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Where should I go camping?
I am looking for a little input from everyone. I am heading out Friday and haven't settled on a place yet which isn't that unusual for me because I am a dispersed camper so I don't need a campground and Arizona is great for that. I usually like to pick a new area using Google maps so I have a general idea of where I want to be and then drive up there and look around until I find a spot I like. And that is what I was going to do. On a Cardinals message board someone posted some pictures of a place that looked great and wasn't too far from my house. I got a few specifics from him and decided that I would check it out.
Here is my dilemma. I like to camp near running water whenever possible. It isn't always easy as I live in Arizona where 'river' doesn't necessarily mean water but we had a pretty good rain here the last couple days. Probably not a big deal in much of the country but here in the desert it means that the streams and rivers are going to be running. The area I was planning on going looks like it might have one stream but not having been to that area I don't know if there is anywhere to camp there.
So, here is my question. Should I go to an area that I know I can get close to a stream and take advantage of the recent rain fall or go someplace new which, I will admit is always a fun adventure but may or may not have water?
Or there is the third option of going to a place that I have been to a few times but never actually camped that has no water but I have been wanting to camp there for a couple years. Its a mesa that juts out from the side of a mountain. No trees but the views are insane.
Here is my dilemma. I like to camp near running water whenever possible. It isn't always easy as I live in Arizona where 'river' doesn't necessarily mean water but we had a pretty good rain here the last couple days. Probably not a big deal in much of the country but here in the desert it means that the streams and rivers are going to be running. The area I was planning on going looks like it might have one stream but not having been to that area I don't know if there is anywhere to camp there.
So, here is my question. Should I go to an area that I know I can get close to a stream and take advantage of the recent rain fall or go someplace new which, I will admit is always a fun adventure but may or may not have water?
Or there is the third option of going to a place that I have been to a few times but never actually camped that has no water but I have been wanting to camp there for a couple years. Its a mesa that juts out from the side of a mountain. No trees but the views are insane.
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