Windy Point Recreation Site is located along the crest of the Cerbat
Mountains, high above the old mining town of Chloride, Arizona. Located at a
6,000 foot elevation, this site is located in a picturesque woodland
consisting of pinyon pine and juniper. Visitors here are treated to
spectacular views of the surrounding valley and distant mountain ranges.  
  
Windy Point features a **campground** and the area hosts opportunities for
picnicking, birdwatching, off-highway vehicle driving, and hunting. The Cherum
Peak Trail is nearby for hiking.

Windy Point Recreation Site is located along the crest of the Cerbat Mountains, high above the old mining town of Chloride, Arizona. Located at a 6,000 foot elevation, this site is located in a picturesque woodland consisting of pinyon pine and juniper. Visitors here are treated to spectacular views of the surrounding valley and distant mountain ranges.<br/><br/>Windy Point features a <b><a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/search-details/10000309/1" rel="nofollow">campground</a></b> and the area hosts opportunities for picnicking, birdwatching, off-highway vehicle driving, and hunting. The Cherum Peak Trail is nearby for hiking.

View from parking area towards site

Picnic Tables and fire ring

Tent Pad

Picnic Area and fire pits

Windy Point Recreation Site

## Overview

The 30,760-acre Mount Tipton Wilderness is located in Mohave County, 25 miles
north of Kingman, Arizona. This wilderness includes the entire northern half
of the imposing Cerbat Mountains. Although Mount Tipton Peak, at 7,148 feet,
dominates the wilderness, the true centerpiece and main scenic attraction here
is the Cerbat Pinnacles. Located north of and below Mount Tipton, the
Pinnacles, immense tusk-like rows of maroon-colored spires, stand majestically
above open, tawny-colored valleys.  
  
Large and topographically complex, the Mount Tipton Wilderness provides a wide
range of hiking, backpacking, photography, and horseback riding opportunities.
Visitors capable of making the climb to the top of Mount Tipton can examine a
remnant stand of large ponderosa pine located below the peak to the northeast,
and will enjoy unsurpassed views in all directions.  
  

## Know Before You Go

  * A four-wheel drive vehicle is strongly recommended to gain access to this wilderness.
  * The terrain in Mt. Tipton is extremely rugged. A few old vehicle ways provide hiking routes in some places, but the most commonly used routes are the sand washes which dissect the area.
  * The summer climate in this area is harsh, with temperatures in the daytime often exceeding 100 degrees. Temperatures are more moderate between October and April. During winter months it can be quite cold and snow is possible at the higher elevations.
  * Water is relatively scarce in this part of the Cerbat Mountains. Springs shown on topographic maps can generally be relied upon for drinking water. Following rainy weather, pothole water is available, but can dry up quickly. Purification of all water is a necessity.
  * Please follow the regulations in place for this area, and use Leave No Trace techniques when visiting to ensure protection of its unique natural and experiential qualities.
  * Motorized equipment and equipment used for mechanical transport are generally prohibited on all federal lands designated as wilderness. This includes the use of motor vehicles (including OHVs), motorboats, bicycles, hang gliders, wagons, carts, portage wheels, and the landing of aircraft including helicopters. Contact the agency for more information about regulations.
  * Some lands around and within the wilderness are not federally administered. Please respect the property rights of the owners and do not cross or use these lands without their permission.

<h2>Overview</h2>The 30,760-acre Mount Tipton Wilderness is located in Mohave County, 25 miles north of Kingman, Arizona. This wilderness includes the entire northern half of the imposing Cerbat Mountains. Although Mount Tipton Peak, at 7,148 feet, dominates the wilderness, the true centerpiece and main scenic attraction here is the Cerbat Pinnacles. Located north of and below Mount Tipton, the Pinnacles, immense tusk-like rows of maroon-colored spires, stand majestically above open, tawny-colored valleys.<br/><br/>Large and topographically complex, the Mount Tipton Wilderness provides a wide range of hiking, backpacking, photography, and horseback riding opportunities. Visitors capable of making the climb to the top of Mount Tipton can examine a remnant stand of large ponderosa pine located below the peak to the northeast, and will enjoy unsurpassed views in all directions.<br/><br/><h2>Know Before You Go</h2><ul><li>A four-wheel drive vehicle is strongly recommended to gain access to this wilderness.</li><li>The terrain in Mt. Tipton is extremely rugged. A few old vehicle ways provide hiking routes in some places, but the most commonly used routes are the sand washes which dissect the area.</li><li>The summer climate in this area is harsh, with temperatures in the daytime often exceeding 100 degrees. Temperatures are more moderate between October and April. During winter months it can be quite cold and snow is possible at the higher elevations.</li><li>Water is relatively scarce in this part of the Cerbat Mountains. Springs shown on topographic maps can generally be relied upon for drinking water. Following rainy weather, pothole water is available, but can dry up quickly. Purification of all water is a necessity.</li><li>Please follow the regulations in place for this area, and use Leave No Trace techniques when visiting to ensure protection of its unique natural and experiential qualities.</li>
<li> Motorized equipment and equipment used for mechanical transport are generally prohibited on all federal lands designated as wilderness. This includes the use of motor vehicles (including OHVs), motorboats, bicycles, hang gliders, wagons, carts, portage wheels, and the landing of aircraft including helicopters. Contact the agency for more information about regulations.</li>
<li>Some lands around and within the wilderness are not federally administered. Please respect the property rights of the owners and do not cross or use these lands without their permission.</li>
</ul>

Bird's eye view of the park

Mount Tipton Wilderness

The Monolith Garden Trail is an easy to moderate trail open to hikers,
mountain bikers, horseback riders and trail runners and is not universally-
accessible. This 8.5 mile series of loop trails is part of the **Cerbat
Foothills Recreation Area** trail system. The route meanders through Mohave
Desert vegetation and interesting volcanic rock formations.  
  
No water and little shade are available along the route. Monolith Garden Trail
connects with the Camp Beale Loop Trail (managed by the City of Kingman).  
  
Download a free georeferenced map of the recreation area in the BLM Avenza Map
Store.

<p>The Monolith Garden Trail is an easy to moderate trail open to hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders and trail runners and is not universally-accessible. This 8.5 mile series of loop trails is part of the <a href="https://www.blm.gov/visit/search-details/10001024/2" rel="nofollow"><b>Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area</b></a> trail system. The route meanders through Mohave Desert vegetation and interesting volcanic rock formations.<br/>
<br/>
No water and little shade are available along the route. Monolith Garden Trail connects with the Camp Beale Loop Trail (managed by the City of Kingman).<br/>
<br/>
Download a free georeferenced map of the recreation area in the <a href="https://www.avenzamaps.com/maps/908826/blm-arizona-kingman-field-office-cerbat-foothills-recreation-area-rec3004-01-01" rel="nofollow">BLM Avenza Map Store</a>.</p>

Monolith Garden Trail

Located in northwestern Arizona, the Kingman Field Office of the Bureau of
Land Management administers 2.4 million acres of public lands for use and
enjoyment. Recreational opportunities included in that 2.4 million acres are
four (4) developed campgrounds, nine (9) wilderness areas, fifty-four (54)
miles of non-motorized trails, over 7,000 miles of off-highway vehicle routes,
and a forty-two (42) miles stretch of Historic Route 66 designated as a Back
Country Byway. The Kingman Field Office also manages a wide-variety of
landscapes including Mojave Desert featuring dense stands of towering Joshua
trees, Sonoran Desert displaying spectacular Saguaro cacti, and dense
Ponderosa Pine forests that provide an isolated desert oasis during the summer
months.

<p>Located in northwestern Arizona, the Kingman Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management administers 2.4 million acres of public lands for use and enjoyment. Recreational opportunities included in that 2.4 million acres are four (4) developed campgrounds, nine (9) wilderness areas, fifty-four (54) miles of non-motorized trails, over 7,000 miles of off-highway vehicle routes, and a forty-two (42) miles stretch of Historic Route 66 designated as a Back Country Byway. The Kingman Field Office also manages a wide-variety of landscapes including Mojave Desert featuring dense stands of towering Joshua trees, Sonoran Desert displaying spectacular Saguaro cacti, and dense Ponderosa Pine forests that provide an isolated desert oasis during the summer months.</p>

## Overview

The Burro Creek Campground (1,960’ elevation) is situated along the 57 mile
Burro Creek in a transition zone between the upper reaches of the scenic
Sonoran Desert and lower reaches of the scenic Mojave Desert. The campground
offers visitors a variety of scenery including saguaro-studded cliffs along
steep canyon walls that contrast Burro Creek’s dense vegetation and flowing
waters that form deep pools of water just adjacent to the campground.

## Recreation

To enhance the visitor experience, the campground features a Watchable
Wildlife Exhibit and an Interpretive Desert Garden as well as access to Burro
Creek via hiking trails from the campground. The creek offers opportunities
for rockhounding, wading, and wildlife viewing especially for birding with a
wide-array of raptors and other species of birds. Sites 7, 8, and 9 are best
for bird watching.

## Facilities

To enhance the visitor experience, the campground features a Watchable
Wildlife Exhibit and an Interpretive Desert Garden as well as access to Burro
Creek via hiking trails from the campground. The creek offers opportunities
for rockhounding, wading, and wildlife viewing especially for birding with a
wide-array of raptors and other species of birds. Sites 7, 8, and 9 are best
for bird watching.

## Natural Features

The campground scenery features an adjacent canyon carved by the flow of Burro
Creek with other mountains and mesas visible in the background as well as a
diverse Sonoran desert plant community including saguaros, a variety of cholla
and barrel cacti, creosote bushes, Palo Verde trees, and catclaw. Nearby, on
the banks of Burro Creek, visitors will also see willow and cottonwood trees
as well as a wide-variety of riparian shrubs.

Wildlife is frequent in the campground and include occasional sightings of
desert bighorn sheep on the cliffs above Burro Creek and a variety of birds
including cactus wren, Gambel’s quail, Gila woodpecker, great horned owl,
great blue heron, Vermilion flycatcher, and cliff swallow to name a few.
Javelina, raccoons, coyotes, and foxes have been known to use the area as the
creek serves an important role in the harsh desert environment.

## Nearby Attractions

The public lands surrounding the Burro Creek Campground are readily available
for visitors interested in sightseeing via use of a four-wheel drive vehicle
along county-maintained dirt roads. These roads wind through a variety of
interesting geologic scenery combined with unique vegetative communities
including Sonoran and Mojave deserts intermingled with areas of interior
chaparral and pinyon-juniper woodlands. County roads are maintained regularly,
but it is always a good idea to check with the local BLM office prior to
planning your trip as well as exercising caution when travelling on any of
these unimproved dirt roads as visitors travel at their own risk.

The area, while desolate during the warm summer months, gives way to cooler
temperatures from October through April annually and provides exceptional
opportunities for hunting, off-highway vehicle use, wildlife watching,
photography, sightseeing, and a variety of other dispersed recreational
opportunities. Depending upon winter and spring precipitation, the area
surrounding the Burro Creek Campground provides visitors with excellent spring
wildflower displays March through May.

## Charges & Cancellations

**Recreation.gov Reservation Cancellations & Changes**

Cancelling a Reservation: Customers may cancel their reservation prior to
arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be
withheld from any refund for a cancellation. Depending on when you cancel in
relation to your arrival day, it may be considered a late cancellation (see
below).

**Recreation.gov Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off
Window**

Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or
on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first
night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation).
Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid
and will not be subject to an additional service fee.

Group Facility (including Cabins and Lookouts): Customers who cancel a group
overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will
pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee.

**Recreation.gov No-Shows**

-Overnight and Day-Use Facilities: A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date and will hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.

-No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night’s recreation fee.

<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>The Burro Creek Campground (1,960’ elevation) is situated along the 57 mile Burro Creek in a transition zone between the upper reaches of the scenic Sonoran Desert and lower reaches of the scenic Mojave Desert. The campground offers visitors a variety of scenery including saguaro-studded cliffs along steep canyon walls that contrast Burro Creek’s dense vegetation and flowing waters that form deep pools of water just adjacent to the campground. </p>
<h2>Recreation</h2>
<p>To enhance the visitor experience, the campground features a Watchable Wildlife Exhibit and an Interpretive Desert Garden as well as access to Burro Creek via hiking trails from the campground. The creek offers opportunities for rockhounding, wading, and wildlife viewing especially for birding with a wide-array of raptors and other species of birds. Sites 7, 8, and 9 are best for bird watching. </p>
<h2>Facilities</h2>
<p>To enhance the visitor experience, the campground features a Watchable Wildlife Exhibit and an Interpretive Desert Garden as well as access to Burro Creek via hiking trails from the campground. The creek offers opportunities for rockhounding, wading, and wildlife viewing especially for birding with a wide-array of raptors and other species of birds. Sites 7, 8, and 9 are best for bird watching. </p>
<h2>Natural Features</h2>
<p>The campground scenery features an adjacent canyon carved by the flow of Burro Creek with other mountains and mesas visible in the background as well as a diverse Sonoran desert plant community including saguaros, a variety of cholla and barrel cacti, creosote bushes, Palo Verde trees, and catclaw. Nearby, on the banks of Burro Creek, visitors will also see willow and cottonwood trees as well as a wide-variety of riparian shrubs. </p>
<p>Wildlife is frequent in the campground and include occasional sightings of desert bighorn sheep on the cliffs above Burro Creek and a variety of birds including cactus wren, Gambel’s quail, Gila woodpecker, great horned owl, great blue heron, Vermilion flycatcher, and cliff swallow to name a few. Javelina, raccoons, coyotes, and foxes have been known to use the area as the creek serves an important role in the harsh desert environment.     </p>


<h2>Nearby Attractions</h2>
<p>The public lands surrounding the Burro Creek Campground are readily available for visitors interested in sightseeing via use of a four-wheel drive vehicle along county-maintained dirt roads. These roads wind through a variety of interesting geologic scenery combined with unique vegetative communities including Sonoran and Mojave deserts intermingled with areas of interior chaparral and pinyon-juniper woodlands. County roads are maintained regularly, but it is always a good idea to check with the local BLM office prior to planning your trip as well as exercising caution when travelling on any of these unimproved dirt roads as visitors travel at their own risk. </p>
<p>The area, while desolate during the warm summer months, gives way to cooler temperatures from October through April annually and provides exceptional opportunities for hunting, off-highway vehicle use, wildlife watching, photography, sightseeing, and a variety of other dispersed recreational opportunities. Depending upon winter and spring precipitation, the area surrounding the Burro Creek Campground provides visitors with excellent spring wildflower displays March through May.   </p>

<h2>Charges & Cancellations</h2>
<p><strong>Recreation.gov Reservation Cancellations & Changes</strong></p>
<p>Cancelling a Reservation: Customers may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. Depending on when you cancel in relation to your arrival day, it may be considered a late cancellation (see below). </p>
<p><strong>Recreation.gov Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window</strong></p>
<p>Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee. </p>
<p>Group Facility (including Cabins and Lookouts): Customers who cancel a group overnight facility reservation less than 14 days before the arrival date will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee. </p>
<p><strong>Recreation.gov No-Shows</strong></p>
<p>-Overnight and Day-Use Facilities: A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date and will hold group day-use facilities until check-in time on the arrival date.</p>
<p>-No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night’s recreation fee.</p>

The Burro Creek Campground has started accepting reservations for the group
site, sites 7 & 9, and 10-17. Please check recreation.gov through the link on
this page prior to arriving at the campground to understand the reservation
process. Reservations must be made at least 7 days in advance of your arrival
at the site. Sites 1-6, 8, and 18-23 will not be impacted by this change and
remain available on a first-come first-serve basis.

Please visit recreation.gov here to make a reservation or to check
availability of sites that are reservable.

Windy Point Recreation Site

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