State park · est. 1968
Picacho Peak State Park · caps RVs at 36 ft
- Max RV
- 36 ft
- Season
- Year-round (peak: October – April)
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36ft
electric
Yes
Year-round (peak: October – April)
Site of the westernmost engagement of the American Civil War — the Battle of Picacho Pass, April 15, 1862, between a Union cavalry detachment and a Confederate scouting party — commemorated annually in a March re-enactment that genuinely surprises first-time visitors who came for the peak's springtime poppy bloom. The 85-site campground holds 30-amp electric and water hookups at a 36-ft cap, year-round, with the dump station at the entrance. The peak itself rises 1,500 feet above the desert floor immediately east of I-10 and is one of the most recognizable rock formations in southern Arizona. The Hunter Trail's summit ascent uses cable anchors over the final exposed sections and is rated strenuous; Bureau of Land Management's adjacent corridors offer additional dispersed staging for rigs that exceed the campground cap.
Managing agency
Arizona State Parks & Trails
Primary sources
How to book this park
Reservations + RV staging
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
Can you take an RV into Picacho Peak State Park?
RVs up to 36 ft are allowed in Picacho Peak State Park campgrounds.
Are there RV hookups at Picacho Peak State Park?
Hookups at Picacho Peak State Park: electric.
Is there an RV dump station at Picacho Peak State Park?
Yes — Picacho Peak State Park has an RV dump station.
Other state parks in Arizona
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Catalina
Catalina runs 120 electric sites at a 50-ft cap (rare for Arizona) — the snowbird-season inventory fills 12 months ahead and the park doubles as the RV staging for Saguaro NP East.
Slide Rock
Slide Rock is a timed-entry day-use park around a 1908 apple orchard and a natural sandstone slide — no in-park RV camping, stage at Cave Spring or Pine Flat USFS instead.
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Arizona rules · last verified 2026-05-10
- State rental tax
- 8.3% · not collected by PickRV
- Min driver age
- 21+ std · 25+ Class A
- Gravel roads
- Allowed — no restriction
- Generator quiet
- 22:00-08:00
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