Ironwood Forest National Monument Interstate 10, Tucson, AZ 85756

"Beautiful area for primitive, dispersed camping in the Sonoran Desert. I camped over the weekend in my latest minivan camper conversion and loved it! Perfect spot for the 2024 Arizona Ironwood Nomadic YouTube meetup! We hosted our 3rd annual event here February 2-6, 2024 and had a really great time! Join us next year for our 4th annual event! Search Facebook for our group named Arizona Ironwood Meetup for latest updates."

"Hit the trail with our 4x4 jeep, good and bad dirt roads, beautiful area with it being in the National Ironwood monument there are Ironwood trees, many many saguaros, ocotillos, beautiful mountain ranges, mines.. This area was Silverbell Housing in the 1800s and there are cemetery sites and more to experience…camping and open range"

"A truly stunning area that is absolutely worth the visit for the well-prepared. This is a primitive National Monument, there are no visitors centers, bathrooms, or facilities of any kind on site. Absolutely not the place to go if you’re unfamiliar or uncomfortable with off-pavement travel. It’s really not a place for regular tourists. Maps of the area are inconsistent at best - even navigating with visible satellite GPS was not completely accurate. The “main” road (Sasco Rd) is more beginner-friendly but is largely an unpaved, washboarded dirt surface that still requires crossing an active wash in at least one place. Our trek took us from the south side, near Saguaro National Park, up through the Waterman Mountains and out via Sasco Road. ALL of the other roads are primitive, semi-maintained, and ABSOLUTELY require high clearance. It’s not a disclaimer to be ignored - the roads require technical driving skills and have some major wash outs after 2022’s monsoon season. If you’re in a regular vehicle or RV, or anything with a longer wheel base like an adventure van, stick to Sasco Rd and its surrounding area. All that aside, we travel on “roads” like these frequently and had a great time! Just be ready to pick a good line and get some new pinstriping on your vehicle if you plan to travel beyond the interpretive sites."

"Happy to see such a large tract of public land being managed to be accessible to the public. It's beautiful! The roads were well maintained when we were there in early January and we checked out some of the interpretive sites and then just drove around and parked here and there and walked. I'd like to see more serious hiking trails developed here, it would make this place truly a destination. That being said, it was very enjoyable to pick a spot and walk off trail for a ways and just meander around the saguaro and other incredible plants."

"Encompasses many miles of natural forest. Great for offroading trails and hikes. We did get to see the area where they housed the Titan II before the Cold War which is protected in the monument. Was disappointed that the old mine ruins was torn down by the new mining company."