Upper Twilight Group Site in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping

Upper Twilight Group Site sits at 7,400 feet under a ponderosa pine canopy in the Pinaleño Mountains along the Swift Trail Scenic Drive in Coronado National Forest. The site draws groups for birding, wildlife viewing, and accessing nearby hiking, biking, and horseback trails, as well as trout fishing at Riggs Lake. The single facility accommodates up to 50 people and six vehicles. Amenities include vault toilets, a group campfire ring with a grill, picnic tables, and bear-proof food lockers and trash cans. Lower Twilight Group Site is directly adjacent.

Getting there: From Safford, Arizona: Take State Route 191 south for 6 miles. Turn right onto State Route 366/Swift Trail and travel 14.5 miles to the Twilight Campground entrance (MM 128.4), following the road for 1 mile to the Upper Twilight Group Site. From Tucson, Arizona: Take I-10 East for 90 miles. Take exit 352 for State Route 191, and turn left toward Safford. Drive 26.3 miles north and turn left on State Route 366/Swift Trail. Continue for 14.5 miles to the Twilight Campground entrance (MM 128.4), following the road for 1 mile to the Upper Twilight Group Site.

• Moderately separated here.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Heliograph Peak stands 2,554 ft above the map pin, 1.4 miles west.
• A group campground, with 1 hike-in site and most of them shaded.
• Twilight Spring lies 0.7 mi off.

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