Camp Rucker Group Site

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USDA Forest Service

Group campsite · USDA Forest Service Fees: reservable on Recreation.gov (nightly fee) Overview The Camp Rucker Group Site is not available for reservations at this time for site re-design and facility improvements . - The group camp area is now open to individual party walk-in camping. - Individual sites are $15 per night; cash payment on-site. Camp Rucker sits in the beautiful and remote Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Recreation The Rucker and Tex Canyon scenic drive takes visitors over the southern reaches of the Chiricahua Mountains through beautiful canyon country, several forest campgrounds and a number of trails into the Chiricahua Wilderness. History buffs might want to stop at the historic Rucker Military Camp and Ranch, a remnant of the region's warring between U.S. Cavalry and Chiricahua Apaches. Facilities Camp Rucker has one spacious group campsite that includes eight picnic tables, two large serving tables, campfire rings with grills,… Getting there: From Douglas, Arizona, take Leslie Canyon Road north to Rucker Canyon. Stay on the main road, which becomes Forest Road 74. Turn left on Forest Road 74E and left again to the Camp Rucker Group Site. From Tucson, Arizona, take I-10 east for 72 miles to U.S. 191. Turn right and drive 29 miles to the turnoff for Rucker Canyon. Turn left and continue 17 miles to the national forest boundary. Continue on FR 74, then turn left on FR 74E and left again to the Camp Rucker Group Site. Phone: 520-364-3468 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233227 Source: Recreation.gov. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: Forest Service