Kent Springs Cabin
- Right now
- Closedrecreation.gov lists every site closed this weekend, read 16:13 UTC
- Sites
- 1In the agency’s record
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 13 notices
In the agency’s own words
Kent Springs Cabin is located in the Madera Canyon Recreation Area, 15 miles southeast of Green Valley, Arizona in the Coronado National Forest. Located in an area boasting unique natural features and historical sites, the secluded and private cabin is an ideal location for guests seeking relaxation and recreation although less than an hour from Tucson. Keep reading
Recreation
Madera Canyon hiking trails are well-known throughout the Southwest, and vary from paved, accessible trails and gentle walking paths to steep, strenuous trails leading to the top of 9,453-foot Mt. Wrightson. Madera Canyon is also touted as one of the country's most revered birding areas. With fifteen species of hummingbirds, the Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher, the Flame-colored Tanager, 36 species of wood warblers, and over 256 documented bird species, the area is a birder's paradise.
Facilities
With 1,500 square feet of indoor space, including two bedrooms, one full bathroom, two living rooms, and a fully-equipped kitchen, the Kent Springs Cabin accommodates up to 8 people comfortably. It also has a large deck overlooking a creek, and parking is available on site. Sleeping accommodations include a queen bed, a twin over double bunk bed, a roll-away single bed, and a double futon couch. The kitchen is equipped with an electric range/oven, refrigerator, and microwave. There is a large dining table with benches, and a fireplace in the large living room. The cabin is largely barrier-free to provide access to more visitors. Although the cabin has several amenities, guests must also provide some of their own supplies, including food, sleeping bags, linens, towels, dish soap, matches, a first aid kit, toilet paper and garbage bags. The Forest Service is unable to provide firewood and propane for the outdoor grill at this time, but guests are welcome to bring their own. Please note that the indoor fireplace is not maintained for use.
Natural Features
Kent Springs Cabin is located in the heart of Madera Canyon within the Santa Rita Mountains. Spanning four life zones and several ecosystems between desert and mountain peaks, the area has become a well-known "sky island," supporting abundant and biologically diverse plant and animal communities. The area supports a variety of wildlife, including white-tailed and mule deer, rabbits, wild turkeys, and squirrels. Black bear, Coati, foxes, ring-tailed cats, bobcats, and mountain lion are more elusive. Sixteen species of bats have been recorded in the canyon. It is recommended that visitors wear appropriate clothing and use insect repellent; July through October is chigger season.
Nearby Attractions
The cabin is located less than a half-hour from Green Valley and within an hour of Tucson and Nogales, Arizona. Attractions within an hour drive include the Mining Museum, Titan Missile Museum, Whipple Observatory, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, San Xavier Mission, historic Tubac, and Tumacacori National Historical Park.
What the agency tells you
Please be mindful of water use during your visit. As of May of 2026, water for the cabin is trucked in and enters the water system from a holding tank located near the parking area. The tank was installed due to an ongoing water shortage.
Check in time is 3:00 PM and check out time is 11:00 AM
Group events (more than eight people) including weddings and family reunions are NOT permitted. The Kent Springs Cabin is for overnight use only.
Everything else this campground posts · 10
Access to the cabin is through a locked gate; the gate has a combination lock, and the house key is located in a lockbox on the doorframe on the front door; the combinations for the gate and the lockbox are given out once a reservation is made.
Cleaning service is NOT provided. Before leaving, renters are expected to leave the cabin clean; this includes washing dishes, sweeping and mopping floors, wiping down countertops, cleaning bathrooms & showers, and removing ALL trash. Pets are permitted in the cabin, but renters MUST clean-up after their pets.
Guests MUST provide some of their own supplies including: food, sleeping bags, linens, pillows, towels, dish soap, matches, a first aid kit, toilet paper and garbage bags. Keep the building and grounds clean to deter squirrel, mice, rats, bears, and other wildlife from area.
Cell phone coverage is unreliable at the cabin and within Madera Canyon.
The access road leading into the cabin is passable by passenger car, but high clearance vehicles are highly recommended.
Please do NOT flush anything but toilet paper to prevent clogs or damage to the septic system.
A cabin manual is located inside the cabin to answer specific questions during your stay as well as provide you with information on recreation opportunities in the area..
Off-highway vehicles are also only allowed on designated roads and trails. Due to heavy traffic by passenger cars, trucks, RVs, and trailers, it is not recommended for off-road vehicle use.
The house is located in a desert environment; please be aware that scorpions, snakes and other insects may be present at any time.
The cabin is a no-smoking facility. Reservation dates subject to weather conditions. This cabin does not honor Golden Passport Discounts.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 1 · 1 cabin
- Hookups
- 1 electric
- Accessible sites
- 1
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- ACCESSIBLE FLUSH TOILETS on 1 of 1 campsite records
- Showers
- Accessible Showers
- ACCESSIBLE SHOWERS on 1 of 1 campsite records
- Drinking water
- Yes
- DRINKING WATER on 1 of 1 campsite records
- Firewood
- Mentioned
Around the campground
- On the water
- Creek
- Hiking
- Historic site
- Ranger programs
- Wildlife viewing
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What you actually pay
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 4
Why this page can’t say why
recreation.gov lists every site at Kent Springs Cabin closed this Friday and Saturday night. The U.S. Forest Service has published no closure notice we hold, so this page can’t say why, and it won’t fill the gap with a guess. A closed night isn’t a sold-out one: the reservations its record still carries were taken before the sites were closed.
There’s no notice to quote and no reason to argue with, so this page offers you the watch and the list below, and no letter.
Open within 60 miles · 4
The agency’s own word that these are open, not our reading of a season.
- Bog Springs CampgroundCoronado National Forest · 0.7 mi · walk-up
- White Rock CampgroundCoronado National Forest · 26 mi · walk-up
- Rock Bluff Group SiteCoronado National Forest · 32 mi · 1 site
- Lakeview CampgroundCoronado National Forest · 32 mi
recreation.gov availability, read 16:13 UTC · rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
1 sites · the site map
All 1 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 1 of the 1 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 1 of the 1 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| KENT SPRINGS CABIN | Kent Springs Cabin | cabin electric | yes | 2.0 mi | 1,750 ft | $150 |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Bog Springs CampgroundCoronado National Forest · 0.7 mi
Kentucky Camp Cabin and Headquarters BuildingCoronado National Forest · 7.9 miMaternity Well Group SiteLas Cienegas National Conservation Area · 13 miCieneguita Camp AreaLas Cienegas National Conservation Area · 15 miOak Tree Canyon Camp AreaLas Cienegas National Conservation Area · 15 miAirstrip Group SiteLas Cienegas National Conservation Area · 15 miFrom the intersection of I-10 and I-19 in Tucson, travel south on 1-19 about 35 miles to the Continental Road exit (Exit 63) in Green Valley, Arizona. Turn left (east) onto Continental Road and go approximately 1 mile to the junction with the Madera Canyon/White House Canyon Road. Turn right (southeast) and travel approximately 14 miles into Madera Canyon. Stay on the paved road. The signed access road to the cabin is the second left past the Madera Kubo Bed and Breakfast
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Elephant Head, AZ
Typical weather
Typical October night 44°F, day 77°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 28°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Junes are colder than the June line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
what threatens it · who answers for it
What threatens this place
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Kent Springs Cabin is in Arizona’s 7th congressional district. Its representative, Adelita Grijalva (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A. See every public-lands vote →