Camping in Arizona
Arizona has 258 public campgrounds on record, 147 reservable and 107 first-come. Most (185 of 258) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Each row below says who runs it, how to get a site, and what it costs.
258
Total 147
Reservable 107
First-come First-come Airplane Flat 
Reservable Alamo Canyon Campground 
Reservable Alamo Lake State Park 
First-come Alpine Divide Campground Reservable Alto Pit Ohv Campground 
First-come Apache Lake North Shore Boat Campground 
Reservable Apache Trout Campground 
First-come Arcadia 
Reservable Ashurst Lake 
First-come Aspen Campground 
Reservable Aspen Campground 
First-come Bagley Flat 
First-come Beehives Primitive Campground First-come Benny Creek Reservable Black Canyon Rim Campground First-come Black Jack Campground First-come Black Jack Group Campground First-come Blue Crossing Campground First-come Blue Ridge 
First-come Bog Springs 
Reservable Bonita Canyon Campground 
Reservable Bonito First-come Bouse Community Park Campground 
Reservable Brookchar Campground First-come Brown Creek Campground 
Reservable Buckskin Mountain State Park First-come Buffalo Crossing Campground Reservable Burnt Corral Campground 
Reservable Burro Creek Campground 
Reservable Calabasas Group Campground Reservable Canyon Point Campground 
First-come Canyon View Campground 
Reservable Canyon Vista 
Reservable Catalina State Park 
Reservable Cattail Cove State Park 
Reservable Cave Creek Group Reservable Cave Creek Regional Park Campground 
Reservable Cave Springs 
First-come Ccc Campground Reservable Chavez Crossing Group Campground First-come Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground First-come Chevelon Crossing Campground 
Reservable Cholla Campground 
First-come Christmas Recreation Site 
Reservable Christopher Creek Campground Reservable Christopher Creek Group 
Reservable Clear Creek 
Reservable Clear Creek Group Campground First-come Clints Well First-come Coal Creek Campground 
First-come Cochise Stronghold First-come Colcord Ridge 
First-come Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry First-come Cottonwood Campground 
Reservable Crook Campground 
First-come Cunningham 
Reservable Cutthroat Campground 
Reservable Dairy Springs 
Reservable Dairy Springs Group Campground 
Reservable Davis Camp 
Reservable Dead Horse Ranch State Park First-come Deer Creek (east Fork-black River 
Reservable Demotte Campground 
Reservable Desert Tortoise Campground 
Reservable Desert View Campground 
First-come Diamond Rock Campground First-come Ditch Camp Campground 
Reservable Dogtown Lake 
Reservable Dogtown Lake Group Site 
Reservable Double Springs First-come Drift Fence Lake Campground 
Reservable E.I. Rowland Campground 
Reservable Eagle Ridge Group Camp Reservable Elk Ridge RV Campground 
Reservable Elks Group Campground 
First-come Estrella Wayside Recreation Area 
Reservable Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area 
Reservable Forked Pine First-come Fourmile Canyon Campground Not on record Fr 169 Campground First-come Fr 171 
First-come Fr 195 First-come Fr 9350 
Reservable Frazier Group 
Reservable Frazier Horse Campground 
First-come General Hitchcock 
Reservable Gentry Campground 
Reservable Gilbert Ray Campground 
First-come Gordon Hirabayashi Campground First-come Granville Campground First-come Grapevine Bay Reservable Grapevine Group Campground 
Reservable Grayling Campground Reservable Groom Creek Horse Camp First-come Gunsight Wash 
First-come Haigler Canyon First-come Hannagan Campground Reservable Havasupai Campground First-come Hawley Lake Campground First-come Hazlett Hollow Campground 
First-come Herb Martyr 
Reservable Hilltop Campground 
Reservable Homolovi State Park First-come Honeymoon Campground 
First-come Horse Springs Campground 
First-come Horse Springs Group Campground 
Reservable Horseshoe 
First-come Hospital Flat 
Not on record Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area Reservable Houston Mesa Campground Reservable Houston Mesa Group First-come Hualapai Mountain Park Campground First-come Idlewilde First-come Indian Creek Campground 
First-come Indian Hollow 
Reservable Ironwood Campground 
Reservable Jacob Lake Campground Reservable Jacob Lake Group Campground First-come Jones Water 
Reservable Kaibab Lake 
Reservable Kaibab Lake Group Campground 
Reservable Kaibab Lake Sites and Group Areas 
Reservable Kartchner Caverns State Park 
Reservable Katherine Landing Campground 
Reservable Katherine Landing RV Park 
First-come Kehl Springs Reservable Kellner Group Campground 
First-come Knoll Lake First-come Kp Cienega Campground Reservable La Paz County Park 
Reservable La Posa Long Term Visitor Area 
First-come Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites Reservable Lake Havasu State Park 
First-come Lakeview 
Reservable Lakeview 
Reservable Larry Forbis Group Campground 
First-come Lees Ferry Campground Reservable Lewis Canyon Group Campground 
Reservable Little Elden Springs Horsecamp 
First-come Lockett Meadow 
Reservable Long Valley Group Campground 
First-come Los Burros 
Reservable Lost Dutchman State Park First-come Lower Juan Miller Campground 
Reservable Lower Tonto Creek 
First-come Lower Wolf Creek Campground Reservable Luna Lake Campground First-come Luna Lake Group Campground Reservable Lyman Lake State Park 
Reservable Lynx Campground 
Reservable Manzanita 
Not on record Margies Cove West Campground 
Reservable Mather Campground Reservable Mesquite 
Reservable Mingus Group 
Reservable Mingus Mountain Campground Reservable Mogollon Campground First-come Molino Basin First-come Molino Basin Group 
Reservable Moqui Group Campground 
Reservable North Rim Campground Reservable O'leary Group Campground 
First-come Owl Creek Campground 
Not on record Oxbow Recreation and Wildlife Area First-come Packsaddle Recreation Site 
First-come Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground 
Reservable Patagonia Lake State Park 
Reservable Peppersauce Reservable Peppersauce Group Site 
Reservable Picacho Peak State Park First-come Pinal 
Reservable Pine Flat 
Reservable Pinegrove First-come Pioneer Pass 
Reservable Playground Group Campground 
Reservable Ponderosa Campground Reservable Ponderosa Group 
Reservable Potato Patch Campground First-come Powell Springs Campground 
First-come Promontory Pit Road First-come Raccoon Campground 
Reservable Rainbow Campground 
First-come Ramsey Vista 
First-come Reef Townsite Campground 
Reservable Reef Townsite Group Campground First-come Reservation Lake Campground 
Reservable Reynolds Creek Group Campground 
First-come Riggs Flat 
Reservable Rim Campground Reservable River Island State Park 
Reservable Riverside 
First-come Riverview Campground 
Reservable Roadrunner Campground 
Reservable Rock Bluff Group Campground 
Reservable Rock Crossing First-come Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground 
Reservable Roper Lake State Park 
Reservable Rose Canyon 
First-come Rustler Park 
Reservable Schoolhouse Campground 
First-come Shannon 
Reservable Sharp Creek Campground Reservable Sharp Creek Group 
First-come Shores Recreation Site Reservable Showers Point Group Campground First-come Shush Be Tou Campground 
Reservable Sinkhole Campground First-come Six Shooter First-come Soldier Creek First-come Spencer Canyon 
Reservable Spillway Campground 
First-come Spillway Group Campground 
First-come Stewart 
Reservable Stockton Pass First-come Strayhorse Campground 
First-come Sulphide Del Rey 
First-come Sunny Flat 
First-come Sunset View Campground First-come Sycamore 
Reservable Temple Bar Campground 
Reservable Temple Bar RV Park First-come The Point 
Reservable Timber Camp Recreation Site Group Campground Reservable Tortilla 
Reservable Trailer Village RV Park Reservable Treasure Park - North Reservable Treasure Park East Group Campground 
Reservable Turney Gulch Group Campground 
Reservable Tusayan Montane Campground 
Reservable Tusayan Montane Group Campground Reservable Twilight Group Site 
Reservable Twin Peaks Campground Reservable Upper Arcadia Group Campground First-come Upper Blue Campground First-come Upper Canyon Creek Reservable Upper Hospital Flat Group Site First-come Upper Juan Miller Campground 
Reservable Upper Tonto Creek 
Reservable Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground 
Reservable Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground 
Reservable Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area 
Reservable Wahweap Campground & RV Park First-come Walnut Grove Campground 
Reservable White Horse Lake First-come White Rock Campground 
Reservable White Spar Campground 
Reservable White Tank Mountain Regional Park Campground Reservable Whitetail Group 
First-come Wild Cow Springs Campground 
Reservable Willow Beach Campground 
Reservable Willow Beach RV Park 
Reservable Willow Campground Reservable Windy Hill Campground 
First-come Windy Point Campground Reservable Winn Campground First-come Winn Group 
First-come Woods Canyon Group Campground 
Reservable Yavapai Campground
Reservable Alamo Canyon Campground Reservable Alamo Lake State Park First-come Alpine Divide Campground Reservable Alto Pit Ohv Campground First-come Apache Lake North Shore Boat Campground Reservable Apache Trout Campground First-come Arcadia Reservable Ashurst Lake First-come Aspen Campground Reservable Aspen Campground First-come Bagley Flat First-come Beehives Primitive Campground First-come Benny Creek Reservable Black Canyon Rim Campground First-come Black Jack Campground First-come Black Jack Group Campground First-come Blue Crossing Campground First-come Blue Ridge First-come Bog Springs Reservable Bonita Canyon Campground Reservable Bonito First-come Bouse Community Park Campground Reservable Brookchar Campground First-come Brown Creek Campground Reservable Buckskin Mountain State Park First-come Buffalo Crossing Campground Reservable Burnt Corral Campground Reservable Burro Creek Campground Reservable Calabasas Group Campground Reservable Canyon Point Campground First-come Canyon View Campground Reservable Canyon Vista Reservable Catalina State Park Reservable Cattail Cove State Park Reservable Cave Creek Group Reservable Cave Creek Regional Park Campground Reservable Cave Springs First-come Ccc Campground Reservable Chavez Crossing Group Campground First-come Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground First-come Chevelon Crossing Campground Reservable Cholla Campground First-come Christmas Recreation Site Reservable Christopher Creek Campground Reservable Christopher Creek Group Reservable Clear Creek Reservable Clear Creek Group Campground First-come Clints Well First-come Coal Creek Campground First-come Cochise Stronghold First-come Colcord Ridge First-come Colorado River Primitive Camping Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lees Ferry First-come Cottonwood Campground Reservable Crook Campground First-come Cunningham Reservable Cutthroat Campground Reservable Dairy Springs Reservable Dairy Springs Group Campground Reservable Davis Camp Reservable Dead Horse Ranch State Park First-come Deer Creek (east Fork-black River Reservable Demotte Campground Reservable Desert Tortoise Campground Reservable Desert View Campground First-come Diamond Rock Campground First-come Ditch Camp Campground Reservable Dogtown Lake Reservable Dogtown Lake Group Site Reservable Double Springs First-come Drift Fence Lake Campground Reservable E.I. Rowland Campground Reservable Eagle Ridge Group Camp Reservable Elk Ridge RV Campground Reservable Elks Group Campground First-come Estrella Wayside Recreation Area Reservable Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Reservable Forked Pine First-come Fourmile Canyon Campground Not on record Fr 169 Campground First-come Fr 171 First-come Fr 195 First-come Fr 9350 Reservable Frazier Group Reservable Frazier Horse Campground First-come General Hitchcock Reservable Gentry Campground Reservable Gilbert Ray Campground First-come Gordon Hirabayashi Campground First-come Granville Campground First-come Grapevine Bay Reservable Grapevine Group Campground Reservable Grayling Campground Reservable Groom Creek Horse Camp First-come Gunsight Wash First-come Haigler Canyon First-come Hannagan Campground Reservable Havasupai Campground First-come Hawley Lake Campground First-come Hazlett Hollow Campground First-come Herb Martyr Reservable Hilltop Campground Reservable Homolovi State Park First-come Honeymoon Campground First-come Horse Springs Campground First-come Horse Springs Group Campground Reservable Horseshoe First-come Hospital Flat Not on record Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area Reservable Houston Mesa Campground Reservable Houston Mesa Group First-come Hualapai Mountain Park Campground First-come Idlewilde First-come Indian Creek Campground First-come Indian Hollow Reservable Ironwood Campground Reservable Jacob Lake Campground Reservable Jacob Lake Group Campground First-come Jones Water Reservable Kaibab Lake Reservable Kaibab Lake Group Campground Reservable Kaibab Lake Sites and Group Areas Reservable Kartchner Caverns State Park Reservable Katherine Landing Campground Reservable Katherine Landing RV Park First-come Kehl Springs Reservable Kellner Group Campground First-come Knoll Lake First-come Kp Cienega Campground Reservable La Paz County Park Reservable La Posa Long Term Visitor Area First-come Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites Reservable Lake Havasu State Park First-come Lakeview Reservable Lakeview Reservable Larry Forbis Group Campground First-come Lees Ferry Campground Reservable Lewis Canyon Group Campground Reservable Little Elden Springs Horsecamp First-come Lockett Meadow Reservable Long Valley Group Campground First-come Los Burros Reservable Lost Dutchman State Park First-come Lower Juan Miller Campground Reservable Lower Tonto Creek First-come Lower Wolf Creek Campground Reservable Luna Lake Campground First-come Luna Lake Group Campground Reservable Lyman Lake State Park Reservable Lynx Campground Reservable Manzanita Not on record Margies Cove West Campground Reservable Mather Campground Reservable Mesquite Reservable Mingus Group Reservable Mingus Mountain Campground Reservable Mogollon Campground First-come Molino Basin First-come Molino Basin Group Reservable Moqui Group Campground Reservable North Rim Campground Reservable O'leary Group Campground First-come Owl Creek Campground Not on record Oxbow Recreation and Wildlife Area First-come Packsaddle Recreation Site First-come Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground Reservable Patagonia Lake State Park Reservable Peppersauce Reservable Peppersauce Group Site Reservable Picacho Peak State Park First-come Pinal Reservable Pine Flat Reservable Pinegrove First-come Pioneer Pass Reservable Playground Group Campground Reservable Ponderosa Campground Reservable Ponderosa Group Reservable Potato Patch Campground First-come Powell Springs Campground First-come Promontory Pit Road First-come Raccoon Campground Reservable Rainbow Campground First-come Ramsey Vista First-come Reef Townsite Campground Reservable Reef Townsite Group Campground First-come Reservation Lake Campground Reservable Reynolds Creek Group Campground First-come Riggs Flat Reservable Rim Campground Reservable River Island State Park Reservable Riverside First-come Riverview Campground Reservable Roadrunner Campground Reservable Rock Bluff Group Campground Reservable Rock Crossing First-come Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground Reservable Roper Lake State Park Reservable Rose Canyon First-come Rustler Park Reservable Schoolhouse Campground First-come Shannon Reservable Sharp Creek Campground Reservable Sharp Creek Group First-come Shores Recreation Site Reservable Showers Point Group Campground First-come Shush Be Tou Campground Reservable Sinkhole Campground First-come Six Shooter First-come Soldier Creek First-come Spencer Canyon Reservable Spillway Campground First-come Spillway Group Campground First-come Stewart Reservable Stockton Pass First-come Strayhorse Campground First-come Sulphide Del Rey First-come Sunny Flat First-come Sunset View Campground First-come Sycamore Reservable Temple Bar Campground Reservable Temple Bar RV Park First-come The Point Reservable Timber Camp Recreation Site Group Campground Reservable Tortilla Reservable Trailer Village RV Park Reservable Treasure Park - North Reservable Treasure Park East Group Campground Reservable Turney Gulch Group Campground Reservable Tusayan Montane Campground Reservable Tusayan Montane Group Campground Reservable Twilight Group Site Reservable Twin Peaks Campground Reservable Upper Arcadia Group Campground First-come Upper Blue Campground First-come Upper Canyon Creek Reservable Upper Hospital Flat Group Site First-come Upper Juan Miller Campground Reservable Upper Tonto Creek Reservable Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground Reservable Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground Reservable Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area Reservable Wahweap Campground & RV Park First-come Walnut Grove Campground Reservable White Horse Lake First-come White Rock Campground Reservable White Spar Campground Reservable White Tank Mountain Regional Park Campground Reservable Whitetail Group First-come Wild Cow Springs Campground Reservable Willow Beach Campground Reservable Willow Beach RV Park Reservable Willow Campground Reservable Windy Hill Campground First-come Windy Point Campground Reservable Winn Campground First-come Winn Group First-come Woods Canyon Group Campground Reservable Yavapai Campground No campgrounds match.
How booking works in Arizona
- 111 Recreation.gov
- 107 first-come
- 15 Arizona State Parks & Trails reservations
- 8 Maricopa County Parks online reservations
- 2 Katherine Landing concessioner
- 2 Mohave County Parks reservations (CampLife)
- 2 Willow Beach Marina (Lake Mead concessioner)
- 1 BLM LTVA permit (Yuma Field Office or on site)
- 1 Delaware North (Grand Canyon concessioner)
- 1 Havasupai Tribe tourism permits
- 1 La Paz County Parks, by phone (928-667-2069)
- 1 Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (lakepowell.com)
- 1 Pima County DiscoverNature reservations
- 1 Temple Bar Marina (Lake Mead concessioner)
There is no single system: each campground books through its managing agency. 111 campgrounds book through Recreation.gov. 107 campgrounds take no reservations at all, first-come, first-served. 15 campgrounds book through Arizona State Parks & Trails reservations. 8 campgrounds book through Maricopa County Parks online reservations. 2 campgrounds book through Katherine Landing concessioner. 2 campgrounds book through Mohave County Parks reservations (CampLife). 2 campgrounds book through Willow Beach Marina (Lake Mead concessioner). 1 campground books through BLM LTVA permit (Yuma Field Office or on site). 1 campground books through Delaware North (Grand Canyon concessioner). 1 campground books through Havasupai Tribe tourism permits. 1 campground books through La Paz County Parks, by phone (928-667-2069). 1 campground books through Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (lakepowell.com). 1 campground books through Pima County DiscoverNature reservations. 1 campground books through Temple Bar Marina (Lake Mead concessioner).
For a park's own hours, entrance fee, and boundary, see Arizona state parks on publiclandsdb.com. Camping away from a developed campground is a land rule, not a campground: Arizona BLM land on publiclandsdb.com has each unit's dispersed-camping rule and boundary.
Narrower lists
107 first-come (no reservation) 67 open year-round 19 on a lake 18 BLM 14 County 185 National Forest 19 National Park Service 15 State Park 7 Tribal Land
107 first-come campgrounds need no reservation; 67 stay open year-round ; and 19 sit on a named lake . By agency: 18 BLM campgrounds , 14 County campgrounds , 185 National Forest campgrounds , 19 National Park Service campgrounds , 15 State Park campgrounds , and 7 Tribal Land campgrounds .
Common questions
How do I reserve a campground in Arizona?
It depends on who runs it. Of the 258 public campgrounds on record here, 111 book through Recreation.gov, 107 are first-come, first-served with no reservations, 15 book through Arizona State Parks & Trails reservations, 8 book through Maricopa County Parks online reservations, 2 book through Katherine Landing concessioner, 2 book through Mohave County Parks reservations (CampLife), 2 book through Willow Beach Marina (Lake Mead concessioner), 1 books through BLM LTVA permit (Yuma Field Office or on site), 1 books through Delaware North (Grand Canyon concessioner), 1 books through Havasupai Tribe tourism permits, 1 books through La Paz County Parks, by phone (928-667-2069), 1 books through Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas (lakepowell.com), 1 books through Pima County DiscoverNature reservations, and 1 books through Temple Bar Marina (Lake Mead concessioner).
Where can I camp for free in Arizona?
38 public campgrounds in Arizona charge no fee: Airplane Flat, Apache Lake North Shore Boat Campground, Bagley Flat, Black Jack Campground, and 34 more. Free camping away from campgrounds (dispersed camping) is a land-management rule, not a campground; see the managing agency.
Is boondocking legal in Arizona?
On BLM land, dispersed camping (boondocking) is generally allowed under the agency's rules. BLM limits dispersed camping to 14 days within any 28-day period (stay limits vary by field office), asks campers to stay at least 200 feet from lakes and streams, and says most areas need no permit or reservation (blm.gov, read 2026-09-26). Each BLM unit's own rule and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
What are the best campgrounds in Arizona?
This site doesn't rate campgrounds. The most fully documented here are Mather Campground (30 sourced facts), Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area (29 sourced facts), and Lost Dutchman State Park (28 sourced facts); the table lets you sort every campground by agency, booking, season, and fee.