Grass Shack
Saguaro National Park Wilderness Permits · Saguaro National Park
Grass Shack · hike-to site
Site Grass Shack 3
“Grass Shack Campsite #3 is located within Grass Shack Campground. This is a great campground that offers shade from large Oaks and Junipers. This site has a bear box for food storage. it is the most secluded of the three sites and is the closest to the pools of water that typically do not dry out during dry periods. This is the lowest elevation of the two campgrounds on the Arizona National Scenic Trail in Saguaro National Park. Access is from Camino Loma Alta, and this ten mile (16 km) hike climbs 2,200 feet (670 m) to a campground often not affected by winter storms. Views are exceptional to the south as you climb through and above the saguaros. One of the larger creeks-Chimenea Creek runs through and by the campground, providing water most of the year. Fires are not allowed here being in a fragile riparian ecosystem surrounded by a thick grassland.”
recreation.gov's note for this site
- People
- Up to 6
- Campfires
- Not allowed
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.
Sites
3
Hike-to
3
Longest rig
Not yet known
People
Up to 6
Sites in Grass Shack
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- Grass Shack 1Hike-to · up to 6 peopleGrass Shack Campsite #1 is located within Grass Shack Campground.
- Grass Shack 2Hike-to · up to 6 peopleGrass Shack Campsite #2 is located within Grass Shack Campground.
- Grass Shack 3Hike-to · up to 6 peopleGrass Shack Campsite #3 is located within Grass Shack Campground.
All 3 shown · by site number
Sites, types, rig lengths and notes from recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026. Staff sites are left out.
Grass Shack · hike-to site
Site Grass Shack 3
“Grass Shack Campsite #3 is located within Grass Shack Campground. This is a great campground that offers shade from large Oaks and Junipers. This site has a bear box for food storage. it is the most secluded of the three sites and is the closest to the pools of water that typically do not dry out during dry periods. This is the lowest elevation of the two campgrounds on the Arizona National Scenic Trail in Saguaro National Park. Access is from Camino Loma Alta, and this ten mile (16 km) hike climbs 2,200 feet (670 m) to a campground often not affected by winter storms. Views are exceptional to the south as you climb through and above the saguaros. One of the larger creeks-Chimenea Creek runs through and by the campground, providing water most of the year. Fires are not allowed here being in a fragile riparian ecosystem surrounded by a thick grassland.”
recreation.gov's note for this site
- People
- Up to 6
- Campfires
- Not allowed
From recreation.gov's site list, Oct 10, 2026.