RUN BY: U.S. Fish and
Game
LOCATION: West of Arivaca, AZ 31.643351
-111440056
UTILITIES: NONE
COST: NONE
DISCOUNTS: N/A
OUR RATING (1-5):
Category II. Rating 4
NOTES: High Gate Road is a dirt road with some significant
ruts, but it is passable by most RVs. It might be a tad difficult if you’re
extremely low to the ground. This is
actually one of the “major” roads in the refuge since it is one of only four
roads with a name. It is on a ridge that runs down through the grasslands that
are being restored. You have a really nice view both east and west. Camping areas are numbered.
Environment:
Very open grasslands
Amenities: NONE
Dump: NO
Public Water: NO
Toilets: NO
Showers: NO
Laundry: NO
Phone Service:
Verizon 4G3
Nearest Propane: Crossroads called Three Points, AZ (AZ 86 & AZ286) has propane and basic supplies. May also be
available in Arivaca (east on the Arivaca-Sasabe Rd.) but we didn’t go there.
Location: 31.643351 -111440056. Turn south
at Intersection of AZ86 and AZ286. Travel south for approximately 33 miles and turn left
on the Arivaca-Sasabe Road. Go approximately 3.5 miles and watch for High Gate
(NWR Rd 227) on the left. It is marked
NWR 227, but the sign isn’t easy to see. It is the second cross-roads from Hwy
286.
Proximity to shopping:
Locals go to Tucson but basic in Arivaca and quickmarts at Three Points
and Sasabe, on the Mexican border.
Camping Population:
dispersed but south side of High Gate seems to be a lot of local
hunters.
Sites:
Dispersed but lots of beautiful places.
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| High Gate Road. You need descent ground clearance. |
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RATING KEY:
category - score
Categories: I -
established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days
II
- boondocking, dry camping where there
are no designated sites and no amenities but
one might choose to stay for more than a night.
III
- over-night areas
You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to
things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities,
location, safety, camping population, site, phone service
* There are people who are not full-timers and van-dwellers
by choice. We try hard not to be demeaning or assume that they are bad people
but sadly, as you find in the poorer parts of a city, there seems to be more
crime. Many call these people van-dwellers. That isn’t really accurate even
though they do often live in vans. We know quite a few van-dwellers who have
good incomes, are full-timers by choice and prefer a van to other types of
vehicles. To try to show some respect for people who have a difficult lot in
life, I’m calling them ‘residential campers’. It is only when you get a high proportion of
residential campers in an area that you find an increase in petty theft,
etc.
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