Twin Peaks Campground at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the main campground in the park, located 1.5 miles (3.8 km) from the Kris Eggle Visitor Center and Highway 85. Park visitors come to explore the Sonoran Desert and learn about the ancient people who lived here. The Twin Peaks campground has 208 sites, four of which are large enough to accommodate RVs up to 45 feet in length. Thirty-four sites are reserved for tent camping only. Reservations are required during the peak season (January through March). An EarthSky visitor describes the site: “No artificial lights, and you are in the desert.”
Deborah Byrd
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Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.