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TyroneandGladys
Mar 10, 2014Explorer
Three of our favorites no mentioned so far
Canyon Point Campground would recommend reservations they stay booked through the summer
Rose Canyon Campground no reservations taken
Picacho Peak State Park
FYI the Cholla cactus also known as jumping cactus. It does not jump but it does drop it spines on the ground. Even if a dog does not come in contact with a Cholla but just walks on the ground in the vicinity of a Cholla it will get the spines imbedded in them.
Lost Dutchman State Park is a beautiful park but has a large number of Cholla Cactus
Usery Mountain Regional Park doesn't have as much as Lost Dutchman but it still has a good quantity
McDowell Mountain Regional Park has the least amount of Cholla and that is one of big reasons we prefer that park over the other two.
Canyon Point Campground would recommend reservations they stay booked through the summer
Rose Canyon Campground no reservations taken
Picacho Peak State Park
FYI the Cholla cactus also known as jumping cactus. It does not jump but it does drop it spines on the ground. Even if a dog does not come in contact with a Cholla but just walks on the ground in the vicinity of a Cholla it will get the spines imbedded in them.
Lost Dutchman State Park is a beautiful park but has a large number of Cholla Cactus
Usery Mountain Regional Park doesn't have as much as Lost Dutchman but it still has a good quantity
McDowell Mountain Regional Park has the least amount of Cholla and that is one of big reasons we prefer that park over the other two.
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