About Treasure Park - East
Treasure Park East sits along the scenic Swift Trail in the deserts of southern Arizona. The picturesque mountain meadow setting offers visitors an escape from the desert heat and opportunities for viewing wildlife and wildflowers, as well as group camping, hiking, mountain biking and picnicking. The location boasts an interesting history. Legend has it that a treasure of stolen gold and silver was buried here by a band of outlaws in the 1850s. They reportedly marked the site with a triangle formed by three colored granite stones, though no buried treasure was ever found. The campground lies along the Swift Trail Scenic Drive, which takes visitors from the Sonoran Desert at 2,900 feet to alpine meadows and forest on the 9,000+ foot ridges of the Pinaleño Range. Because of its diverse habitat, the area is well-known for birding and wildlife watching. The Swift Trail provides access to a…
- Fees: This site has a $25 per night fee and a $5 per vehicle per night fee. Your check-out through recreation.gov will only include the…
- Managed by: Coronado National Forest, FS
- Where: 10 mi southwest of Swift Trail Junction, AZ · 32.66361, -109.87111
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Park | ATV road | at camp | 1.0 mi |
| Snow Lure Spur | ATV road | 0.2 mi | 1.5 mi |
| Big Creek | Hiking | 0.3 mi | 1.1 mi |
| Grant Hill Loop | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 3.6 mi |
| Hawkins | Hiking | 0.5 mi | 1.3 mi |
| Grant Hill Loop A | Hiking | 0.6 mi | 1.1 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Propane: 14.5 mi
Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.Camps nearby
- Treasure Park – Group Use Areas 0.1 mi
- Upper Hospital Flat Group Site 0.3 mi
- Shannon Campground 0.9 mi
- Snow Flat Dispersed Camping Area 1.2 mi
- Cunningham Campground 1.6 mi
- Lower Twilight Group Site 2.9 mi