Freezing Winter Camping on the Geronimo Trail

This is one of my favorite one-day excursions from my home in Bisbee, Arizona. Sometimes I do the whole drive in a day and other times I might camp out along the route. The Geronimo Trail sees little traffic and it is a really quick and easy way to get very remote in southeastern Arizona.

The Geronimo Trail | Arizona

Details

  • Location: Southeast Arizona
  • Distance: 110 miles
  • Connects: Bisbee, AZ – Douglas, AZ – Animas, NM – Portal, AZ
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Road Surface: graded gravel roads
  • Gas, Food & Lodging: The Jonquil Motel
  • Camping: Coronado National Forest
  • Season: Spring/Summer/Fall/Winter

Highlights

• Douglas
• Slaughter Ranch
• Clanton Draw
• Animas, NM
• Portal, AZ
• Highway 80
• Rodeo, NM
• Geronimo Monument

Hotel Gadsden – Douglas, Arizona

Gadsden Hotel aerial view Douglas Arizona

Slaughter Ranch Museum

Slaughter Ranch Museum sign

US/Mexico Border Wall

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping driving desert road by US Mexico border
Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping driving desert road US Mexico border wall

Geronimo Trail

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping driving desert road

Mountain Pass with a View

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping summit desert road

Overland Campsite

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping coleman lantern

Fire Container

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping fire pit

Overland Van Camping

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping

Preparing a Meal

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping meal ingredients broccoli lantern

Cooking Pots

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping driving cooking pots

Pasta by Lantern

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping pasta and lantern

Warmth of Fire

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping building fire night

Cold Morning, Hot Coffee

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping coffee frost on table

Desert Beauty

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping

Driving Home

Sterling Noren Geronimo Trail 2021 van camping driving desert road