Camping near Chinle, Arizona

Camping near Chinle, Arizona includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by a tribal nation. 1 stays open all year.

Cottonwood Campground

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Camping near Chinle at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 Tribal Land)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Cottonwood Campground: "$30/night (up to 7 people); group camping $60/night (14 to 30 people, by reservation only)"
Distance from Chinle: 2.2 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 5,530 ft at Cottonwood Campground (the only one on record)
Season: 1 open all year
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Chinle'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.

First-come Cottonwood Campground Chinle · Tribal Land · 2.2 mi

Agency: Tribal Land
Sites: Not on record
Season: Year-round
Fee: $30/night (up to 7 people); group camping $60/night (14 to 30 people, by reservation only)

Supplies and emergencies near Chinle

Nearest emergency room: Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Us Hwy 191, Hospital Road, Chinle, AZ, 1.7 miles from Chinle , (928) 674-7001. Next nearest: Gallup Indian Medical Center, 516 Nizhoni Blvd, Gallup, NM, 65 miles, (505) 722-1000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries: Speedway convenience store · 0.7 miles · (928) 674-8243 · Hours 24/7
Speedway convenience store · 0.7 miles · (928) 674-5401
Bashas' supermarket · 0.9 miles
Fuel: Marathon fuel station · 0.6 miles
Speedway fuel station · 0.7 miles · (928) 674-8243 · Hours 24/7
Speedway fuel station · 0.7 miles
Laundromat: Silver Coin Laundry laundromat · 1.3 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Chinle: propane, RV dump station, 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Chinle, AZ?

1 public campground is on record near Chinle. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Cottonwood Campground (2.2 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Chinle, AZ?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Chinle charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp near Chinle with drinking water?

Cottonwood Campground has potable water on record.

Are there year-round campgrounds near Chinle, AZ?

Yes: Cottonwood Campground is open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Chinle, AZ?

Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, Us Hwy 191, Hospital Road, Chinle, AZ, is 1.7 miles from Chinle in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (928) 674-7001. In an emergency, call 911.

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