AZ-White+Rock+Campground

Also, see Peña Blanca Canyon
 * =Birding in Arizona=

Santa Cruz County
=White Rock Campground= Nogales, Arizona 85621 Peña Blanca Canyon webpage Peña Blanca Lake webpage White Rock Campground webpage

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White Rock Campground
Coordinates: 31.393, -111.0893 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About White Rock Campground
A short distance from Peña Blanca Lake, White Rock is not large, so it is usually quick to fill. That’s especially true during the hot days of summer -- the peak season for the lake and the campground.

Campsites at White Rock are located on the banks of Peña Blanca Creek in the shadow of a rocky cliff that gives the area its name. A portion of the rock actually splits the campground into two sections. Thirteen campsites make up Upper White Rock and are accessible off Forest Road 39. Two others make up Lower White Rock and are accessible off the road that leads to the lake.

Accessible to persons with disabilities.

Exit at Ruby Road on I-19, approximately 8 miles north of Nogales. Take Ruby Road (AZ-289) west about 9 miles to the campground. From White Rock Campground web site

About Pena Blanca Canyon
Peña Blanca Canyon is a small canyon in the Pajarito Mountain foothills about 10 miles north of our border with Mexico and the city of Nogales. The canyon runs north-south and is broken up by Peña Blanca Lake.

Peña Blanca Lake takes up about 50 acres of Peña Blanca Canyon and was created in 1957 by the Arizona Game and Fish Department. It's a beautiful desert oasis surrounded by grassy, oak-dotted hills and bluffs of limestone. Peña Blanca Lake is a popular recreation and fishing spot and can be crowded on the weekends in the summer.

The lake was drained in 2009 due to chemical contamination and to remove non-native plants and wildlife, It has been refilled and a new boat ramp installed. The new ramp is 48 feet long and 22 feet wide. It can be used to launch motor-powered boats, but boaters are restricted to one electric motor or one gasoline motor of 10 horsepower or less. From Peña Blanca Canyon webpage

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