About Kentucky Camp Cabin and Headquarters Building
Number of accommodations: 1
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
Pet friendly
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- Cell Reception
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- Parking
Pets and Policies
- Pet friendly
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001, Loop: KENTUCKY CAMP CABIN AND HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
Site Details
Reviews (61)
What Guests Are Saying
Kentucky Camp Cabin offers a remote retreat perfect for disconnecting and enjoying nature, with stunning views and rich history. Visitors appreciate the opportunity to meet fellow hikers and explore the surrounding area, although some recommend bringing insect repellent and being prepared for rustic conditions. While there are minor maintenance issues, including occasional mouse sightings, many guests find the cabin clean, cozy, and a great base for outdoor adventures.
What Guests Are Saying
Kentucky Camp Cabin offers a remote retreat perfect for disconnecting and enjoying nature, with stunning views and rich history. Visitors appreciate the opportunity to meet fellow hikers and explore the surrounding area, although some recommend bringing insect repellent and being prepared for rustic conditions. While there are minor maintenance issues, including occasional mouse sightings, many guests find the cabin clean, cozy, and a great base for outdoor adventures.
Review Summary
Ivy M
VerifiedJanuary 25, 2020 • Stayed at: 001, Loop: KENTUCKY CAMP CABIN AND HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
Appreciated the clean cabin, filled propane tank and easy access road (no SUV needed). Wide variety of cooking tools available, including a toaster oven, corkscrew and mini fridge. Bring hand soap and dish soap!
Location Kentucky Camp Cabin and Headquarters Building
Address:
Nogales, AZ, 85621
United States
From Tucson, take I-10 east to Exit #281 (Highway 83 - Sonoita/Patagonia). Travel south on Highway 83 for approximately 21 miles to the signed turnoff for Gardner Canyon Road. Turn right on Gardner Canyon Road and continue 0.9 mile to Forest Service Road 163. Turn right on Forest Service Road 163 and continue approximately 5 miles to the entrance to Kentucky Camp. Stay to the left and continue to the parking lot and gate that marks the entrance to Kentucky Camp. There are signs to Kentucky Camp from Highway 83.
Kentucky Camp is accessible via I-10, taking Exit #281 to Highway 83, which is approximately 21 miles north of the camp.
Latitude & Longitude: 31.7443 / -110.742
Elevation: 1567 feet
Policies & Rules
General
- Access to the cabin is via a driveway & locked gate from Forest Service Road 163, accessible by passenger car. The house key is located in a lock box on the back door near the grill. The combinations for gate and the lock box are provided once a reservation is made.
- A cabin manual is located inside the cabin to answer specific questions during your stay as well as provide you with information on recreation opportunities in the area.
- Maid service is NOT provided. Before leaving, renters are expected to clean the cabin; this includes washing dishes, sweeping and mopping floors, wiping down countertops, and removing ALL trash.
- Guests MUST provide some of their own supplies including: food, sleeping bags, linens, pillows, towels, dish soap, matches, a first aid kit, toilet paper and garbage bags.
- A vault toilet is located nearby (less than 100 feet).
- Keep the building and grounds clean to deter squirrel, mice, rats, bears, and other wildlife from area.
- Cell phone coverage is usually available in the general area, but may be unreliable in the cabin.
- Pets are permitted in the cabin, but owners MUST clean-up after their pets.
- The house is located in a desert environment; please be aware that scorpions, snakes and other insects may be present at any time.
- The access road leading into the cabin is passable by passenger car, but high clearance vehicles are recommended.
- Off-highway vehicles are also only allowed on designated roads and trails.
- The cabin is a no-smoking facility.
- Reservation dates subject to weather conditions.
- This cabin does not honor Golden Passport Discounts.
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
