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2026 McDowell Mountain Airstream Rally Announcement
McDowell Mountain Regional Park, AZ
Rally Dates: 26-28 February 2026
Registration Opens Here at 8am Saturday, 27 December 2025
Here’s a great chance to camp and socialize with all the amenities and attractions of Fountain Hills, Scottsdale and Phoenix close by. And, with such great natural opportunities nearby this will be “lightly scheduled” rally in a premium group area with Ramada, BBQs and facilities.
Don’t care for driving into town? There are also enough fantastic mountain bike and hiking trails (Scenic Trail is a magnificent hike; bike, too, for the adventurous!) available right in the park to keep anyone busy all weekend!
On the back of the success and rave reviews of last year’s “structured pot luck”, we will be repeating it again this year (details below). Please plan to supply your own plates and cutlery for all meals.
PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Thursday – Arrival Day, 26 February 2026
- Happy Hour – BYOB and an appetizer to share, get to know your fellow campers
Friday
- Morning hike or bike
- Let’s do Lunch – meet up for no-host lunch together in Fountain Hills
- Happy Hour, BYOB, hot coals provided at BBQ for cooking
- Evening campfire
Saturday
- Morning hike or bike
- Pre-Happy Hour games: Spinners, Cornhole, etc.
- Structured Potluck (see below)
- Evening campfire
Sunday – Departure Day
- Depart By Noon
RALLY & CAMPING FEE
$10/person Rally Fee
$70/Rig Camping Fee
YOUR HOSTS
Hosts: Jot and Linda Hollenbeck
Co-host: Debbie Whitmire
CAMPSITE INFORMATION
- 16 sites available at Group Location
- This is dry camping, so come with full water and empty waste tanks
- Dump station available. Water at Ramada (not a fill station however)
- The group site has washrooms, showers, Ramada with electric power and lights, BBQs and campfire area
- Tables, lighting and charcoal grills aplenty
CANCELLATION POLICY
Rally Fee
As with all Four Corners Unit rallies we are unable to offer refund of the Rally Fee.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
- Upon rally release on registration day, you must sign up and pay the rally fees here.