Camping near Fountain Hills, Arizona
Camping near Fountain Hills, Arizona includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 2 reservable. All are run by a county parks department. The nearest, E.I. Rowland Campground, is 5.9 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line, and all 2 are within 15 miles. Another 12 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Fountain Hills.
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Camping near Fountain Hills at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 County)
- Getting a site
- 2 reservable
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at Ironwood Campground: "$25/night semi-developed site (2026 rate), plus a $10 reservation fee"
- Distance from Fountain Hills
- 5.9 miles (E.I. Rowland Campground) to 7.4 miles (Ironwood Campground) in a straight line; 2 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 1,761 ft (Ironwood Campground) to 2,014 ft (E.I. Rowland Campground), 2 of 2 on record
- Campsites
- 92 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 2 take RVs; hookups at E.I. Rowland Campground; longest stated RV length 16 ft (Ironwood Campground)
- Drinking water
- 2 of 2
Distances are straight-line miles from Fountain Hills'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.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Fountain Hills
- Larry Forbis Group Campground, 11 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $75 per night); listed under camping near Mesa.
- Usery Mountain Regional Park Campground, 11 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , County , reservable ($40/night developed site (2026 rate), plus a $10 reservation fee); listed under camping near Mesa.
- Bagley Flat, 15 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- Riverside, 15 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Carefree.
- Lost Dutchman State Park, 18 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50 electric, $35 non-electric, $25 rustic hike-in per night; extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- The Point, 19 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- Tortilla, 20 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Apache Junction.
- Cave Creek Regional Park Campground, 22 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , County , reservable ($40/night developed site (2026 rate), plus a $10 reservation fee); listed under camping near Cave Creek.
- Mesquite, 25 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Carefree.
- Horseshoe, 26 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Carefree.
- Ccc Campground, 26 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Carefree.
- Cave Creek Group, 26 miles from Fountain Hills in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Carefree.
Things to do near Fountain Hills
Public land and water within 30 miles of Fountain Hills, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Saguaro Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Fountain Hills; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Saguaro Lake, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 13 miles from Fountain Hills; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.
- Bartlett Lake water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 16 miles from Fountain Hills; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Bartlett Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 16 miles from Fountain Hills; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Canyon Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 18 miles from Fountain Hills; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Four Peaks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 23 miles from Fountain Hills; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Horseshoe Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 26 miles from Fountain Hills; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
- Apache Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Fountain Hills; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Superstition Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Fountain Hills; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Fountain Hills
Nearest emergency room: Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 9003 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 8.7 miles from Fountain Hills , (480) 323-3000. Next nearest: Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr, 7400 E Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ, 11 miles, (480) 324-7001. 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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- Safeway
- Bashas'
- Fry's Food and Drug
- Fuel
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- Four Sons Chevron
- Circle K
- Shell
- Propane
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- Arizona Gas Products
- Arizona Propane
- Super Pumper
- RV dump station
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- E. I. Rowland Campground
- Super Pumper
- Pharmacy
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- Safeway
- Walgreens
- CVS Pharmacy
- Laundromat
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- 24 Hour Coin Laundry
- The Wash Clinic Laundromat
- Coin Less Laundry
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Fountain Hills: 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.
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