Arizona camping, the good, the bad and the ugly
There is a lot to like about camping in Arizona, especially this time of year. The weather is off the chart gorgeous and most CG's are not crowded but with lots of good there are few things to watch out for. Thunderstorms can provide equal amounts of entertainment and terror:
We were camped at the Windy Hill CG at Roosevelt Lake(east of Phoenix), and were treated to spectacular thunderstorms that were nice enough to stay 20 miles off as they swept down off of the Mogollon Rim. The lake is still very low despite the serious rain Arizona got from the last 3 Mexican hurricanes but we are all hoping for heavy snows this winter.
The CG has hot showers, flush toilets, each site features a large steel shade Ramada as well as the usual fire ring and table. Camping here is $6 a night year round but with the Geezer card it drops to $3 a night!
Besides watching out for rattlesnakes which are very common you can add watching for scorpions to your "To do" list. Here is a shot of a Bark Scorpion alongside an i-Phone to show its size. :E This is the largest Bark I have ever encountered and they can be deadly. The Bark is the most venomous scorpion in North America and their sting can kill a small child or pet. This one made the mistake of wandering into our site.
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We were camped at the Windy Hill CG at Roosevelt Lake(east of Phoenix), and were treated to spectacular thunderstorms that were nice enough to stay 20 miles off as they swept down off of the Mogollon Rim. The lake is still very low despite the serious rain Arizona got from the last 3 Mexican hurricanes but we are all hoping for heavy snows this winter.
The CG has hot showers, flush toilets, each site features a large steel shade Ramada as well as the usual fire ring and table. Camping here is $6 a night year round but with the Geezer card it drops to $3 a night!
Besides watching out for rattlesnakes which are very common you can add watching for scorpions to your "To do" list. Here is a shot of a Bark Scorpion alongside an i-Phone to show its size. :E This is the largest Bark I have ever encountered and they can be deadly. The Bark is the most venomous scorpion in North America and their sting can kill a small child or pet. This one made the mistake of wandering into our site.
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