BLM BC1003 — Big Bug Trailhead - Black Canyon Trail in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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BLM BC1003 — Big Bug Trailhead - Black Canyon Trail in AZ

Road corridorBLM, Hassayampa

2.2 mi from Spring Valley

Maps 4,094 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0.1–0.4 cross land the BLM doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

BLM Hassayampa Field Office ↗

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Road Access

Difficult
  • BLM plans 0.7 of this road’s 2.3 miles as maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.7 miles of dirt, but the condition is unverified.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.9 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
  • Copper Mountain stands 933 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles north.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 49–77°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.