Saguaro National Park Wilderness Permits

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National Park Service

Campground · National Park Service Fees: Camping Use Fee: $8 per site per night Overview Wilderness campgrounds are the ONLY campgrounds in Saguaro National Park. For fit hikers interested in backpacking a minimum of 4.4 miles (7 km) into the rugged Rincon Mountains, six wilderness campgrounds are available. The Rincon Mountains in Saguaro National Park rise out of the Sonoran Desert to over 8000 feet (2438 m) in elevation and host vegetative communities ranging from desert cacti, desert grasslands, and oak woodlands, to mixed conifer forests. In 1976, congress designated 57,930 acres (23,443 ha) within these Mountains as the Saguaro Wilderness managed as "an area where the each and its community of life are untrammeled by humans, where people themselves are visitors who do not remain." None of these wilderness campgrounds is accessible by vehicle (including RVs) . For car or RV camping, the only options in the immediate area are private or commercial campgrounds.… Getting there: This is not car or RV camping! There are no campgrounds accessible by vehicle (including RVs) within Saguaro National Park. For fit hikers interested in backpacking a minimum of 4.4 miles into the rugged Rincon Mountains, 6 wilderness campgrounds are available. The six campgrounds within the Saguaro Wilderness are accessed only by hiking a minimum of 4.4 miles (7 km). Trailhead Driving Directions Five trailheads lead into the Saguaro Wilderness. To help you plan your trip, we have separated… Phone: 520-733-5153 Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10028678 Source: Recreation.gov. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go. Photos: NPS Photo/Nicholas Perkins, NPS Photo (T. Prochovick)