Hole in the Wall

Great little campsite off the beaten track, definitely worth the few extra miles to get here (coming from the North I luckily only discovered afterwards that Black Canyon Road North of Hole-in-the-Wall was closed: recent snowmelt made parts of the dirt road a very slippery trip - the Southern approach has a tarmac road). The 35 sites were well kept with nice flat areas for the tent (although most people during this winter visit seemed to come here in RVs or trailers). It was wonderfully quite and the views splendid. It’s just 2 minutes walk to the Hole-in-the-Wall visitors centre from where the famous Rings Loop Trail starts. It’s a fun little 1 mile hike which takes you through some weird rock formations. There are only two very short ring sections (ca 3 m each) where you would need to pull yourself up (if you do the loop clockwise which strangely not a lot of people seem to do). The visitors centre was closed and looked abandoned but maybe that was just for the winter season.