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Description

This high mountain campground and group day-use area is located on a site that was once occupied by the old mining town of Reef. That remote outpost got its name from the nearby Carr Reef, a tall band of quartzite-bearing cliffs that form the Huachuca Mountains' dramatic eastern front. Mining activity along the Reef began during the last few years of the nineteenth century and proceeded in fits and starts all the way into the 1950’s. The property occupied by the mines and the town was returned to public ownership in 1970, and in 1988, the Forest Service constructed a campground on the townsite. A number of picnic tables and tent pads were placed within the visible outlines of old cabin foundations.Many relics of Reef’s mining history, including the remains of the town’s old water system and miscellaneous features, are still visible in and around the campground. Evidence of old mining digs and foundations for an ore mill provide points of interest along a three-quarter-mile interpretive trail which begins and ends at the northeastern end of the campground.

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Activities

Cool mountain settingShaded sitesInterpretive history trailHiking and horseback trailsCampground hostWatchable wildlife

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Guidebooks

• Southwest Camping Destinations: RV and Car Camping Destinations in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
• Camping Arizona
• The Best in Tent Camping: Arizona

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Services

14 single-unit sites with tables and fire ringsTent padsToilets and garbage binsDrinking water availableDay-use group site with ramada, 6 tables, 2 grills, and 2 food prep tablesSome sites are barrier-free

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