Hannagan Campground


Alpine, Arizona
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Campground contact

Ownership: US Forest Service
Official website: fs.fed.us
Posted by: MountainMan on November 18, 2005
 

Description

Facilities:


8 single unit sites - Hannagan

Tents, trailers and motorhomes up to 16 foot

Tables, fire rings with cooking grills

Well water

Vault toilets (Handicapped accessible)

Convenient trailer parking

Directions

Drive 22 miles south of Alpine on US Highway 191 past Hannagan Meadow Resort to Hannagan Campground on the west (right).
 

Activities

Nearby hiking trails and scenic drives, close to the primitive area and wilderness At 9100 feet, this is one of the highest campgrounds in Arizona. With that in mind, you might suspect that it's cool up here. And you'd be right, deliciously cool--when it's hot everywhere else. You might also suspect that the surroundings are alpine. Right again! High country tree species such as Colorado Blue and Engelmann spruce, subalpine and corkbark fir and quaking aspen shade these campgrounds. The understory is made up of plants you might more readily expect to run across in Canada or the American northwest. Two species of columbine, several hard to find orchids, and some of Arizona's best mushrooming can be found here. The wildlife species you'll see here are high country dwellers too. Elk, mule deer and wild turkey make regular appearances in the meadows and forests that surround Hannagan and KP Cienega. Black bear sightings happen frequently enough not to be considered rare, but don't worry, these bears are wild. They want to get close to you even less than you want to get up close and personal with them. In the trees you'll see Abert squirrels, and Steller jays, and if you have a sharp eye you might catch a glimpse of a rare northern goshawk.

Guidebooks


Services

Notes:


No hookups

Pets must be restrained or on a leash

Lodge and restaurant at nearby Hannagan Meadow

Campground hosts available May thru September


Reservation info


Fees

No fees

Reviews of Hannagan Campground



Reviewed by Guest on February 11, 2009

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Local says: Wolf country plan accordingly. Also bears and mountain lions. Great Elk heards too.
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