Wilcox Playa Wildlife Area Designated Camping

The camping area is actually the dirt parking lot for the Arizona Wilcox Playa Wildlife area. The area is approximately 100ft square - there are no designated sites. The lot will be quite muddy after a rain.

Would not recommend tent camping here.

The lot is next to a somewhat busy 2-lane road. There is also an irrigation pump at one end of the parking lot which is noisy when it is running.

Overall this is as basic as it gets. The Wildlife area has a 2.4 mile trail around the playa - there is not much else to say.

This spot is ok for a quick overnight stop, but that's about it.

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Tried to find a free spot close to Chiricahua and Willcox Playa seemed to be it.
It is just a gravel spot right of the road, mainly meant for parking your car and hike to the playa to see cranes. We were too early for the birds migration.
However the 2-lane road is quite busy it did not care us. During daytime we were hiking the beautiful Chiricahua (wonders of rocks) and at night there were only a few cars passing.
The spot it self is large enough to accommodate several big rigs.

Was great for a stop over but nothing fancy. Not room for many spots but it was very quiet and we felt safe.

It was pretty level had a few cars at a time park and go on a lil hike but none stayed more than an hour at a time 1st day/night wasn't bad minus the road noise (only a hundred feet or so from the road) early the next morning I heard some comotion and about an hr later I heard/smelled cows so all that day/night there was a strong odor of cow manure and for that reason I doubt I would stay there again.

This level gravel lot right off the road is clearly marked Camping Allowed so we felt totally comfortable with a night of boondocking here. There is a trailhead that leads to a lake where sandhill cranes stop during migration. We didn't see any but it was a nice morning walk. A bit of road noise at night but no worse than many campgrounds.

Easy to get to off I-10, had no issues pulling into the dirt lot in my 25 foot motorhome. Good cell reception, 3 other vehicles in the lot with me.

There isn’t much more to say than what the other reviews tell you. But we were surprised that, over 5 days, not many people used the spot. We felt safe to leave our rig while exploring the area. Very close to the road, so there is some road noise but that doesn’t bother us.

It's basically a large pullout of the road. My neighbors walked down to the lake but it's currently dry. They didn't think it has had water for some time. But, it's free and cuts your drive to Chiricahua by about 1/3rd in case the campground is full. It's clean but has some road noise.

Room here for 4 to 5 rigs at most. There was one other camper here when I stayed. Basically a dirt parking lot for the Refuge. There is a walking trail from the parking area. Mostly level here, but be wary of some huge pot holes in the lot. In a truck camper, I had little problem avoiding them.
The road is busier than one would think for this rural location, but it did die down some after dark. No problems here feeling safe. A good option if one needs a place for an overnight in this area.

Stayed two nights. There was a class A RV and two sprinter vans when we arrived in our class C and had plenty of room. There are a few big ruts to watch out for. It was level where we parked. The area is just off a busy road so expect traffic noise. There is a working farm across the road. Heard the cows, chickens, sheep/goats, a donkey and the farm dog barks all hours of the day/night doing its job. Fine to stay the allotted 5 days. Walked the trail beside the lot. It’s a nice easy level hike.Saw a beautiful sunrise and sunset while there.

Dog owners be sure to keep them indoors after dark. Had coyotes come in close by/into the camp area and the farm dog came right to the RV both nights, barking right at the door and circling the RV because of our beagle. Peed or marked it’s territory on the front bumper. Don’t know what kind of dog it was but am positive it’s a BIG dog.