Margies Cove West Campground

BLM Bureau of Land Management · Phoenix, AZ · Developed

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Conditions

Road Access Not recorded
Season Open Year Round
Campfires Not recorded

The managing agency hasn't published road access or campfire rules for this campground. The description and directions below often mention it — and it's worth calling the agency before a long drive.

Features

Hookup Dry Camping
Style Vault Toilet

Campground Stats

Total Sites0

Location

33.126417, -112.582145 · Lower Sonoran Field Office , Phoenix , AZ 85022

Description

Margies Cove West Campground is located in the Sonoran Desert National Monument. includes day-use parking for ten vehicles, three primitive campsites with picnic tables and steel fire rings, a vault toilet, and informational signage.

There is no water at Margies Cove.

The campground is adjacent to Margies Cove West Trailhead and the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area.

Directions

A high-clearance, two-wheel-drive vehicle is suitable for this road.

To access the campground and trailhead, take State Route 85 to Woods Road (just south of mile post 134) and turn east. At the cattle guard/dirt road, turn immediately left and follow the brown Margies Cove Trail signs which guide you west, then north, along the Hwy 85 fence line, then east 3.8 miles to Route 8001E. Turn right, drive south 1.2 miles to the campground and trailhead.

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Activities

BIRDING CAMPING Camping Area STARGAZING WILDLIFE VIEWING

Details

FeeNone
Stay LimitDispersed camping is allowed for no more than 14 days within a 28 consecutive day period.
Phone602-867-5400
Email[email protected]

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