Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 20 ft
- Sites
- 1
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- No
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Slight
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin
The Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin is located within the Palisades Administrative Site in the Santa Catalina Mountains , 20 miles northeast of Tucson, Arizona. It is reached via the Sky Island Scenic Byway , a historic, scenic, and ecological drive from the Sonoran Desert to the dense forests at 8,000 feet elevation. The house has indoor plumbing, electricity, a fully equipped kitchen, furniture, beds and a large enclosed front yard. View Photos
Before you go
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
$125 per day.
Hours
Open year-round. Access due to inclement weather is subject to impact the open season. Check in: after 2:00 pm Check out: before 12:00 pm
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.