Sheep Bridge

Sheep Bridge was Casey and I’s first camping trip together. We had been talking about wanting to go camping for a while and to be honest; I didn’t really have any idea of where to start when planning a camping trip, so I left it all up to Casey to figure out (xoxo). Casey had just gotten his new truck so he was really looking for a place where we could go off-roading on our way to the campsite. He did some research and Saturday morning we set out for Sheep Bridge.

There are two primary ways to get out to Sheep Bridge, taking cave creek road all the way north or get off at Bloody Basin road on the 17. We took the Cave Creek up to where the dirt road starts, but we ended up turning around initially because we weren’t sure if we were going the right way. We stopped at this little wine bar and went in and asked the owner if we were headed the right way and after some reassurance, we set back out on the road. It was a beautiful drive, lots of dirt for Casey to take his truck in, and even a few water crossings. We also came upon a ranch where the horses and dogs were out herding the cattle. We think one of the dogs was a bit special because he tried to herd Casey’s truck too… or maybe his truck just looks like a big blue cow…? Let me warn you though…. If you get motion sickness like I do, DEFINITELY take a Dramamine before heading out to Sheep Bridge (the non-drowsy kind so you don’t sleep through the trip!). I didn’t and the result was a nauseous passenger, which is never fun.

All and all the drive in was about 2.5-3 hours. When we finally arrived we drove up to the bridge first to look around before finding the perfect camping spot. The spot we picked was on the left-hand side just before you reach the bridge, it even had concrete slabs that were perfectly sized for our little tent. There were a few places closer to the water that may have been more secluded with a better view, but there were ants EVERYWHERE in the sand so that was a hard pass for me…

This campsite is beautiful and is rather secluded because not too many people know about it/make the venture out to it. The water is refreshing and I definitely recommend giving yourself enough time (and beer) to float around. 10/10 recommend bringing floaties to hang out on. TIP: bring one for each person! There was two of us and only one floaty, and let me tell ya, trying to drink beer and tread water at the same time is no simple task! There is also a little hot spring located just north of the bridge on the side closest to the road we drove in on. It requires a little hunting to find as the pathway requires you to duck through a palm tree/bush tunnel but is so worth it. (Shout out to the young man who showed us the way). His name was Casey so he was obviously a gentleman and scholar. ;)