Camping near Alpine, Arizona

Camping near Alpine at a glance

Public campgrounds

13 (13 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 12 first-come

Cost

1 free; lowest posted fee at Alpine Divide Campground: "Single Site: $10 per night"

Distance from Alpine

3.3 miles (Luna Lake Group Campground) to 22 miles (Kp Cienega Campground) in a straight line; 10 within 15 miles

Elevation

6,200 ft (Blue Crossing Campground) to 9,120 ft (Hannagan Campground), 12 of 13 on record

Season

1 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

107 across the 9 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

4 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 192 ft (Luna Lake Campground)

Drinking water

2 of 13

Distances are straight-line miles from Alpine's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Alpine

• Diamond Rock Campground, 9.1 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Eagar.
• Rainbow Campground, 15 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26-$28 per night; Double Site: $90 per night); listed under camping near Springerville.
• Brookchar Campground, 16 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Springerville.
• Grayling Campground, 16 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $26 per night); listed under camping near Springerville.
• Apache Trout Campground, 16 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Springerville.
• Cutthroat Campground, 16 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Springerville.
• Reservation Lake Campground, 21 miles from Alpine in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near Greer.
• Winn Campground, 21 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night; North and South Group Sites: $125 (up to 50 people)); listed under camping near Springerville.
• Winn Group, 21 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (North and South Group Sites $125.00 per night each (14 vehicles / 50 people); no Interagency/Senior discount); listed under camping near Greer.
• Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground, 22 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($24 per vehicle per night; Interagency/Senior $12; additional camp unit $24); listed under camping near Greer.
• Benny Creek, 22 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($12 per vehicle per night; group sites $40 (small, 24 people) and $50 (large, 32 people)); listed under camping near Greer.
• Strayhorse Campground, 23 miles from Alpine in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (There is no fee to camp.); listed under camping near Clifton.
• Drift Fence Lake Campground, 23 miles from Alpine in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near Greer.

Things to do near Alpine

Public land and water within 30 miles of Alpine, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, all 13 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Luna Lake Group Campground at 3.3 miles from Alpine; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Luna Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 3.3 miles from Alpine; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Escudilla Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 7.5 miles from Alpine; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• East Fork of the Black River, at Aspen Campground (10 miles from Alpine): Campsites sit a few steps from the East Fork of the Black River, a stream through a forested valley of ponderosa pine, alders and streamside hardwoods, with easy river access for fishing.
• East Fork of the Black River, at Deer Creek (east Fork-black River (10 miles from Alpine): Campsites sit a few steps from the East Fork of the Black River, a stream through a forested valley of ponderosa pine, alders and streamside hardwoods, with easy river access for fishing.
• Blue River, at Upper Blue Campground (11 miles from Alpine): Rustic campground below high bluffs next to the stream in the Blue River Valley, with river fishing and wildlife viewing.
• East Fork of the Black River, at Buffalo Crossing Campground (13 miles from Alpine): Campsites sit a few steps from the East Fork of the Black River, a stream through a forested valley of ponderosa pine, alders and streamside hardwoods, with easy river access for fishing.
• Nelson Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 15 miles from Alpine; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Blue Range Primitive Area, at Blue Crossing Campground (15 miles from Alpine): Base camp for the Blue Range Primitive Area via the Tutt Creek Trailhead; the campground sits riverside in the Blue River Valley.
• Big Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Alpine; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Alpine

Nearest emergency room: White Mountain Regional Medical Center, 118 S Mountain Ave, Springerville, AZ, 21 miles from Alpine , (928) 333-4368. Next nearest: Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center, 1600 S 20th Ave, Safford, AZ, 79 miles, (928) 348-4000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Alpine Country Store supermarket · 0.2 miles · (928) 339-1982
• The Tackle Shop convenience store · 0.3 miles · (928) 339-4338 · Hours Mo-Th 06:30-19:30; Fr-Sa 06:30-20:00; Su 07:00-19:00
• Big Lake Store & Marina convenience store · 16 miles

Fuel

• The Tackle Shop fuel station · 0.3 miles
• Short Stop fuel station · 20 miles
• Circle K fuel station · 20 miles

RV dump station

• Grayling Campground campground · 16 miles
• Brookchar Campground campground · 16 miles

Laundromat

• Coin Op Laundry laundromat · 0.2 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00
• OK Laundry (Value Add Cards) laundromat · 21 miles · Hours 05:00-23:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Alpine: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.

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