Christian
For Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area: I really cannot understand how anyone stays here for any length of time. I arrived at about 4 PM and noticed the smoke billowing to the south over the Mexican border. I ignored it until around 5 PM when my eyes started burning and a putrid smell of chemicals overwhelms me. I left immediately.
If it wasn’t for the burning garbage, the area would be amazing. But if you’re concerned about your health, I don’t recommend you staying here at all.
Posted Jan 04, 2023 by Christian from Washington . This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Tim
For Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area: I have been here three and a half months now. There are numerous places to camp. I chose a spot as far south, away from I-8 and the RR tracks as I could get. There is a low fence designating the perimeter of the LTVA. I love the hiking opportunities here. There is Pilot Knob with numerous trails and great views if you choose to go up on it. I mostly enjoy hiking the deep arroyos that spread out to the south of the Knob. The desert area to the west of the Knob is good level hiking if your not in to the steeper areas. This area is littered with the discarded items of, I assume, undocumented border crossers. This includes all manner of clothing, ripped up from the barbed wire I assume, as well as backpacks, personal items, shoes, hats, the ubiquitous empty water bottle, and old inner tubes which were probably used as flotation in order to cross the All American Canal that is right near the “big beautiful†wall. Yes, very close to the border and the only downside here for me is the fact that they burn trash on a regular basis just over the border in Mexico. I estimate it is just under two miles from me. When the wind is from the south, you get the smell. Water and dump at the gas station nearby and about 7 miles to Yuma.
Posted Feb 24, 2020 by Tim from Nomad. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Oly
For Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area: Good spot for overnight or longer.
Lots of room for big rigs.
Posted Mar 24, 2019 by Oly from Idaho. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Mooly
For Pilot Knob Long Term Visitor Area: Dry camping. Self contained only. Staff at the gas station were nice.
Posted Jul 20, 2013 by Mooly from MT. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
