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West Turkey Creek-Chiricahua, AZ
mini location map2020-05-17
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West Turkey Creek-Chiricahua, AZ 
West Turkey Creek-Chiricahua, AZ
 
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It had been a week since I did anything or went somewhere, so the walls were coming in again (the only excitement was having a new water heater installed). I figured a trip over to the Chiricahua Mountains was a good diversion from the Covid induced monotony. :lol: I know the campgrounds, etc. are closed, but I wanted to see if the Forest Service finally got around to officially making Sycamore a fee area as planned. They had. I was also curious if there were any other changes to the campground as a result. Nope, everything was the same as it had been. It is not a high use campground, so that is not a surprise. The campground has a modern style restroom, bear boxes, and trash collection service, so the change to a fee area is reasonable. The fact that the adjacent creek flows most of the year, there is plenty of shade, and several trail heads are nearby, makes it quite appealing. There was another campground right by the forest boundary as you drive in (West Turkey Creek), but it was decommissioned quite awhile ago, however the site is still listed as a dispersed camping area on the Coronado NF website (park by the road, pack it in/pack it out).

There were a lot of people out there (Sunday afternoon) doing various things. Some were dispersed camping, others picnicking, bird watching, hiking, or just hanging out in the woods by the creek escaping the heat and contemplating life. Some rather squirrely driving and behavior was observed this trip. I noticed the same thing two weeks ago on the Sierra Ancha trip as well. I think we have all gone a little nuts given the crazy pumpkin times we find ourselves in these days. :sweat: Folks just want to escape the lockdown, and go somewhere and do something, but so many options have been removed or changed. The stress is obvious. At least getting out in nature for a bit helps temper things considerably! :)
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