Dispersed Camping in the Dragoon Mountains - Free Camping - Coronado National Forest - Arizona

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  • @furlvr1961
    @furlvr1961 2 года назад +4

    Cool... I get to be the first person to comment on your video. I really like your channel. Thank you for all the posts you give us. Tom

  • @patbrown7813
    @patbrown7813 2 года назад +1

    Great video. I just turned 60, and have lived in Arizona my whole life. I definitely need to go see more of the state. Thank you for a great and informative video. The Dragoon's will be on my list now. Thank you!

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      You should! The Dragoons is in my top three spots I love to visit. Lots of history in that area and very beautiful part of the country!

  • @leah890
    @leah890 2 года назад

    Love the geology. The thought that the mountains were formed under ground and what you see is the weathered granite after millions of years have eroded the surrounding soil. First time I saw a coati too. Awesome you got video of it

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      I really enjoyed that spot. The coati was a bonus for sure.

  • @barrystamper528
    @barrystamper528 2 года назад +1

    Great video. We really like your style of making these and look forward to more.

  • @virginia_in_the_rearview
    @virginia_in_the_rearview 2 года назад +1

    Beautiful campsite! I love how you do your videos. The road conditions are so helpful! Safe travels!

  • @earthcomedy
    @earthcomedy 2 года назад

    I've done the Cochise Stronghold full hike (From other side)- it's really great, though someone told me there are a lot of snakes in the summer. I did it in the winter - Feb? a few years ago. Great weather. Saw the Cochise Stronghold campground...but didn't know about this BLM area. Awesome!

  • @davidclark291
    @davidclark291 2 года назад

    Love your vids. Also, I appreciate that you share your campsites. This really helps others. Promise to keep your sites clean and trash free. Best wishes.

  • @tobymorgan2222
    @tobymorgan2222 Год назад

    That is our exact favorite spot in the Dragoons. Enjoy.

  • @earthcomedy
    @earthcomedy 2 года назад

    The West Side of the Dragoons looks to be drier than the East. Very green on the Cochise hike itself.

  • @TheDieselApartment
    @TheDieselApartment 2 года назад

    How cool that you got to see a coati! We're pretty sure that's what ran off with a package of marshmallows we accidentally left out when we camped off Proctor Road in Madera Canyon. 😂

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      It was definitely a first for me. Neat looking little creatures.

  • @t-bone9403
    @t-bone9403 11 месяцев назад

    You were right there at Council Rock, interesting place.

  • @jdsmith-bl2yl
    @jdsmith-bl2yl 2 года назад

    Nice video! Man, you got a great spot, like the trees

  • @TheGingerGypsy
    @TheGingerGypsy 2 года назад

    This was a GREAT video!!! I LOVED how much detailed information you gave! Most people don’t do that👊 thanks

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      Glad it was helpful! If you get a chance, definitely go a check this area out. Beautiful area! One of my favorite spots!

  • @dennis78382
    @dennis78382 2 года назад

    Another great spot. Thanks for sharing!

  • @flyovercounty1427
    @flyovercounty1427 2 года назад

    Las Cienegas and Empire Ranch and it’s headquarters are worth a look see.

  • @peterpowell6168
    @peterpowell6168 2 года назад +1

    thanks for your video! i will have to try again to go there again! i don't know if i got to watch your video prior to going. i definitely will rewatch before . happy trails !!

  • @doughutchison6382
    @doughutchison6382 2 года назад +4

    What a beautiful area, Mark. We were at Tombstone on a trip about 7 or 8 years ago. The Dragoon Mountains look like a great place to visit.

  • @jerryjones188
    @jerryjones188 2 месяца назад

    Coati mounds travel in large groups most of the time, I've seen as many as 60 with young ones. Glad you got to see one! Nice video and directions. TONS of Apache War history and prehistory all over that range. Try a hike to Council Rocks and look up some history on it. You might see if that 687 road will take you to Dragoon Springs Butterfield Stage Station (I'm not sure if it will). If it does, that is a nice ride to a historically tragic place, very interesting history.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 месяца назад +1

      That would of been neat to see that many coati at a time. It was late evening, doing my evening hike and I stumbled on it in a wash I was hiking. Kinda freaked me out, never seeing anything like it before. LOLOL I've been to council rock, love that spot. Neat little area. I explored the other side of Dragoon mountains the last time I was there. I was planning on camping over there and hiking the trail. But to many people were camped out there already. I'll try camping on that side again next year. Thanks for watching!

    • @jerryjones188
      @jerryjones188 2 месяца назад

      @@DispersedCamperMan Also, Coati Mundis, not Mounds! Spell Check or something.

  • @aztrails1
    @aztrails1 2 года назад

    Very cool coati encounter.

  • @Adventures_without_NickNamin
    @Adventures_without_NickNamin Год назад

    Thank you for sharing! Safe travels✌️

  • @vanceviter
    @vanceviter 2 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for filming the roads getting into these camping spots. It Really helps seeing the kind of road you will be traveling on.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      Glad you like them! It's what I want to see when I'm seeing a camping spot for the first time. My first question is, what's the road like. LOL Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @willshropshire6773
    @willshropshire6773 2 года назад +2

    Mark, I always enjoy your videos and appreciate that you give geo info of where you are, you show maps, etc and always give good overall panoramas of the surrounding area. So many youtubers just focus on themselves and we are left wondering, "that place looked pretty cool but where are you?" Keep up the good work brother!

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      I appreciate that! I'm the same way, I don't like watching youtubers who don't disclose their locations. I prefer to focus on the location, not me. LOL Thanks for watching Will!

  • @neilholland6558
    @neilholland6558 2 года назад

    Lucky you Mark seeing a Coati. They are pretty illusive. Quite a good population in the Chiricahua Mountains too. Like Raccoons, you mainly see them in the evening or nighttime. Safe travels!

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      It would explain why I saw it late evening, it's when I take my daily evening hike. Pretty beautiful little creature.

  • @jodiklebs1288
    @jodiklebs1288 2 года назад +1

    I used to live in Arizona and we used to run into those while camping quite often. I love your videos that you show where your campsites are. Nobody else does it and it is a great idea. I look forward to your videos and thank you for such a detailed description of the area.

  • @endymion8672
    @endymion8672 2 года назад

    Always liked your videos and the way you go about camping👍 you drive to a remote spot that's hard to get to and then leave the steering wheel alone for half a week maybe more. I do the same and, like you, I explore on 2 wheels and on foot often over a 100 miles. My 2wheeler is a capable electric mountain bike that takes me ~60 mi per charge. My rig is a built-out Subaru Outback 2018 and, like you, I run a Honda ⚡ which I prefer to anything solar so far😃

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      Thanks 👍 I've been debating on getting an electric mountain bike, I just need to figure out where to store it while traveling. I don't want to put it on my bike rack outside. I'll think of something someday. LOL It sounds like your rig is very capable. And yes, I love my honda generators for sure. If I never left Arizona, I can see getting solar, but I don't follow the 70 degree weather. It's why I camp by myself most of the time, no one around to complain about my generator running. LOL Thanks for watching!

  • @eprohoda
    @eprohoda 2 года назад

    outstanding done! take care!DDispersed! :))

  • @dave8k9hohnjmdavez57
    @dave8k9hohnjmdavez57 2 года назад

    Thank you for your efforts and sharing..Enjoy much

  • @Jadegoodman15
    @Jadegoodman15 Месяц назад

    South eastern AZ is big Quadamundi range. At times you will see their whole troop and sometimes over 20 at a time. That was most likely a traveling Male.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  Месяц назад

      I don’t know what I would have done coming up on 20+ mundis. Lol. They are very unique looking for sure.

  • @Retired-nohurry
    @Retired-nohurry 2 года назад

    Great camping spot.

  • @bradleycrandall30
    @bradleycrandall30 2 года назад

    One of your best.

  • @a.zweistein542
    @a.zweistein542 Год назад

    The nice animal was a 'White-nosed Coatimundi' (Coati, zoological: Nasua narica).
    Arizona & New Mexico somehow the Northest regions to find them. They are usually in Mexico, in Central America: Named antoon or gato solo or pizote or tejón there. Somehow Southest to find them also the far northwestern region of Colombia near the border with Panama.
    -Greetings from Germany, Tom

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  Год назад

      First time seeing one of those. Pretty neat looking. Coming up on something like that while hiking a wash in the late evening kind of threw me for a loop. LOL

  • @c.r.5106
    @c.r.5106 2 года назад

    Excellent video! This area is only about an hour from my home and I didn't know about it, thank you for sharing. Not only is Tombstone close by, so is Bisbee which is another cool old mining town with a lot of history as well as Ft. Huachuca which is the home if the Buffalo Soldiers and has some interesting museums.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! Tombstone and Bisbee are great spots to check out. Lots of history for sure!

  • @stevec2665
    @stevec2665 2 года назад

    That's an awesome looking camping spot.

  • @randallwolff8124
    @randallwolff8124 2 года назад

    Coatimundi, ya they are neat little critters. You are in Mountain lion country there as well. great video

  • @sextondj
    @sextondj 2 года назад

    Wow! What a beautiful area!

  • @cloverhills1369
    @cloverhills1369 2 года назад

    Beautiful spot👍Love those rocks

  • @DRGreen-ps7eh
    @DRGreen-ps7eh 2 года назад +1

    Coati? Heck, first time for me too. Mark, I really love your videos. You show interesting landscapes, (& animals) and provide directions, to include coordinates, road conditions... all excellent. Incites wanderlust for places I've never been. Thanks

  • @Hiker_Mike
    @Hiker_Mike 2 года назад +1

    I also came face-to-face with a Coati near that area... at first I wasn't sure if it was going to attack! The Javelinas are also a little intimidating and less timid.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      I'm right with you. We both locked eyes at the same time and froze. We were both trying to figure out what we were going to do. LOL I'm just glad he stayed there long enough I could video it. I'm really looking forward to see a Javelina.

    • @Hiker_Mike
      @Hiker_Mike 2 года назад

      I was dispersed camping south of Tucson and came across a group of 5 Javelinas while hiking alone... they made me nervous, I've heard they can get aggressive. I carry a gun with me when hiking alone in the desert.

  • @noemiseptier7101
    @noemiseptier7101 2 года назад

    Beautiful place!!! But the truth is that I don't dare to go alone to those remote places... I can't even change a flat tire. 😢

  • @brakeme1
    @brakeme1 7 месяцев назад

    Killer sight, man. I know the area. Thx!

  • @ScubaSteveCanada
    @ScubaSteveCanada 2 года назад

    I keep passing the Dragoon Mtns ... usually too cold ... all get there one day. Thanks for posting. Cheers, Steve

  • @cindyhenke9914
    @cindyhenke9914 9 месяцев назад

    Yes it’s a beautiful area if you can get a spot. We’re there right now and it’s crazy packed. As soon as someone pulls out of the premium spots someone pulls in within 5 minutes

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  9 месяцев назад

      That’s crazy. What’s the temperature there right now? What spot did you get?

  • @natedunn8956
    @natedunn8956 2 года назад

    Man , great looking camp sight, thanks for sharing Mark !!

  • @coolvibes3663
    @coolvibes3663 2 года назад

    Very nice job. Thank you for sharing. cheers

  • @mikegahm9706
    @mikegahm9706 2 года назад

    Very cool

  • @t-bone9403
    @t-bone9403 11 месяцев назад

    If you go a little further up Middle March rd. There is a cut off to Soren Pass, that takes you up to the top of the Dragoons with views of the whole valley. It's a pretty rough road but I made it up on my Kawasaki KLR 650 no problem.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  11 месяцев назад

      I did go all the way to the other side of the mountain and checked out Cochise campground. The road wasn't to bad when I was there.

    • @t-bone9403
      @t-bone9403 11 месяцев назад

      @DispersedCamperMan yes, when you get to the top of Middle March rd. there is a 180° turn and a sign that has Soren Pass 3 ml. Dead End 5 ml. Middle March rd. leads to Pearce and the old Pierce Jail. If you head west from Pearce, you can take the old ghost town trail to Courtland. Some cool stuff to check out on that route. The back way to Tombstone.

  • @ivybrooks7963
    @ivybrooks7963 2 года назад

    Just found your channel. Great videos! We’re going for a year+ long road trip and are trying to find the best places to go!

  • @tracyphillips3325
    @tracyphillips3325 2 года назад +1

    Hi Mark. Very beautiful area. I've been watching all of your videos since you left out after Christmas. Just haven't committed yet. So far it's an amazing adventure. Leah and I rode on the stagecoach tour, a few years ago. Five days, that's a pretty good stay. I've heard them called ring tails or something like that, the animal you saw. Safe travels!

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Tracy, Leah's been commenting in your absence. ;-) Thanks for watching! I thought the stagecoach was pretty neat looking rolling around. And if I'm staying five days at a spot, you can guarantee I really enjoy the area.

  • @123blunsford
    @123blunsford 2 года назад

    I love the way this spot looks, I think I’d love it there! Thanks! ❤️

  • @AmericanWanderers
    @AmericanWanderers 2 года назад

    Mark you do some of the best boondocking videos on the web. And a Coatimundi, how cool. We we down in the general area last winter. Stopped at Tombstone. I've seen those mountains on the map and have wondered about them now I know a lot more.
    My Father was stations not too far away from there at Ft Huachuca (if I spelled it right). While we lived in Tucson, that was long ago.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      Thanks! You should definitively check them out! I highly recommend!

    • @AmericanWanderers
      @AmericanWanderers 2 года назад

      @@DispersedCamperMan Well I'll drop the TT and drive the road first in my 4WD truck first to check the conditions. Thanks to your heads up on the approach road. That site reminded me of Indian Bread Rocks in some ways.

  • @websterbarstone
    @websterbarstone 2 года назад

    That's a beautiful, beautiful area. I wouldn't want to try to make it down FR 687 in my current vehicle, and I have to really want to get to a place to put up with 10 miles of rugged washboard like Middlemarch Road. I'm sure glad you give such good coverage to the road as well as the scenery. I like that campsite, but I'd have to have a different vehicle. I enjoyed the video, Mark.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      Yup, middlemarch road isn't for everybody, for sure. LOL My motorcycle shocks were taking a beating driving on it. LOL But I really enjoy the dragoon mountains. I stare at them in awwww. I'll mostly likely be back there, sometime in the near future.

  • @ChesapeakeBayProductions
    @ChesapeakeBayProductions 2 года назад +1

    Awesome video of the area. Thanks for sharing. Do you cook food exclusively inside the camper or do you have a bbq pit / cook on a fire? Some places might have fire ban and a bbq pit is bulky to travel with. BUT it ain't camping without cooking on a flame.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      I sometimes carry a BBq pit, but on this trip, I didn't feel like making room for it. I've been very tempted to run to Wal-Mart and buy one. LOL Even it it's a charcoal one. I'm starting to want a steak. LOL

  • @magicworldbyjorg
    @magicworldbyjorg 2 года назад

    ..cool video keep up the great content.. Thank you…

  • @97054291
    @97054291 2 года назад

    Hi, i,m from new zealand and on my bucket list is council rocks area. In your opinion what the best time to visit, planning on a week. Climate wise and not 100,s of people.
    Thanks Rick.

  • @CampandTramp
    @CampandTramp 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing the information on that great camping area! Beautiful and close to an interesting town too. Have you ever gotten lost on any of your hikes? That animal was cool. I had a Ringtail Cat get into the vehicle on Mt. Lemmon in Tucson. Looked similar.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      Thanks! No I haven't gotten lost on any hikes so far. I carry maps on my phone that work via GPS if I need them, no cell signal necessary. I first saw that Coati, my first instinct was to run. LOL Pretty neat little animal. LOL

  • @Thesaltymedic36
    @Thesaltymedic36 2 года назад

    I didn’t think a coati was in North American. I googled it and it said they were in the SW US. That’s a neat thing to see. I definitely see how you thought it was a monkey 😂

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      I've never heard of them myself. LOL Kinda freaked me out when we met. LOL

  • @stevecoscia
    @stevecoscia 2 года назад

    I used your Dragoon map coordinates last year from the first time you were there - I had a terrific time camping in that region. Thanks for including the map coordinates in your notes. Question: What type of cell phone signal booster antenna do you use? Do you like it? Thanks.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      I use a weboost drive. Sometimes it works, sometimes it does. I am glad I have it though.

  • @CITAP1
    @CITAP1 2 года назад

    I'm hoping to see an Arizona Jaguar. Slim if any to no chance though. I'd settle for a Coati.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +2

      That would be awesome. Where I'm at right now, north of Tucson, I was taking an evening hike and walked up on a bobcat. Pretty neat.

    • @billcochran4072
      @billcochran4072 2 года назад +1

      The chance of seeing a jaguar are pretty slim although the imagine of some have been captured on game cams. What are much more prevalent are Mountains lions, they love those rocky cliffs and while they might stock you, they’re very illusive and you’re not likely to see them. As for ring tailed cats, sometimes called miner’s cats, and are only seen at night and are smaller than raccoons. Coatimundi’s are have migrated up from Mexico and are a nuisance, in packs they can be aggressive if you’re alone on a hike, it’s a good idea to have a pistol, they are varmints just like coyotes. Have fun in our beautiful state!

    • @CITAP1
      @CITAP1 2 года назад +1

      @@billcochran4072 a Jaguar was in the newws about a year ago. I understand there may be up to 5 in AZ at that time. Beautiful cat.

  • @johnpurdum8126
    @johnpurdum8126 2 года назад

    Nice area! Does airing down the tires help with the washboarding roads? I have a travel trailer and I don't think this would be too good for it, even though I did see other rigs in there. I might be rethinking rig setup for the future.

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад +1

      I’m not for sure about airing down. I just drove very slow. 5-15 mph. Lol. It’s slow going. It helped a little.

  • @cslay06
    @cslay06 2 года назад

    Looking forward to visiting that area! Beautiful! I wish it was a little lower in elevation this time of year. How are the temps and what week were you just there?

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      You definitely should visit, beautiful area. I arrived there Jan 7 and stayed five nights. The temps weren't bad. High 30's at night and high 50's during the day.

    • @cslay06
      @cslay06 2 года назад

      @@DispersedCamperMan thank you sir!

  • @dencollins4912
    @dencollins4912 2 года назад

    I just came across your videos and like watching them , I plan on mounting a motorcycle to my truck as well and noticed you have had bike mounted on front and back which did you find as the better option ?

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      I no longer carry my bike in front. After hooking up my bully dawg to my truck which monitors my engine temps, I’ve noticed when I carry it up front, my transmission, oil and coolant temps rise 30 degrees. It’s causing my engine to over heat. I only carry it in the back now.

  • @minam9120
    @minam9120 2 года назад

    Thank you for all the posts!!!!👍

  • @kbestle
    @kbestle 2 года назад

    Is the last 2 miles any worse then what you found at Indian Bread Rocks?

  • @johndiaz7240
    @johndiaz7240 2 года назад

    👍👍

  • @trekfortruth2841
    @trekfortruth2841 2 года назад

    Cool spot! What is the nearest town for groceries?

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      Tombstone has a family dollar store which is 14 miles from that spot. Benson, 35 miles, has a walmart. I went to Benson a couple times on my motorcycle to restock.

    • @trekfortruth2841
      @trekfortruth2841 2 года назад

      @@DispersedCamperMan thanks!

  • @joemcgee2204
    @joemcgee2204 2 года назад

    Can I make it to this spot in a Prius? If not any ideas?

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      I don't know what your comfort level is driving on dirt roads, but you could try, if you don't like the dirt road, turn around.

  • @jodiklebs1288
    @jodiklebs1288 2 года назад

    Coatimundi Mark

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      Coatimundi it was!

    • @jodiklebs1288
      @jodiklebs1288 2 года назад

      @@DispersedCamperMan They definitely are a unique looking animal. I love his tail and wild eyes. 👀

    • @DispersedCamperMan
      @DispersedCamperMan  2 года назад

      @@jodiklebs1288 LOL True!