South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area

Bureau of Land Management · Arizona

South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area in Arizona. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 327 public campsites we map in Arizona.

The 60,100-acre South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness is located in southwestern Maricopa County, Arizona. It is 16 miles east of Gila Bend and 30 miles southwest of Phoenix. It is within the Sonoran Desert National Monument . The monument offers many opportunities to explore and discover the secrets of the Sonoran Desert and includes three wilderness areas: the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness , the South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness , and the Table Top Wilderness .

What we know about it

Managed by

Bureau of Land Management

Fee

Not published (the agency does not list one)

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (BLM policy)

Phone

602-867-5400

Coordinates

32.92530, -112.39835

Nearest sites we map

• North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area23 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Margies Cove West Campground28 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Table Top Campground32 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground61 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Painted Rock Petroglyph Site And Campground61 km · Bureau of Land Management
• Gunsight Wash83 km · Bureau of Land Management

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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