizo is a boat-in campsite. This means that the the space is not accessible by car or land vehicle (which is pretty awesome and causes for a cool environment), while the campground still possesses normal amenities like bathrooms. As you can assume, it is located right on the river. The campground has only two Read more...
Paddlewheeler boat-in campground has only 2 large sites available for camping and is only accessible by boat. Road vehicles are not allowed the access the space, and the sites are located right on the rivers edge with bathrooms available.
Located near the Lower Dock, the Group Canoe Campground #1 is available to group parties of 15 or more. It is a boat-in campground, but there is available parking right near the sites, and all the normal amenities are available with a boat launching dock as well. We highly recommend making reservations during peak seasons, these are great places t Read more...
Located directly on Taylor Lake (as its name makes clear), Taylor Lake campground is one of our favorites in the bunch. Boasting a modest 4 family sites, the campground is accessible by both boat and car. It is only 2 miles from the entrance station, and you can get there by taking a quick left after entering the park then taking a right at the ju Read more...
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