Saddle Mountain Dispersed Camping
BLM
Write a Review West Courthouse Road Tonopah, AZ 85354 623-580-5500 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.464, -113.0366
Overview of Saddle Mountain Dispersed Camping
Approximate location. Many sites for primitive camping off W. Courthouse Rd. and W. Salome Rd. Accessibility is not guaranteed, always scout ahead before driving down dirt roads. Learn more: Boondocking 101
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Mike on 3/28/2024
Longest RV Reported: 40 feet
Reported by MarcusJolaine on 2/16/2016
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 1,246 ft / 379 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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Q&A - Ask the Community about Saddle Mountain Dispersed Camping
To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 623-580-5500
fern56x asked on 12/9/2020
Can a street motorcycle get a decent ways (less is better) to campsites?
Ginagen asked on 7/4/2021
I have a Toyota Yaris. Will it be able to safely get in to the Saddle Mountain dispersed campsites?
Jay asked on 11/19/2020
Is Saddle Mountain crowded in January? Would it be difficult to find a truck camping site?
Jackson asked on 11/18/2020
A few fire rings noted in the pictures....campfires allowed? Thanks!
Reviews of Saddle Mountain Dispersed Camping 101 people have reviewed this location.
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“Amazing Views!”
Reviewed 1/25/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 30' (Travel Trailer) |
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Our plan was to stay at Saddle Mountain as a stopover between San Diego and Arizona but we found a place we would want to stay much longer and ended staying an extra day! Getting a late start out of San Diego we didn't arrive until after dark so we found a empty lot at the intersection of Courthouse and Salome Road for the night. The... more
Our plan was to stay at Saddle Mountain as a stopover between San Diego and Arizona but we found a place we would want to stay much longer and ended staying an extra day! Getting a late start out of San Diego we didn't arrive until after dark so we found a empty lot at the intersection of Courthouse and Salome Road for the night. The next morning, we located road 8211 on the map (look for the BLM kiosk) and took that to head closer to the mountains; it's a bit bumpy, as you would expect but not too bad. We found a nice spot that was pretty level and set up for the day.
We took a beautiful hike up Saddleback Mountain Trail. We were making our way up the mountain until we heard thunder, so we headed back arriving home just as the rains began! The views were spectacular!
Many reviews talk about the flies but we only encountered 2 in our trailer; they probably weren't as bad due to the rain.
The directions we used had us exit the 10 (driving East) at Salome Road (exit 81), turn down Harquahala Valley Road until you get to Courthouse Road and then turn left. It seemed to us that staying on Salome Road and turning right onto Courthouse Road would be a more direct route but we left a different way and did not check out our hunch to see if Salome Road went all the way through to Courthouse Road. We'll explore that idea on our next trip.
We used both our Verizon and T-Moblie Hot Spots and they both did great. We concluded that we could be there during a work week with no problem.
Saddleback Mountain was quiet and beautiful and we'll defiantly be staying here again.
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Slipstreamin' Away would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Good overnight stop”
Reviewed 1/25/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 15' (Travel Trailer) |
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Difficult to find on a dark and stormy night. I ended up using a satellite map. Quiet with only a few campers widely dispersed.
Cellular is Google Fi. Two bars Throttled LTE.
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Sandor Quackenbush would stay here again
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“Beautiful & Quiet ”
Reviewed 1/15/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here on NYE not knowing what to expect. We loved the location , close to the road, but yet so quiet. The sunset was beautiful. It was kinda cold the night we stayed but definitely worth it. We didn’t encounter any flies like most of the reviews , guess we got lucky. We had a bit of trouble backing out with our 36ft TT but we... more
We stayed here on NYE not knowing what to expect. We loved the location , close to the road, but yet so quiet. The sunset was beautiful. It was kinda cold the night we stayed but definitely worth it. We didn’t encounter any flies like most of the reviews , guess we got lucky. We had a bit of trouble backing out with our 36ft TT but we did it. Definitely recommended !
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Jayala025 would stay here again
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“Second stay here at Saddle Mt. BLM and we will be back again!”
Reviewed 1/10/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
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Enjoyed lots of sun, hiking, high views, quad rides, sunsets, sunrises! Local fun at Tin Top Bar and Grill, Wildlife World Zoo, and watching a little team roping at Buckeye Equestrian Center. Propane filled up at Shell off Wintersburg Rd in Tonopah, water and dump 4mi down the road at Saddle Vista Ranch (water pressure low so took a b... more
Enjoyed lots of sun, hiking, high views, quad rides, sunsets, sunrises! Local fun at Tin Top Bar and Grill, Wildlife World Zoo, and watching a little team roping at Buckeye Equestrian Center. Propane filled up at Shell off Wintersburg Rd in Tonopah, water and dump 4mi down the road at Saddle Vista Ranch (water pressure low so took a bit to fill $15), and General Dollar store 15min away. Negatives: flies and a few times chicken farm smell (mostly at night when air is heavy or if there is wind). To me the positives out weigh the negatives so we keep coming back. Bring fly strips and salt gun to kill the flies and a bee trap if honey bees bother you.
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Cricket would stay here again
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“Quiet and level”
Reviewed 1/10/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| RV Length: | 32' (Travel Trailer) |
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Stayed here for a couple weeks. Beautiful sunrise and sunset across saddle mountain. I parked near the main trailhead which meant a bit more traffic than I would have liked. I’d come in off one of the other trails and travel a bit further back next time.
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FireRN42 would stay here again
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“Nice and spread out ”
Reviewed 1/3/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 14 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class A) |
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Not too many people, but certainly too many flies. We loved it here regardless, lots of good off roading and lots of room to spread out! Good for all size rigs. An hour from town
OffTrekTravelers would stay here again
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“Too rocky, too many flies”
Reviewed 12/21/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class C) |
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I should have listened to other reviewers here. Beautiful site but the road coming in was precariously rocky and we almost bottomed out in our 26’ Class C. 5 minutes into pulling over in a site, our interior was swarmed with flies and it got worse. We ended up leaving on the same day because we couldn’t handle all the flies hoverin... more
I should have listened to other reviewers here. Beautiful site but the road coming in was precariously rocky and we almost bottomed out in our 26’ Class C. 5 minutes into pulling over in a site, our interior was swarmed with flies and it got worse.
We ended up leaving on the same day because we couldn’t handle all the flies hovering on our bed... shame, looks beautiful!
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“Gorgeous site but there’s a fly problem”
Reviewed 12/5/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
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This site has gorgeous views. I would stay here again if we brought our RV but we’re currently van camping and the flies are annoying. There’s a big fly problem because of Hickmans. If you just plan on staying inside it won’t be a problem but if you do anything outside it’s not too enjoyable. Our phone service is amazing here too so it... more
This site has gorgeous views. I would stay here again if we brought our RV but we’re currently van camping and the flies are annoying. There’s a big fly problem because of Hickmans. If you just plan on staying inside it won’t be a problem but if you do anything outside it’s not too enjoyable. Our phone service is amazing here too so it’s a shame there’s soooooo many flies.
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“Love it !!! God willing I'll be there first of December ”
Reviewed 11/18/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 8 |
| RV Length: | 40' (Class A) |
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Awesome Boondocking spot west of Phoenix.
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Tim would stay here again
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“Incredibly peaceful and isolated.”
Reviewed 11/8/2020
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 35' (Travel Trailer) |
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Stunning views of mountains all around. We came in the western most entrance. Had to leave that way too because of a huge dip in the road. Flat sites for the most part spread far apart. Saguaro cacti towering overhead near some. Internet on cellphone was blazing fast. We did lose a stabilizer jack on our way out where the dirt road met... more
Stunning views of mountains all around. We came in the western most entrance. Had to leave that way too because of a huge dip in the road. Flat sites for the most part spread far apart. Saguaro cacti towering overhead near some. Internet on cellphone was blazing fast. We did lose a stabilizer jack on our way out where the dirt road met the pavement... but we are a long trailer sooo... we’ll replace it. Definitely could have spent two weeks here. Down the road is a quirky nursery that will let you fill your tank for around $5 bucks.
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alwaysbecampin.com would stay here again
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