About Half Moon Ranch
Half Moon Ranch is a ranch style house located in East Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains of the Coronado National Forest, approximately 1-1/2 hours east of Tucson. The house is situated in a dramatic canyon that provides excellent rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding opportunities. The area around Half Moon ranch has long been considered a bouldering and rock climbing paradise, boasting backcountry and protected routes ranging from one to seven pitches in length, and from 5.6 to 5.12 in difficulty. Most approaches are 30-60 minutes in length, although there are a number of known areas that are easily accessible from the roads. In addition, the nearby Cochise Stronghold Campground has interpretive tales for both natural and cultural resources and history. Half Moon Ranch is a seven-room ranch style house, suitable for groups of up to 9 people. The house…
- Fees: $150 per night.
- Season: Year-round
- Managed by: Coronado National Forest, FS
- Where: 7 mi west of Sunsites, AZ · 31.94636, -109.95539
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–May & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Carlink Spring | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.6 mi |
| Cochise Horse Trail | Horse | 0.9 mi | 1.0 mi |
| Cochise | Hiking | 1.8 mi | 4.6 mi |
| Stronghold Nature | Horse | 1.8 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Middlemarch Canyon | Hiking | 2.4 mi | 2.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.4 mi
Water fill-up: 23 mi
Propane: 16.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Shaw House 1.1 mi
- Cochise Stronghold Campground 1.8 mi
- Dragoon Mountains 2.7 mi
- The Lakes at Saint David 15.2 mi
- Tombstone Livery Stable & RV park 16.4 mi
- Tombstone RV Park and Campground 16.5 mi