February 2022- we followed the Google Maps directions to this location, Ironwood National Monument (access point),which worked perfectly. It brought us to a gate adjacent to a BLM sign. Unsnap the gate and close it as you go through. Once through the gate, go straight for maybe a quarter mile and then the road splits and there will now be two ways you can go:
-Go straight ahead (or was it slightly left?) for BLM land.
- Or, bear right at the first fork and you’ll be headed for AZ State land-travel down that road between 2 barbed wire fences and you will soon see a kiosk sign that says you’re on Arizona State land, where they want you to pay about $20 for a permit. Not far past this information kiosk the road got rough and was muddy in spots so we turned back and went to the aforementioned BLM area.
Now back on the BLM road and my friend had a low clearance tiny van (Dodge Ram City pro master?) and we had no problem on the BLM road. The road is a bit sandy as you come through the gate, but not very deep sand. The reason I took off one star is there are not a lot of spots early on to camp; there may be more as you drive deeper into the land. It’s bad form to camp on land that has not already been disturbed by generations of campers, so you may need to keep looking for a spot.