Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Apr–May & Octbest months
About 51.5 Mile Camp
- Where: 24 mi southwest of Bitter Springs, AZ · 36.31902, -111.86154
Weather by month
50°28°Jan
55°32°Feb
64°38°Mar
72°43°Apr
82°52°May
95°61°Jun
98°68°Jul
94°66°Aug
88°58°Sep
74°46°Oct
60°35°Nov
48°28°Dec
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Apr–May & Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
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Good to know
Cell signal
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.Night sky: Pristine
The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Stargazing nearby: Grand Canyon Star Party (South Rim) (Star party), 23 mi.
RV essentials
Dump station: 13.4 mi
Water fill-up: 19.8 mi
Camps nearby
- Little Nankoweap Camp 0.6 mi
- Upper Nankoweap Camp 1.3 mi
- Main Nankoweap Camp 1.5 mi
- Lower Dinosaur Camp 1.6 mi
- Lower Saddle Camp 3.7 mi
- Duck n Quack Camp 4 mi