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Arizona State #85 Highway Guide

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Exit #115 Interstate #8 - Photo is Gila Bend, Arizona Highway signs.
Community of Gila Bend Arizona, West to Yuma, East to Eloy, North to Phoenix.
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View from highway.
1.8
2.9
Old Ajo Road
East side of highway.
2.0
3.2
Point of Interest
North boundary of Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range.
2.7
4.3
Access to Gila Bend Air Force Reserve Base
East side of highway.
4.0
6.5
Roadside highway turnout
Gravel. No services, East side of highway.
8.8
14.2
Roadside highway turnout
Shelter, no toilets. West side of highway.
9.5
15.3
Access to Road Range 3
East side of highway.
18.5
29.7
Roadside highway turnout
East side of highway. Shelter, no picnic tables or toilets.
19.0
30.6
View from highway.
Looking East at the Sauceda Mountains Arizona.
26.2
42.2

View from highway.
27.1
43.6

View from highway.
28.1
45.3

view from highway.
28.6
46.0

View from highway of cactus.
31.2
50.2
Point of interest
North boundary of Pima County.
31.8
51.2
Acces to Road Range #1
West side of highway.
32.1
51.6
Point of Interest
South boundary of the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range.
34.0
54.7
Mead Road

35.2
56.7
Access to Ajo Air Force Station
West side of highway.
36.7
59.0
Hayworth Road
West side of highway.
36.8
59.2
Services at highway
Access to lodging.
36.9
59.4
Lewis Road
West side of highway.
37.1
59.7
Welcome to Ajo, Arizona
Community of Ajo Arizona. Gateway to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument & the Sonoran Desert. - Access to Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge & Visitor Center. Service at highway. Access to Mexican car insurance.
37.4
60.2
Fees Road

37.6
60.5
Nelson Road

38.3
61.6
Schwartz Road
Access to R.V. Park.
38.8
62.5

Services - West side of highway. Access to R.V. Park - East side of highway.
39.7
63.9
Community of Ajo Arizona
Business area. Diesel services at highway - West side of highway.
39.8
64.1

Town Center of Ajo, Arizona.
41.0
66.0

Ajo District Chamber of Commerce. Visitor Information Center. South side of highway.
42.3
68.0
Darby Wells Road
West side of highway.
42.6
68.6
Roadside highway turnout
East side of highway. No services. Gravel.
42.7
68.7
Roadside highway turnout
West side of highway. Large gravel turnout. No services.
48.4
77.9

View of mountains.
49.6
79.8

View from highway.
52.9
85.1
Access to R.V. Park campground
West side of highway.
53.1
85.5
Community of Why
Junction of Highway #86. Services at highway. Access to R.V. Park. South to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Arizona: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument celebrates the life and landscape of the Arizona Sonoran Desert . Campgrounds: Alamo Campground: Primitive campground with pit toilet (no water). Four sites available. Twin Peaks Campground: 208 campsites, water, rest rooms, grills, tables, and a dump station are available. Both campgrounds, open All Year.
53.1
85.5
Community of Why
East to communities of Schucheli, Covered Wells, Sells, Pan Tak, Tucson Arizona. West to Saguaro National Park, Arizona. This unique desert is home to the most recognizable cactus in the world, the majestic Saguaro. For continuance of this highway east see Milebymile.com Arizona Highway # 86 Why to Tucson. Start / Finish of Highway Travel Guide - Se