1
Pull-thru
USFSCoronado National Forest · Arizona
Kent Springs Cabin
Overview Kent Springs Cabin is located in the Madera Canyon Recreation Area, 15 miles southeast of Green Valley, Arizona in the Coronado National Forest.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.5,331ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rigtents1 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Tucson1h03real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 5,331 ft, Kent Springs Cabin has a 12-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 1 pull-through. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 41 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
71%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 24.
69°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tucson
40 mi
1h03
02
Phoenix
153 mi
3h02
03
Flagstaff
296 mi
5h31
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 10 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
1
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
109
Peaks
41
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
10 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.