Dragoon Creek

Camp host is a wonderful human and the spaces are pretty far apart. Cute creek with a swimming hole. 3 free nights a month with your discover pass. Super clean restrooms and really peaceful on a weekday. Weekends are busy!!

Pretty nice and quiet place just north of town. I'm currently here 2 out of the 3 nights we're allowed to stay in a 30 day period. The Campground Hosts are nice people. The campground is very nicely setup and clean. The weekend can get pretty busy during the summer, first come fist served bases. Will stay again in the future if need be. 🤠 It's $11.50 for a day pass or $40 for the season.

Dragoon State Park is another POTA (Parks On The Air) site that amateur radio operators can activate with easy access and bathrooms, but park is closed during winter, although walk in access would still be avaiable. The attached image was one of our activations earlier this year.

This place is a gem! Close enough to town to not cost a fortune in gas, if you forgot something stores are close. But don't think it's not roughing it. The site is secluded and surrounded by nature. Trees galore, dirt floors on the sites. A wonderful creek right there, you can explore, or dip your feet, or even more as spots are damned off with rocks for a deeper areas that are a few feet maybe 3 or 4 deep with small waterfalls. I did not see any big wild life but there are a lot of little wild life to spot in and out of the water. It was very relaxing sitting outside listening to the creek babbling and watching some chipmunks run about. The host was friendly and did rounds through out the day and night. The sites were immaculate, equipped with fire pits. Large enough for even the biggest

Primitive Campground + Privacy: The privacy, especially on the lower campsites is awesome. + Host: The host this year (June/July 2022) does a fantastic job! + Water: There is one very efficient tap in the center of the campground on the side of campsites 1-12. + Mosquitos: I got one bite in 3 nights, kids had none. - Vault Toilet: They are very clean, but didn't have disinfectant dispensers - 3-nights limit: Unfortunately, you can only stay 3 nights in a row within a 30 day period. - Water: A one or two more water lines would be great - Gray Water: There is no way on disposing gray water - River Access: Unfortunately, only a few campsites have river access