Haekel Road Dispersed Camping

Pulled in for an overnight stop making our way into New Mexico. Firm ground allowed us to pull Airstream out into the desert. Dark skies overhead and lights of town in distance. Really easy spot.

50 foot off the blacktop very large space to pull in for the night. We took that spot because it couldn't be any easier.

This place is Boondocker’s dream. This place is Boondockers dream. At least 10 spots that you can take any size rig in spaced way far apart and fairly level. Stayed third week in April saw maybe 6 RV’s come and go. A couple stayed the same length we did. Never crowded city is far enough away to not be a bother but close enough to pick up all the essentials you need. Plus FREE Dump in town. Go up Mount Graham and visit every side road off why, you never know what you will find!

You know when you find a really great Boondocking spot and you want to keep it a secret? This would be one of those places. Quiet, well spaced locations for Boondocking. Most locations are far enough from the main road for dust to not be an issue. Safford is close by and seems to have everything needed. The spot we stayed in was the cleanest Boondocking site we have ever encountered. We made sure we left it the same way we found it. Great cell reception (3+ bars) on both ATT and Verizon. Scenic vistas in all directions.

We stayed here one night before going to Roper Lake. Hackle Road is paved. Most campers go straight down the dirt side road for camping spots. We went further and turned left before the power lines. Great area with a lot of spots. Plus, you’ve got a great view of Mt. Graham.

We were pulling a 28 foot TT and did just fine here. Went to what looks like end of dirt road and veered right down a hill and found an isolated and level spot overlooking the mountain. It was beautiful.

Heard some coyotes at night. During the day we did a bumpy bike ride and enjoyed the warm sunshine. It got windy at night. We were able to stream on AT&T data with no problem.

This space is huge. Maybe ten rigs total and no one was on top of each other. It was well worth the stop and easy to access and best yet, free!

We camped here for 10 days, and had an excellent experience! Countless places to camp, and easy access from a blacktop road. We drove about 7 miles in on Hackel Road west of Highway 191/70 and were completely alone. We passed several others, those who obviously preferred to have neighbors. BLM Ranger was friendly and guided us to a beautiful, almost level spot a little further in, after he informed us we parked where we weren't supposed to. Pretty much zero noise with only an occasional vehicle driving by. Night sky was incredible, thanks to Safford's low level lighting ordinances for nearby observatory. Only negatives were a little mess (which we cleaned up) and a sketchy cell signal for our Verizon phones. We will definitely return here if we are ever near Safford again!

We were here one night between stopovers. Easy find, great paved road. We pulled off onto a large area on the right as the paved road curves left. Plenty of room here. I saw others further down the gravel road (go straight at curve, down hill). Not much for signage, there were signs along the paved road that said basically no vehicles off the road. Nice scenery, flat and level in this large area. 2 bars ATT LTE, I could steam YouTube and make calls with no problem.

Nice quiet place for rock hounding within view of an AZ state prison to the north. Lots of trash around.

A good amount of area, easy to find and quiet. Would def stay here again. The sunset with the mountains and the clouds was awesome.