Horseshoe
Its 1 site is reservable through Recreation.gov, and camping costs Single Site: $16 per night. Horseshoe is a National Forest campground near Carefree, Arizona.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 3Campsite 5 with a picnic table under trees at Horseshoe Campground. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Managed by
- National Forest
Horseshoe sits inside Tonto National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $16 per night
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 1
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets and fire rings. No potable water.
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
1 site. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Scan and Pay | Standard nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book site Standard |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 1,900 ft
33.9770, -111.7174 in Maricopa. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Horseshoe
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Bartlett Lake, whose mapped center point is 12 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Bartlett Lake fishing on fishypedia.com.
Horseshoe Reservoir's mapped center point is 0.7 miles from Horseshoe in a straight line. Current water level: Horseshoe Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Hot springs and swimming nearby
Nearest to Horseshoe, in straight-line miles: Verde Hot Springs (hot spring, 26 miles), and Fossil Creek (swimming hole, 29 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Carefree and campgrounds in Maricopa.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 2: USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 3: USDA Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)