Bear Mountain | Wild Camping

March 23rd, 2022 by davidsweyman

Fantastic spot. had to clear some dead branches overhead, but a 10 footer can get in here. IE tall sprinter van. Super quiet. Locals driving by....

March 17th, 2022 by logannixon.la

Great place to stop for the night. definitely need a smaller vehicle to get into the trail. lots of overgrowth. other than that, perfect night sleep amongst the trees. No wind for us.

March 5th, 2022 by skyefrench3

Lots of pullouts and little dispersed spots along Bear Mt Road in National Forest land.

November 29th, 2021 by enoriega617

Beautiful free but lots of trash Local use this place to shoot up shoot there guns No one mess with us No amenities Must be self contained No 4x4 need unless you choose the rough roads Lots of broken glass all around Becarefull with your pet and kids Beautiful 60s in late Nov follow me on Instagram Moomoo617

July 10th, 2021 by darrin.roush

totally quiet and no one else here but me. there's a huge heat wave throughout the Southwest right now so it's a great break from the heat to be up here tonight this July

April 13th, 2021 by henrycowdery

Nice quiet spot. There's a dirt road through the woods for about .5 mi with several turnouts, some with great views. There are established fire rings, but also wind. Level spots get scarce further down the road. Saw no one.

March 15th, 2021 by bhughes

Beautiful spot. Some sites had fire rings which we did not use on account of the wind. We got mildly snowed on and it was very windy which is expected in mid March for this area in the mountains. Hiked Bear Mountain Trail since it was so close to our site. There were probably 4-5 spots to put a rig. No one else was there the three days we were there. We could hear some noise from the road but nothing too distracting from the beautiful views.

March 11th, 2020 by thejourneyofelsol

Checked out this spot during a rainy Spring with more rain forecast. The road is graded fine dirt, and we were concerned that it could become slick with additional precipitation. Driving 4x4 3500 but decided to move on.

May 3rd, 2019 by mollym464

I found a nice, flat pull out, just far enough off the dirt road to feel pretty secluded. This area, probably the first pull out, is mostly all flat, so aside from the elevation, at 6630 ft, hiking and exploring was relatively easy. I didn’t find any big game trails to wander, but as long as you keep track of where the road is, you shouldn’t have trouble finding your way back. Some tall pines and a lot of scrub trees, with cacti and other interesting vegetation. Decent Verizon signal, just flies and a nearby fire ant hill, to contend with, so I stayed a few days and slept in complete silence with no other campers around.

April 25th, 2017 by jockrash

Nice place very quite. Pity that the first camping spot is full with broken bottles.
Why can't people take their rubbish home with them. If your rig is over 2mt 50 high don't bother.

December 6th, 2016 by lachori

Wild camping in Gila NF. Pine forest. Just off the dirt road, severals put off. 2wd just fine. No clearance for Rvs. Very quiet, some shade from the pines.