Coyote Howls Park - Ajo, Arizona

Gene S.

Very interesting place. Huge park. Everything from nightly to monthly and annual residents. Nice fire pit/meeting area hosts weekly jam sessions. Multiple restrooms dread throughout the park. Laundromat and clubhouse with books, magazines and DVD library. Overnite (no hookups) $20. Full hookups available in sister park, Coyote Howl West. Also rv dump only $12 and fresh water fill $4.

Suzanna W.

These two RV parks in Why AZ are wonderful as a stop over or as a seasonal stay. I stayed in  the east park, the boondocking park. I enjoyed the quiet most of all. The showers are great. The hot water heaters were newly installed. The park has shuffleboard, pickleball, community building activity room. Water is available at each site.

-The WiFi was not working and there were conflicting stories from the longtime residents and the staff as to how long the WiFi had been out and when it would be repaired.-

The park does offer a year round stay, but requires interested parties to stay at the park ($200/month) for three months before one can be considered. Some residents called it a probation period. Others, a sort of

"get to know you" period. The staff explained to me that the town of Ajo was the new owner and they were rethinking the current setup (lots of the "grandfathered " residents took up adjacent lots, junky, etc).

Thus the politics seemed iffy.

Then there is the remoteness and climate of the parks. The town of Ajo provides a shuttle to the grocery store (which is a great store i have already reviewed).

Yeah, liked the park. I am interested in staying 6 months out of the year. But i think i will need a set of firm rules before i pay the $800.

I am interested as to the reaction to my review. I am basically saying i want to stay. Did they get to know me? Good question.

Anita D.

This is an amazing park. Ideal for folks who are comfortable boondocking but would like water hook up and relax for a while. You can stay for a day, week, month or become an annual resident. Rates are very fair. No electric so you will need solar power. We came originally in 2022 and intended to stay a month or so. We fell in love with this place and are now annual campers.

Mari L.

Nothing much has changed in the 3 years since I've been here. The number 3 women's bathroom is still leaking but on the good side I didn't see any mold. One thing though the prices have doubled for day and week usage and if you are car/tent camping you can't do monthly and you can only stay 90 days.

Gorilla S.

I stayed at Coyote House East, which is a no frills boondocking sort of place. No electric hookups, no sewer hookups, but there is a dump station, and there is drinking water available at scattered taps throughout the site. They also have shower and laundry facilities. Everybody I met was very friendly.

Norm C.

The campgrounds neighbor had a dog with a big bark which is no issue with park operations but made our experience less enjoyable. We love it at Coyote Howls West.

Hallie F.

We love it here. This was our first Winter here and also our first experience with long-term boondocking.
Everyone was very nice. We met many new friends and we are looking forward to coming back next Winter.
Lots are 50×50 and most of them provide you with water. We used a combination of solar and generator for our electric. They do have dump stations and lb laundry.

g D.

I’m in my second winter here, 5 weeks last year and making it my winter base this year. It’s a great place and community of mostly retired, nature loving, eco minded snow birds in simple rigs. When the economy tanked and homelessness became a thing, an increasing number of people arrived for the inexpensive sites only. Some had no interest in nature or community and behaved accordingly, showing no regard for either or the rules. The management is relaxed, flexible and professional. Behave like grown ups and you’re happy here. By last year, though, there were enough who were not and the rules needed to be tightened and enforced. Not because of greed or control issues, but because of too many people behaving badly. That’s my take on it. Update: A year has passed and the place has settled back into its old mode, a peaceful and pleasant community. The tighter enforcement of rules has clearly worked.