Camping near Flagstaff, Arizona
Camping near Flagstaff, Arizona includes 10 public campgrounds on record, 9 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Canyon Vista, is 4.4 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line, and 7 of 10 are within 15 miles. Another 9 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Flagstaff.
Canyon Vista 
Little Elden Springs Horsecamp 
Lakeview 
Lockett Meadow 
Bonito O'leary Group Campground 
Pinegrove Camping near Flagstaff at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 10 (10 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 9 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Ashurst Lake: "Single Site: $27 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)"
- Distance from Flagstaff
- 4.4 miles (Canyon Vista) to 18 miles (Double Springs) in a straight line; 7 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 6,840 ft (Canyon Vista) to 8,544 ft (Lockett Meadow), 10 of 10 on record
- Season
- 3 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 229 across the 9 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 7 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 50 ft (Lakeview)
- Drinking water
- 6 of 10
Distances are straight-line miles from Flagstaff'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 Canyon Vista - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 14
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)
Reservable Little Elden Springs Horsecamp - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 15
- Season
- Early May to Mid-October
- Fee
- Single Site: $34 per night (includes 1 vehicle); additional vehicle $10 per night
Reservable Lakeview - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 30
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)
First-come Lockett Meadow - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 17
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $27 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)
Reservable Bonito - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 43
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $34 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Group Sites 1 and 2: $171 per night (up to 50 people, 15 cars); Group Site 3: $199 per night (up to 75 people, 18 cars)
Reservable Pinegrove - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 46
- Season
- Early May to Mid-October
- Fee
- Single Site: $34 per night (includes 1 vehicle)
Reservable Ashurst Lake - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 25
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Single Site: $27 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)
Reservable Forked Pine - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 24
- Season
- Early May to Mid-October
- Fee
- $27 per night, up to eight people with one vehicle
Reservable Double Springs - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 15
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Not on record
No campgrounds match.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Flagstaff
- Pine Flat, 14 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Sedona.
- Cave Springs, 15 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Sedona.
- Dairy Springs, 18 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Mormon Lake.
- Dairy Springs Group Campground, 18 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group site: $135 per night, up to 40 people and eight vehicles.); listed under camping near Mormon Lake.
- Manzanita, 19 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Sedona.
- White Horse Lake, 23 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night; Double Site: $50; Group Site: $198 (up to 60 people)); listed under camping near Williams.
- Chavez Crossing Group Campground, 25 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Sycamore and Cypress Group Sites: $136 per night (10-50 people); Ponderosa Group Site: $108 per night (10-30 people)); listed under camping near Sedona.
- Dogtown Lake Group Site, 28 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ; listed under camping near Williams.
- Dogtown Lake, 29 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Williams.
Things to do near Flagstaff
Public land and water within 30 miles of Flagstaff, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 2.2 miles from Flagstaff; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Coconino National Forest, all 10 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Canyon Vista at 4.4 miles from Flagstaff; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Walnut Canyon National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 6.3 miles from Flagstaff; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Mount Elden/Dry Lake Hills Trail System, at Little Elden Springs Horsecamp (7.1 miles from Flagstaff): Over 30 miles of trails reachable right from camp via the Little Elden Trail, plus Deer Hill Trail with San Francisco Peaks views and nearby Kachina Peaks Wilderness access.
- Kachina Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 8.5 miles from Flagstaff; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- San Francisco Peaks, at Lockett Meadow (12 miles from Flagstaff): Primitive aspen-ringed meadow campground in the heart of the San Francisco Peaks with trail access into the Kachina Peaks Wilderness.
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 14 miles from Flagstaff; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- O'Leary Peak Trail, at O'leary Group Campground (14 miles from Flagstaff): Steep 4.9-mile (one way) climb on an old forest road to the O'Leary Lookout Tower, with views of Flagstaff, the San Francisco Peaks and the Painted Desert.
- Ashurst Lake, at Forked Pine (17 miles from Flagstaff): Campsites hug the Ashurst Lake shore; fishing, boating (one motor up to 10 hp), swimming and windsurfing, and the lake tends to hold water in drought years.
- Slide Rock, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 18 miles from Flagstaff; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Flagstaff
Nearest emergency room: Flagstaff Medical Center, 1200 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ, 2.1 miles from Flagstaff , (928) 779-3366. Next nearest: Verde Valley Medical Center, 269 S Candy Ln, Cottonwood, AZ, 39 miles, (928) 773-2357. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Mobil Mart
- Speedway
- Walmart Supercenter
- Fuel
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- Sinclair
- Chevron
- Mobil
- Propane
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- Giant
- Shell - One Stop
- Maverik
- RV dump station
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- KOA Holiday - Flagstaff
- Pharmacy
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- CVS Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- 4th Street Laundromat II
- White Flag Coin-Op
- 4th Street Laundromat I
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Flagstaff: potable water fill 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 Flagstaff, AZ?
10 public campgrounds are on record near Flagstaff. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Canyon Vista (4.4 miles), Little Elden Springs Horsecamp (7.1 miles), Lakeview (11 miles), Lockett Meadow (12 miles), and 6 more. 9 book through Recreation.gov and 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.
Where can I camp with an RV near Flagstaff, AZ?
7 campgrounds near Flagstaff take RVs: Ashurst Lake, Bonito, Double Springs, Forked Pine, and 3 more. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at KOA Holiday - Flagstaff, 4.2 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Flagstaff, AZ?
Double Springs and Lakeview list tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Flagstaff with drinking water?
Ashurst Lake, Double Springs, Forked Pine, Little Elden Springs Horsecamp, and 2 more have potable water on record.
When is camping season near Flagstaff, AZ?
Of the 3 seasonal campgrounds with posted dates, most open in May (3 of 3) and close in October (3 of 3). Each campground's own dates are in the table.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Flagstaff, AZ?
Flagstaff Medical Center, 1200 N Beaver St, Flagstaff, AZ, is 2.1 miles from Flagstaff in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (928) 779-3366. In an emergency, call 911.
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