Kp Cienega Cg

Closed — Closed for the winter season. Typically opens mid-May through September, weather and road conditions permitting.

About

KP Cienega Campground sits at 9,000 feet elevation in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, making it one of the highest campgrounds in Arizona. The campground features just 5 single-unit sites in an intimate setting surrounded by grasses, ferns, enormous ponderosa pines, and Colorado blue and Engelmann spruces. This is Arizona's high country backcountry at its finest, offering deliciously cool temperatures when it's hot everywhere else. The campground provides basic amenities including picnic tables, fire rings with cooking grills, and vault toilets, but no potable water is available. The KP Trailhead is directly adjacent to the campground, providing immediate access to hiking and backpacking opportunities into the Blue Range Primitive Area via the KP Trail (#70), with connections to many other trails within the wilderness area. This free campground operates on a first-come, first-served basis with no reservations. Sites can accommodate trailers and motorhomes up to 16 feet. Hannagan Meadow Resort, with a lodge and restaurant, is located just a few miles north on US Highway 191.

Directions

From Alpine, drive 27 miles south on US Highway 191 past Hannagan Meadow Resort to a sign for KP Cienega. Turn east (left) onto Forest Road 55 and drive 1.3 miles to the campground.

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