Thinking of going to visit Ft Bowie and the stage station at Apache pass.Plan to camp at the campground at Cochise stronghold.Planning on middle of Sept.anyone know the weather there?Have good heater but no Air cond.If any are interested in the Butterfield stage stations,this will be my 10th that I have visited.:)

September should still be pretty hot, I would think. Neat travel plan, though, to visit the old stage stations. All in Arizona, or have they been in many locations?

That's one of our favorite areas but September will probably still be hot. We've hiked Cochise Stronghold trail. :)

For the west stronghold area you really need 4 X 4 and while not essential it is a good idea for the east stronghold as well. Gorgeous area with lots of history (and ghosts). Small rigs only is my advice as the roads and many streams you will have to cross can be a challenge. For those with larger rigs I suggest you park them in or around Tombstone and drive your 4 X 4 in for the day.:C

We've been to Ft Apache several times, not a lot left except the graveyard. The inscriptions on the markers are very interesting. 'John Smith Pvt, age 21 years, killed by Apaches' and so on. And yes, as expected, it is darned hot. Not much of a walk tho.Chiricahua NM has a very nice campground and is close by. Small RV's only IIRC. We haven't made it to the stronghold.

We live a little south of the Stronghold. We are having monsoon storms at the moment and that won't help the roads up there. For the West, Middlemarch Rd. (a maintained road) is really wash-boarded anytime. (I'm not sure how the East side is.)That said, out temps have been in the mid-80s and we are about 500' lower than the Stronghold. It drops to the mid 60s at night. For us it's been very pleasant. LS

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agesilaus
Explorer III
Aug 31, 2015
We've been to Ft Apache several times, not a lot left except the graveyard. The inscriptions on the markers are very interesting. 'John Smith Pvt, age 21 years, killed by Apaches' and so on. And yes, as expected, it is darned hot. Not much of a walk tho.

Chiricahua NM has a very nice campground and is close by. Small RV's only IIRC. We haven't made it to the stronghold.
Desert_Captain
Explorer III
Aug 31, 2015
For the west stronghold area you really need 4 X 4 and while not essential it is a good idea for the east stronghold as well. Gorgeous area with lots of history (and ghosts). Small rigs only is my advice as the roads and many streams you will have to cross can be a challenge. For those with larger rigs I suggest you park them in or around Tombstone and drive your 4 X 4 in for the day.

:C
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Aug 31, 2015
That's one of our favorite areas but September will probably still be hot. We've hiked Cochise Stronghold trail. :)
kknowlton
Explorer II
Aug 31, 2015
September should still be pretty hot, I would think.

Neat travel plan, though, to visit the old stage stations. All in Arizona, or have they been in many locations?

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