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Gila River Recreation Area: dispersed camping rules & status
Free, undeveloped camping on Bureau of Land Management land in Arizona. No reservations and usually no facilities: pack out trash and bring water.
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management: BLM Arizona
- County
- Gila
- Status today
- No closure posted
No closure posted by the managing agency (not a guarantee it is open). - Stay limit
- Not listed on the official page
- Trailers / vehicles
- “The sites are not suitable for large motor homes or RV trailers due to narrow clearance and maneuvering space. The Town of Winkelman operates a river park with facilities for motor home and RV camping, water, toilets available for public use.”
- Campfire rules
- “Primitive sites with parking and a fire ring are available.”
- Season
- No official season published
- Fire restrictions now
- Year Round: BLM Arizona year-round fire restrictions, Arizona Year-Round Fire Restrictions AZ910-2022-001, in effect since May 8, 2022 (order info)
- Stage 2: Arizona Dept. of Forestry and Fire Management (state trust land), in effect since Jun 29, 2026 (order info) (applies to state trust land / county jurisdiction nearby, not to federal land; listed on the state map)
Campfires only allowed in designated or developed campsites. No target shooting or fireworks on State Trust lands at any time of the year.
Source: Arizona fire restrictions map layers, checked Oct 20, 2026.
- Source
- BLM recreation page (checked Oct 20, 2026)
Pin from the agency record (33.0604, -110.7227). Dispersed areas cover a wider area than one point.
Pilot: we show only what the managing agency publishes. Conditions, road access and fire orders change, so confirm with the agency before you go.
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