Peralta Canyon Road | Wild Camping

February 5th, 2024 by Frankazoid Travel

stayed one night next to a converted school bus, left 7am for hiking and got back at 5pm. lady from the bus threatened me with a gun because I made her uncomfortable and she couldn't sleep (sitting all night with loaded gun pointed at me) and couldn't hike because of me (again, I left at 7am). as dealing with crazy isn't my mission I left

February 1st, 2024 by hotemu00

fantastic panoramic views and right on the river if it's raining😅 had no issue getting back here in my 31ft bus, but getting out, I will have to keep an eye on the rain forecast as the washes all became rivers

also, a ton of poop.... gonna pretend it's all horses and cows

also Sheriff showed up and this is state land? idk requires a permit which I then immediately got from the state website. but also had a creepy guy camp behind me and they told me a lot of peeps back here have warrants🙃

October 29th, 2023 by christoph.hachmann

Beautiful place to stay for a night. We ended up completely on our own, surrounded by beautiful scenery and enjoying a wonderful sunset against the Superstition Mts. Definitely recommended as a place to stay.

March 13th, 2022 by starrynights

place want to go 3/14. looks really good. wish could just record planned.

November 21st, 2020 by ben

Ended up roughly by this pin and it was a nice spot but there are definitely others. Road was in great condition though as others noted it crosses a few washes. Use caution coming during rain, I don’t know about these washes but any flash flooding would cut off your path out temporarily.

Permit required and available here: https://asld.secure.force.com/recreationalpermit/ permits are available for individuals groups or families and the individual and family ones are good for a year.

January 16th, 2020 by dillonjjanzen

Beauty of a site. Great desert views! Plenty of available camp spots, not too noisy especially if you choose a spot away from the trail heads. You do however need a permit to stay here. 15 dollars for one person, 20 for 2 adults plus kids. Make sure to print it out and have it on your windsheild or risk a hefty fine!

***4x4 not required but CAUTION when it has rained, you will have to drive over river beds and the road can get rough***

December 14th, 2019 by framel2077

beautiful place surrounded by cacti. lots of places to pull out for the night. however, we were here on a saturday and seemed to be near a bunch of people partying playing loud music, screaming and honking all night. dont know if its like this every weekend.

March 28th, 2019 by Wilde Weite Welt

Nice camping along Peralta Canyon Road. There are many opportunities along this graded dirtroad on the Arizona State Trust Land before you reach Peralta Canyon Trailhead in Tonto National Forest, where camping is not allowed. Very scenic, quiet.