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USFSCoronado National Forest · Arizona
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area Cactus Ramada 2
Overview Cactus Ramada 2 is a reservable group picnic site within the extremely popular Sabino Canyon Recreation Area at the edge of Tucson, Arizona.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.2,835ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig22 ft
Electricnonesites
From Tucson0h32real 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 2,835 ft, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area Cactus Ramada 2 has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°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 walk-in, and the longest takes a 22-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 27 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.
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 · May
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
88%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 23
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 16.
76°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tucson
16 mi
0h32
02
Phoenix
119 mi
2h20
03
Flagstaff
263 mi
4h49
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.5 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
1
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
595
Peaks
27
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.5 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.