Organ Pipe National Monument
Been there twice, once last December and once in January 2018. Very nice campground: fantastic views and night sky. No hookups but there’s a water fill and dump station. Campground is divided between generator and no generator area. Solar heated showers are either very hot or not hot at all. Take the driving tour which has a lot of info about the various desert plants, including the organ pipe cactus which gives the park its name.
Park sits right on the border and includes an official port of entry into Mexico, if that’s your desire. Worth at least a couple of nights. We’d go back again if we were in the area.
We’ve been in at least 4 Arizona State Parks, and have found them to be among the best run anywhere.
If you want to spend time sightseeing Tucson, Catalina State Park just north of town is very nice in its own right and convenient to the area. Mount Lemon is worth a day trip.
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