Entrance gate on Hwy.85 (Hidden from view of the road) LATITUDE: N 32°14.369 LONGITUDE: W 112°45.048 Entrance gate pullout on Hwy.85 No signs or nothing marking the camp area... (Opposite of the roadside table / rest area) Rest Area / Roadside Table (Opposite side of Hwy.85) LATITUDE: N 32°14.351 LONGITUDE: W 112°44.990 The free camp area is just north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Hwy.85 about 1 1/2 miles south from Why Milepost 55 turn west at the roadside table. Camping Limit Sign Information Sign... Doesn't say much. Camp area with firering This was our camp for the night... About the biggest cactus around. You can camp just about anywhere with roads winding throughout the cactus. Extreme primitive camping. There are firerings scattered about. Desert Gourds Desert Gourd Miniature Stonehenge Design This part of Arizona has extreme desert conditions. Be prepared and if you travel away from the beaten path... take extra precautions.

Wildflowers in 2005 In 2005 the whole desert went crazy with colors. The winter bought more moisture than normal. Sunset at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Sunset at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Sunset at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument $8.00 per vehicle for 7 days Golden Eagle and National Parks Passes are honored. Established campground at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Twin Peaks Campground $12 For more information: Bureau of Land Management Phoenix Field Office 623-580-5500 LINKS: http://www.nps.gov/orpi/ Wild Burros on Indian Road#1 Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation We saw several wild burros and mustangs. There was the most beautiful wild mustangs, but didn't get the photo... next time. OHV Rules and Regulations Powerlines... Natural Arch viewed from Road#34 Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation

Highway 85 DIRECTIONS: From I-8 at Gila Bend Take Hwy.85 south towards Ajo Continue past the town of Why The free camp area is just north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Hwy.85 / Milepost 55 (About 1 1/2 miles south from Why) You will see a Rest Area / Roadside Table The camping area is on the opposite side of the road from the rest area. There are no signs concerning camping and you might have to look around for the entrance. If you see some RVs parked out in the desert, then you are at the right place. NOTE: There is only one rest area on this road with garbage cans, so find this and the entrance is almost just the opposite side of the road. See photos near top of page. There is a check point north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument on Hwy 85. Don't be drinking or anything stupid. UPDATE: New check point on Hwy.85 near I-8

Kitt Peak National Observatory There are several telescopes and radio receivers, ect... View from Kitt Peak National Observatory Smog from Tucson, AZ Also see: BETTY'S KITCHEN Also see: CARRIZO BADLANDS Also see: COLORADO RIVER / CIBOLA Also see: CRYSTAL HILL Also see: DOME ROCK MOUNTAIN Also see: PAINTED ROCK PETROGLYPH Also see: PALM CANYON Also see: PLOMOSA ROAD Also see: SCADDAN WASH Also see: SONORAN DESERT Also see: TORTILLA FLAT The Boneyard Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is home to thousands of outdated aeroplanes and helicopters mothballed by the United States Air Force and other allied forces. The 2,600 acre facility is the size of 1,300 football pitches and sprawled across the desert in Tucson, Arizona and houses the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) This 60 year-old facility is America's only storehouse for out-of-service aircraft. Camped here 2003 Camped here Feb. 27, 2005 Camped here Nov. 15, 2006 Flares filled the sky in what must of been military maneuvers. Laid down in patterns appearing like lights on a UFO... your imagination is stimulated... Camped here Feb. 19, 2009 More people and RVs than ever before. It was very crowded. Seen more weird lights in a triangle shape. Figured it must be somebody with flashlights until they rotated. Only about 100 yards away, we can't figure out what it was. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument CAMPGROUND INDEX CAMPING RECIPES CAMPING CHECKLISTS TOURIST PHOTOS There are several new cattle feed lots on the I-8 corridor towards Tuscon. You know the places that smell so horrible with thousands of cows are crammed into a small area... www.eugenecarsey.com Free campgrounds and camping ARIZONA CAMPGROUNDS ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NM www.dispersedcampgrounds.com