Camping near Blue Ridge, Arizona

Camping near Blue Ridge, Arizona includes 4 public campgrounds on record, 3 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Elks Group Campground, is 4.7 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line, and all 4 are within 15 miles. Another 31 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Blue Ridge.

Elks Group Campground

Moqui Group Campground Blue Ridge

Rock Crossing

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Camping near Blue Ridge at a glance

Public campgrounds: 4 (4 National Forest)
Getting a site: 3 reservable and 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Blue Ridge: "$20 per night."
Distance from Blue Ridge: 4.7 miles (Elks Group Campground) to 8.3 miles (Rock Crossing) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles
Elevation: 6,915 ft (Moqui Group Campground) to 7,316 ft (Rock Crossing), 3 of 4 on record
Season: 3 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 37 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count
RVs: 3 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Elks Group Campground)
Drinking water: 4 of 4

Distances are straight-line miles from Blue Ridge'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.

Reservable Elks Group Campground Blue Ridge · National Forest · 4.7 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 1
Season: Not on record
Fee: Overnight Use:

Reservable Moqui Group Campground Blue Ridge · National Forest · 6 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 3
Season: Early May to Late September
Fee: Group Site: $85 per night (up to 50 people)

First-come Blue Ridge Blue Ridge · National Forest · 6.3 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: Not on record
Season: May to September
Fee: $20 per night.

Reservable Rock Crossing Blue Ridge · National Forest · 8.3 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 33
Season: Early May to Late September
Fee: Single Site: $20 per night (8 people, 2 vehicles); Double Site: $40 (16 people, 4 vehicles)

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More campgrounds within 30 miles of Blue Ridge

Clints Well, 13 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles)); listed under camping near Washington Park.
Knoll Lake, 15 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles)); listed under camping near Payson.
Long Valley Group Campground, 15 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Payson.
Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground, 18 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Heber-Overgaard.
Chevelon Crossing Campground, 19 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Heber-Overgaard.
Kehl Springs, 19 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Washington Park.
Promontory Pit Road, 19 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
Fr 169 Campground, 20 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
Upper Tonto Creek, 21 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Lower Tonto Creek, 21 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Fr 195, 22 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
Fr 9350, 22 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
Christopher Creek Campground, 23 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Christopher Creek Group, 23 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group site: $80 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Spillway Group Campground, 23 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site non-electric $185 per night, includes 25 people and six vehicles); listed under camping near Payson.
Spillway Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
Aspen Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
Ponderosa Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night; Group Site: $100 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Woods Canyon Group Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site non-electric $275 per night, includes 120 people and 30 vehicles; $25/night family sites when not reserved); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
Mogollon Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
Ponderosa Group, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $100 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Sharp Creek Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night; Group Site: $150 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Sharp Creek Group, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $150 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
Crook Campground, 24 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
Rim Campground, 26 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
Sinkhole Campground, 26 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
Canyon Point Campground, 28 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Payson.
Fr 171, 28 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Forest Lakes.
Houston Mesa Campground, 28 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
Houston Mesa Group, 28 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site with electric hook-up: $170 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
Upper Canyon Creek, 30 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.

Things to do near Blue Ridge

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

Coconino National Forest, all 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Elks Group Campground at 4.7 miles from Blue Ridge; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
C.C. Cragin Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 7.3 miles from Blue Ridge; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Waterwheel Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 23 miles from Blue Ridge; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, a national forest whose mapped point is 25 miles from Blue Ridge; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Fossil Springs Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Blue Ridge; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Blue Ridge

Nearest emergency room: Little Colorado Medical Center, 1501 N Williamson Ave, Winslow, AZ, 36 miles from Blue Ridge , (928) 289-4691. Next nearest: Flagstaff Medical Center, 1200 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ, 50 miles, (928) 779-3366. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Clints Well store convenience store · 14 miles
Woods Canyon Store convenience store · 23 miles
RV dump station: Aspen Campground campground · 24 miles
Woods Canyon Dump Station RV dump station · 24 miles
Potable water fill: Aspen Campground campground · 24 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Blue Ridge: fuel station, propane, pharmacy, laundromat, 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Blue Ridge, AZ?

4 public campgrounds are on record near Blue Ridge. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Elks Group Campground (4.7 miles), Moqui Group Campground (6 miles), Blue Ridge (6.3 miles), and Rock Crossing (8.3 miles). 3 book through Recreation.gov and 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Blue Ridge, AZ?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 4 public campgrounds on record near Blue Ridge charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Blue Ridge, AZ?

3 campgrounds near Blue Ridge take RVs: Elks Group Campground, Moqui Group Campground, and Rock Crossing. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Aspen Campground, 24 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where can I camp near Blue Ridge with drinking water?

Blue Ridge, Elks Group Campground, Moqui Group Campground, and Rock Crossing have potable water on record.

When is camping season near Blue Ridge, AZ?

Of the 3 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (3 of 3) and close in September (3 of 3). Each campground's own dates are in the table.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Blue Ridge, AZ?

Little Colorado Medical Center, 1501 N Williamson Ave, Winslow, AZ, is 36 miles from Blue Ridge in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (928) 289-4691. In an emergency, call 911.

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