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Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground
Gila Bend, Arizona
Cheap BLM camp at a field of ancient petroglyphs, west of Gila Bend, popular in winter.
- Price
- About US$8 per night
- Booking
- No need to book
- Sites
- 59
Painted Rock Petroglyph Site has 59 first-come campsites, a short walk among boulders covered in Hohokam-era carvings. It sits in a remote Sonoran Desert basin, ideal for stargazing and a very cheap overnight.
Good to know
- Winter is best, summer is extremely hot
- Bring all water
- Check road conditions after rain
- Best time
- Winter
- Open
- All year (best Oct to Apr)
- Getting there
- Signed road off I-8, check conditions after rain
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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