Sonoran Desert NM Boondocking

Route 238, which connects Maricopa to Gila Bend, travels through the Sonoran Desert National Monument. Several dirt roads on the north side of Route 238 venture into the monument. Most of the roads have sign boards with all the rules and information. As far as we could tell vehicle travel is limited in this area to dirt bikes, ATVs, and jeeps. There are also signs blocking access to open areas but we found an large area without a sign that had been previously used, possibly for offloading ATVs. Use caution when camping here because we may have been breaking rules. 

 

We were only about 600' off of Route 238 but we walked/rolled a short distance farther before we came to places where the road was too rough for easy rolling. Monument  33.04208, -112.33112