Hacienda Haven,'Glassy Glamping'
Glamping pod · Sleeps 4A festive ol' Mexico' theme among our native Joshuas, Junipers and Mesquites. Before the gold miners and cowboy ranching in our area were the Spanish gold seekers working with our local Hualapai Indians. We have fun with this theme and hope you do to. Drive to the site and have access to our nearby bath house with hot water, shower, flush toilet, and sink in and outside. All kinds of cacti including hundred of this huge tall saguaros. You are surrounded by junipers and Joshua trees.
You drive about 23 miles on a county maintained dirt road coming from the Northwest or 17 miles from the Southeast. We have had Tesla, Prius and Kia Rio cars show up, no problem.
Camp amongst the best variety and most beautiful scenery the high desert of Arizona has to offer including giant Saguaros as well as Joshua & Juniper trees. 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, tubing, and boating. 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 hiking, biking, ATV and Jeep off-roading. We have great 2 wheel vehicle accessible sites to visit too.
Rock hounders love this place. 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 few of them to show you!
Arizona is open land cattle grazing country and our ranch abuts 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: adds our, 10'x10'x7' at peak tent, as shown, on a deck. An outside table and two chairs. Level four (this 'Stagecoach Stellar Stop' and 'Cattle King' Glamping level): All previously mentioned items plus a stand-up charcoal BBQ with some cooking tools, a 6” queen mattress on a wooden base, bedding, end tables, suspended fully carpeted deck. Level four is 'Glassy Glamping' — an insulated building with three glass sliding doors surrounding a queen size bed. This will assure your weathertight camping enjoyment with grand views from your cosy bed.. Cell service is good. Wi-Fi is available next to the ranch house.
We provide a centrally located drinking water and electrical charging, station. A private bath house with hot shower, sink and flush toilet. 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. Pets allowed.