Photo courtesy of AZ State Parks
Tucked away in the rolling hills of southeastern Arizona is a hidden treasure. Patagonia Lake State Park, established in 1975 as a state park and is an ideal place to find whitetail deer roaming the hills and great blue herons walking the shoreline. The park offers a campground, beach, picnic area with ramadas, tables and grills, a creek trail, boat ramps, and a marina.
Lake Patagonia is a beautiful fishing lake in the mountains just south of Tucson and just north of Nogales. It has camping sites; a boat dock and launch ramp; restrooms; camping store and visitor center. Most of the camping sites have electricity and water. The east section has larger sites and are best suited for large RV’s, car and trailer camping. To make the event cost effective; we need to site-share. Tents will share a site with RV's/trailers.
We will have a group dinner in the campground on Saturday night. DA will provide hamburgers and hot dogs and water. Please will bring a side dish or dessert. If you want to join the fun but don’t want to camp, the town of Patagonia is only 10 minutes away and they have fun motels and hotels. The town has some cool shops and restaurants to explore. Nogales is about 15 miles down the road.
Driving home on Sunday, plan to stop in Sonoita and visit the wineries. The best way to get to Patagonia is to take I 10 past Tucson to State route 83. Go south on 83 to Sonoita to where it dead ends into state route 82. Turn right on 82 and go to the lake just past the town of Patagonia.
The campground overlooks the lake where anglers catch crappie, bass, bluegill, catfish, and trout. The park is popular for water skiing, fishing, camping, picnicking, and hiking. And the tracks of the New Mexico/Arizona railroad lie beneath the lake and remnants of the old historic line may be found at the Nature Conservancy in Patagonia. Hikers can stroll along the creek trail and see birds such as the canyon towhee, Inca dove, vermilion flycatcher, black vulture, and several species of hummingbirds.
Our (East) sites have 20/30 amp and 50 amp voltage. Campsite lengths vary but most can accommodate any size RV. Quiet hours (no generators, music, or loud voices) are from 9 p.m. – 8 a.m.
Check-in time is 2 p.m. Arriving earlier than 2 p.m. does not guarantee the sites’ availability. Check-out time is 12 noon on the scheduled departure date.
Park gates will be open from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. All camping guests with reservations who will arrive after 10 p.m. must call the park before 4:30 p.m. to make arrangements.
Campers arriving before 12 noon on the day of arrival will be charged the park entrance fee.
We have sites E-3 and E-4
Your leaders are Sam and Roy. More information will be provided with your registration email.
Don’t forget to check out our DA store. http://www.desertadventures.org/Store
