About Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin
The Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin is located within the Palisades Administrative Site in the Santa Catalina Mountains, 20 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona. The cabin is reached via the East Catalina Highway, which becomes the General Hitchcock Highway, a historic and scenic drive that takes visitors through multiple biozones from the Sonoran Desert to the dense forests at 8,000 feet elevation. The cabin has indoor plumbing, electricity, a full kitchen, furniture, beds and an enclosed front yard. The cabin is available from late March to early November depending on the weather. The Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin is approximately one hour from Tucson, AZ, 18.4 miles up Mt. Lemmon. The cabin location provides access to a myriad of recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, birding, horseback riding, picnicking, sightseeing, mountain biking, rock climbing, and visiting…
- Fees: $125 per day.
- Managed by: Coronado National Forest, USFS - Coronado National Forest
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Summerhaven, AZ · 32.40992, -110.71514
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: May–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec–Feb.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Incinerator Ridge | ATV road | 0.3 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Palisade | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 6.4 mi |
| Kellogg | Horse | 0.4 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Butterfly | Horse | 0.4 mi | 4.8 mi |
| Incinerator Ridge | Horse | 0.6 mi | 1.9 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 is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 9.6 mi
Water fill-up: 14.3 mi
Propane: 13 mi
Camps nearby
- Navajo Camp 0.1 mi
- Camp Lawton 0.3 mi
- Showers Point Group Site 0.3 mi
- Incinerator Ridge Dispersed Camping 0.4 mi
- Camp Zion 0.5 mi
- Southern Pines Baptist Camp 0.7 mi