Camping in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona
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In this video, I provide an overview and footage from our recent stay in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is located in southern Arizona about 60 miles southwest of Tucson.
Camping is free with a max stay of 14 days in a 30 day period. There are over 60 designated campsites, many large enough to accommodate an RV.
The video contains footage of our campsite views and dashcam views of the nearby town of Arivaca and Universal Ranch RV Village. Here you can dump your RV tanks and fill the fresh water for $10 and visit the local General Store for food and propane.
More footage shows off the Pronghorn Loop Scenic Drive and the drive up to the refuge visitor center.
Stay tuned till the end for a surprise visit from an Antelope Jackrabbit! What a treat to see up close.
Related Links:
Universal Ranch RV Park - www.universalranchrv.com/
BANWR Website - www.fws.gov/refuge/buenos_air...
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here is a good site I use, might come in handy for you caltopo.com/map.html#ll=40.42588,-101.11218&z=5&b=mbt
My first visit Sept 2020 was very wonderful! The Arivaca Cienega Trail was a beautiful paradise that was a safe place. I went to the entrance of 286 to see the Pronghorn. I also drove north to some areas that were isolated and peaceful. I will be back to go camping knowing this wildlife refuge is regulated and safe which I really desire.
I've lived in Arizona for over 40 years and you have taken me to places I have never visited. You are motivating me to get out there.. Thanks!
Awwwwwe Angie! I miss her too.
Angie sighting !!!! She was a special soul that I miss seeing, so thank you for that. Love going on your travels, I appreciate you taking us along Ray.
Yes, lots of archive footage of that special soul. :) Fond memories of her visit to this area.
Hi ray & Ann. It was delightful to meet you at the visitors center. Thanks for all the helpful info. I was the wee trailer in your video heading to a perfect campsite just down from you. I fell in love with this place. Perhaps because I saw my 1st cougar in the wild (in my car!). Also the soul food restaurant & rv park was awesome. Got to do some laundry there. Th aravica creek trail was so nice too. I want to go back! Btw propane fills are 3 # even if less so around $10 for 3 gallons. That little mercantile has just about everything you would need except firewood. Great video.
Thanks, was nice to meet you, too. What an awesome treat to see a Cougar!
I am planning a spring road trip to this area for this coming April, and this video that you made has been so very helpful! I really appreciate how you refer to the map - that helps me to visualize where everything is in relation to everything else. So much useful info here! I am not an RVer, but rather a tent camper who road trips around in my Toyota Corolla. Yet so much of the info that is helpful to RV travel also applies to my tent camping. I am going to look at some of your other videos now, particularly the one about the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.
Hey, you boondocked less than three miles where I live. Off of San Joaquin and Bopp. Glad to have known you nearby.
Love your videos Ray. You are one of the few that gets a map out and shows us how to make travel plans. Thank you!
Don't know why seems a no brainer to me. Love the tech we have nowadays to help us. :)
Always very interesting your laidback style always makes my day,
Great video, let us know when you return. That means it is a must stay. Thanks fot sharing. Safe travels@
Thanks for sharing really enjoyed seeing the little beagle I know you miss her I lost mine 2 years ago and I miss him every day
Thanks, she lives on in a ton of video footage. :)
Hope you don't want to come back to this spot for a couple weeks, cause if you do you will have to park beside me, just pulled in today about noon, seen a glimpse of a deer, when I went on bicycle ride, north of here
well thank you for this video i am planning on being there in 2 weeks. and i will bring rabbit food !
appears very quiet and clean area no trash see or hear overhead planes or security being so close to mexico town regulars have any concerns being close to border thanks for sharing another adventure safe healthy and joyful journeys ahead
❤️ Angie! Wonderful seeing her again and thought the sunset at the end was beautiful. Thank you for sharing all the info on the refuge & town.
Thanks for taking is along again. Looks like a great place to visit and camp at!
Nice video Ray! We may have to stop there on the way back. We went to Kitt Peak about 10 years ago - I remember it was pretty cold up there so I bought a sweatshirt at the gift store there. I just tossed that worn out sweatshirt a few months ago! Enjoy!
I remember when we visited it was to escape the heat in the valley below.
Great addition to your playlist Ray !
Thank you .....great music selection too.
Dave
Must know the band... What group played the music?
Beautiful area. I love those treks into the old small towns down there.
Really loved the music for this one! My daddy got into some hot water when he was living in northern Nevada because he was Jed Clampet "shootin at some food" at those jackrabbits. I wasn't living with him, but the "ticket" got sent to my mom's address. Bad daddy! He was an odd ole coot,and I loved him muchly.
Hello Ray and Ann. Another spot that's now on my to-visit list. Should be in Tuscan in a month. Tomorrow I'm heading into Kofa. Scoped it out today and the Spiral Labyrinth that you had in one of your stills looks like where I'll be staying. Thanks again for all the great suggestions.
Ok Ray. Isnt it about time to add a 3rd to your lives? I know about the pain and missing of the little ones, but, so many need a family like yours! Time again to introduce a canine family member! I did it, and, so can yall!
Going to wait a few years, we have plans to do some extended international traveling before getting a couple more dogs.
Thanks for showing such a beautiful area. Is the camp limit 14 days?
Saw your comment that you are in the Wilcox area. Take a drive to the east of town at the Golf Course Lake. There are usually a bunch of Sand Hill cranes there this time of year and a good variety of ducks by the golf course and the big pond. It is an open area so it is best to go when not to windy.
You might also enjoy going south down US 191 to McNeal, AZ and checking out White Water Draw Refuge Area. It has thousands of Sand Hill Cranes. They start to leave about now but there should still be a lot. The evening fly in just at dark can be spectacular if you hit it right. There is free 4 day camping at the Draw and there is overflow along the dirt road to the south if the regular spots are filled. I do not know if the 4 day limit applies to the over flow area.
Yes, 14 days in a 30 day period.Thanks, we have been here a few times before. Have camped at Whitewater Draw. Birds are amazing! :)
Thank you for sharing Ray always look forward to your videos. I've got a few more years till retirement but I'm gearing up for it now so all this information is awesome
Thank you for sharing another beautiful video
Ray, this video was really a good one. The images and information was spot on as some people would say. It's a little chilly down that way now with all the storms coming thru every few days. Nice job!
Thanks so much Ray. :) Great tour of the area. We have to plan that out. Michael
Thanks for another great video keep exploring
Too cool, nice Jack rabbit. Nice video
You’re really covering my home state incredibly well enjoying all your videos. That was a doe jackalope. 😱👊👍😎
Thanks. :)
Thanks for another nice vid!
Nice looking area.
Great video Ray✔✔✔
not sure if you mentioned about phone service here, did verizon work down at your campsite, think I might stop here on way home for a week, and thank you for doing videos of all these nice camping spots.
Yes, we had a super fast strong connection on our Verizon Jetpack. Likely a little used tower. Have fun!
Sure enjoy your adventures. Question on tires, I believe you are still running Goodyear Endurance. Do you still recommend these tires are will you change when it comes time for new ones? Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Thanks for watching. :) Here was the latest update on the Endurance tires - th-cam.com/video/k9esJJZ6OW4/w-d-xo.html I like them and will likely replace with the same when the time comes. Cheers, Ray
Terrific video Ray! Looks like a great place to camp.....lots of space.....no close neighbors. That jack rabbit looked like he could be part kangaroo! I was wondering what the daily temperatures were there. We are bracing for our next winter storm in the midwest and my wife said this next one looks like it's going to affect nearly the entire country including Arizona.
Thanks, here are the monthly temps, www.accuweather.com/en/us/arivaca-az/85601/february-weather/336895?unit=f you can see this week is much colder than the normal 70F highs expected this time of year.
We are over near Willcox AZ now elevation 4000, normally it's normally also around 70 but today we had snow when we woke up. Was cool though we went down to Chiricahua National Monument and got good video and pictures of snow on the rock formations. Will be posting a video of it later on this month. :) Cheers!
That is nice looking open terrain. We like camping in secluded places, no need for Naihbors. My question for you, do you need a permit for these areas?
No there wasn't any permit required unless hunting. Here is a link to the camping rules - www.fws.gov/refuge/Buenos_Aires/visit/rules_and_regulations.html
We visited that area after your first video. Unfortunately we turned off the highway at the FIRST sign for the wildlife area. We were towing our 29’ 5th wheel, looked at the big welcome sign and continued down a road that looked great at first but got narrower and less passable. We proceeded because of my stubbornness and ended up in the middle of nowhere hacking our way out of a dead end road and returning the way we went in. So if you go there go to the visitors centre which is not the first road you encounter. The roads on the north end are not passable when towing. A beautiful place but beware.
Yeah, I had some good fifth wheel back up practice there. :)
Nice might have ro take a look
Can you tell me what dashcam you are using that has the live Garmin information. I want to get a new unit for my Jeep that can both record decent video and provide location data. I tried your Amazon link and website and couldn't figure it out. Love your videos! Paul.
It's a Garmin Dashcam 20 - www.loveyourrv.com/my-new-rving-gadget-the-garmin-dash-cam-20/ It's 3 years old now so I think they may have discontinued it in favor of newer models Example - amzn.to/2XgQds8
Hi Ray and Annie! Did you have much if any phone connection? Cool weather here at Kofa now, I bet it's cool there too at your 3000 plus feet? Take care see ya!
We had excellent cell coverage. Used the new Verizon unlimited plan for great streaming since the cell towers weren't that busy!
We are now up at 4000+ feet :) We moved yesterday decided to hunker down in Willcox AZ at an RV park till things return to normal. :) forum.loveyourrv.com/discussion/37/getting-cold-in-eastern-az
13:30 didn't realize there were Kangaroo in Arizona. lmao
Ray are you going to get another dog just wondering I know I could not forget mine when he passed away
Yes, we will likely get another dog or two. :)
Would you consider doing a follow up video on the eturnabond tape that you applied to the roof of your fifth wheel.
Here's an updated review I did in summer 2017 - www.loveyourrv.com/rv-roof-repair-eternabond-review/ are you asking for a more recent one than that. Not much has changed but could do. Cheers, Ray
Just here wondering if the new truck is 4WD or not and I can't remember!
Yes, 4x4 with an electronic switch on the fly.
How do you keep track of sites/areas that you like and would go back to at a later date?
I have a good memory of the places I've been to. I also use Google My Maps and ad pins. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_My_Maps
And of course, can always read my own blog post and watch my own videos of the past visits. ;)
what are your thoughts on using rainx after cleaning the roof with rubber roof cleaner and protector
thanks@@LoveYourRV
All I could think about is I wouldn't want to be there surrounded by all that dry grass. One spark and you suffocate
Don't camp in BC in the summer them. :) Now that's scary when a whole forest lits up.
Nice video, thank you, Is there cold ?
Southwest is unusually cold this winter. blackchristiannews.com/2018/08/farmers-almanac-predicts-cold-winter-with-plenty-of-snow-in-southwest-us/
@@LoveYourRV Oh, boy, ..staying now in Quartzsite... unusual windy and cold...No way ....
We decided to hunker down in Willcox AZ at an RV park till things return to normal. :) forum.loveyourrv.com/discussion/37/getting-cold-in-eastern-az
@@LoveYourRV Ray, thank you for sharing the good location, but unfortunately it is so far from our present spot. We are going to use this direction in 20 -25 days toward to our home to Ontario. Any way I hope to see you at some location during this winter trip :-)
Ray what mapping tool were you using at the beginning of the video that you used the mouse to highlight / display ?
It was just Google Maps website on Chrome browser set for terrain and I change my window mouse to an extra large black pointer.
@@LoveYourRV IMHO That is a HUGE plus in your presentations !
I'm surprised that you didn't run into any Custom And Border Patrol checks, usually there all over the place down there.
There were lots of border patrol trucks around and a checkpoint on the way out as we left on highway 286 going north. Fairly normal anywhere are near the Mexican border in AZ as far as my experience goes.
Saw one by truck come racing down the road ray describes on my last morning there.
Looks like that rabbit is built for speed.
You bet we saw it buzzing around in the tall grass a little bit before it came close. I thought man, that is one FAST! dog, then I saw the ears. :)
Better to outrun Wile E. Coyote.
Beautiful sunset gorgeous time lapse. Seems kinda bizarre to allow hunting so close to camp sights. I know I sure get nervous when I hear gun shots while camping. Personally I think hunting should be outlawed, after all we're in the midst of the 6th mass extinction.
They have certain hunting opening, it's not all the time and hunters need a permit. They have openings for guns and other times for bow and arrows it's pretty regulated.
Hunting opportunities include mule and white-tailed deer, feral hogs, javelina, coyotes, white-winged, mourning, and Eurasian collared doves, ducks, geese, coots, skunks, jackrabbits and cottontail rabbits. No other species may be taken. Hunters must possess a valid state hunting license and applicable big game, waterfowl, archery tags and/or stamps. Hunt brochures are at the visitor center and brochure boxes along entrance roads.
The season for most species is during daylight hours from September 1 through late February or early March. Please verify season dates and species with the refuge by calling 520-823-2235 Ext 106. Or visit the Arizona Game and Fish Department website for the most recent information and regulations.
Seasons and Permits
All hunters must possess a valid Arizona hunting license and applicable tag(s) and/or stamp(s). Seasons for migratory game birds, upland game and big game follow applicable Arizona state regulations. Migratory game birds may be hunted from one-half hour before legal sunrise to sunset. Upland and big game may be hunted from legal sunrise to sunset. Guide service providers must obtain a special use permit from the refuge. Check the Arizona Game & Fish Department for more information.
Access
Hunting is not permitted in high public use areas or near residences. “No Hunt Zones” are posted on the ground and are identified in the refuge hunt brochure. Brochures are available at the refuge visitor center or brochure boxes posted throughout the refuge.