Bear Paw RV Park, Eagar, AZ
This is a beautiful area of northeastern AZ on the way from Phoenix through the Great Array and on to Soccoro. The park is just on the edge of town, which is a small contiguous township with Springerville. It is easy to find. The pull through sites are nicely gravelled and spacious. Clearly their main clientele are seasonal residents. On this day in mid-March I am the only overnight guest. The seasonal places are quite clever and people have put a lot of thought into adding on porches here, decks there to light weight travel trailers. I would guess in the summer the weather is heaven. The sites are large enough to feel a little spacious and there are tall Chinese elm trees between each site. They are just leafing out now. A roundabout walk around the whole park takes about 15 minutes, and the views of nearby mountains and hills and very nice to see. The air here is very fresh. I like the strictness of the rules: Quiet time 8 PM to 8 AM, no generators. I think older visitors would really like this. I saw lots of deer sign. A few cautions: They do not accept credit cards so bring cash ($21) for a 30 amp site. They do not have showers or public restrooms. I think they simply decided their main clientele were semi permanent and didn't want to bother with cleaning a bathroom. I will have to take a bird bath tonight. They do have one machine for laundry, with cold water only at the moment. The owner thought I would have an internet signal being fairly close to her house, but there is no signal. As a single woman traveling alone I actually feel quite safe here. The owners are nearby, and there is only one entrance and exit. I think this town and this business stands in as a good example of what AZ is like outside the big cities: Conservative, very private, sprawling with all sorts of equipment and barns. It is a functional place, and clearly the owners do a lot of their own construction work, etc. Nothing too fancy, but orderly and pretty clean. read more
