Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensPicacho State Recreation Area
Open
Winterhaven
🌵"hidden oasis" after the long, bumpy desert drive
🚗Go slow on the dirt road, no rush needed
☀️Visit in winter, summer heat is brutal
The 18-mile dirt road to Picacho is half the adventure: washboard ruts give way to a lush Colorado River corridor where wild burros roam among the ruins of a 1920s gold town. Camp beneath cottonwoods, cast a line for bass, or simply soak in the surreal desert-to-river contrast.
Remote desert oasis
Colorado River camping
Wildlife watching
Historic gold townsite
Parks & GardensParks & GardensPicacho State Recreation Area
Open
Winterhaven
🌵"hidden oasis" after the long, bumpy desert drive
🚗Go slow on the dirt road, no rush needed
☀️Visit in winter, summer heat is brutal
The 18-mile dirt road to Picacho is half the adventure: washboard ruts give way to a lush Colorado River corridor where wild burros roam among the ruins of a 1920s gold town. Camp beneath cottonwoods, cast a line for bass, or simply soak in the surreal desert-to-river contrast.
Remote desert oasis
Colorado River camping
Wildlife watching
Historic gold townsite