b"Cochise Stronghold in southeast Arizona,part of the Dragoon Mountains.Photo by Mark A. WilsonCAMPINGQUICK TRIVIA QUESTION. Where is JohnChiricahua National Monument, 25 miles Rambo, the one-man vigilante army from Firstto the southwest. Bonita Canyon Campground. Blood and its sequels, from?Originally built by the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, there are 25 individual sites and one group site for 8-24 people Hilltop's post office was established on Januaryavailable. Flush toilets and potable water are provided 26, 1920, and discontinued in 1945. Originally(no filling of water tanks). No dump station. All discovered in the 1880s, the Hilltop mine didn'tsites have a picnic table, grill, food storage box, tent support a town until the early 1900s. In 1917, theypad, and the group site has a fire pit. Utility hookups built a tunnel through Shaw Peak and erected a neware not provided. Reservations are made online atPJ's Travel Centertownsite. Gradually mining diminished and the townRecreation.gov or 877-444-6777.became what it is today.Indian Bread Rocks, BLM, is seven miles to theRV PARKSParadise is located five miles west of Portal.south of Bowie. Unique rock formations surroundJust off of Exit 362 sits the Mountain View RV Paradise's post office was established on October 23,this recreation area. Picnicking, hiking, and campingPark. This Park offers 35 pull-thru full hookup sites 1901, and discontinued September 30, 1943. Paradiseopportunities are available. blm.gov/visit/indian- and several dry camp sites. Other services include allegedly had 13 saloons at one time. The originalbread-rocks-picnic-area wi-fi, propane, movie rentals, restrooms, showers, a jail was open-air where prisoners were shackled to aconvenience store, laundry facilities, and 24-hour gas chain run between two trees.One of the closer National Forest campgrounds toand diesel pumps. 520-847-2510.Fort Bowie is Cochise Stronghold. Explore hiking Galeyville's post office was established on Januarytrails, ghost towns, lakes and streams, and more onOn Exit 366 is PJs Travel Center with food, 6, 1881, and discontinued May 31, 1882. It wasthe nearby Coronado National Forest.There is nocurios, 24 hour Shell gas, and diesel pumps, and named after John H. Galey, who was an oilmandump station for RVs, nor is there any water availablemore. Dwaynes Fresh Jerky is a real highlight here! from Texas. The town had a smelter which was laterat the campground. RVs are welcome up to a length of520-847-2288.moved to Benson. Galeyville only lasted two years30', although smaller is preferred.There are no pull-and had quite a reputation for being a hangoutthrough sites. There are a total of 11 sites, 9 for tentsAlso on Exit 366 is the Alaskan RV Park a 42-for outlaws, especially Curly Bill Brocious. It isor RVs, and 2 group sites.Each site has a grill andsite full hookup campground with showers, wi-fi, uncertain whether the mines played out or Galeypicnic table. Douglas Ranger District 520-364-3468. laundry facilities, and recreation/meeting facilities. got in over his head, but he made good on his debts520-847-2358.and the town died. The buildings were moved to Paradise and Galeyville, for having once had 500The Apache Pass RV Park provides hookup sites, residents, was no more. laundry facilities, and storage. 520-847-1258.population of 653.about three hours southeast of Phoenix, with a THE ANSWER. Bowie, as in Bowie, Arizona, ArizonaRealCountry.com October 2020 25"