Camping near Globe, Arizona

Camping near Globe at a glance

Public campgrounds

4 (4 National Forest)

Getting a site

1 reservable and 3 first-come

Cost

3 free; lowest posted fee at Timber Camp Recreation Site Group Campground: "Single Site: $16 per night; Group Sites: $75 (1-50 people) or $150 (51-150 people)"

Distance from Globe

8.9 miles (Six Shooter) to 23 miles (Timber Camp Recreation Site Group Campground) in a straight line; 3 within 15 miles

Elevation

4,500 ft (Jones Water) to 7,500 ft (Pinal), 4 of 4 on record

Season

4 open all year

Campsites

31 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 45 ft (Timber Camp Recreation Site Group Campground)

Distances are straight-line miles from Globe'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 Globe

• Kellner Group Campground, 6.5 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Miami.
• Pioneer Pass, 8.5 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Miami.
• Sulphide Del Rey, 10 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Miami.
• Christmas Recreation Site, 23 miles from Globe in a straight line , BLM , first-come (free); listed under camping near Winkelman.
• Schoolhouse Campground, 24 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Tonto Basin.
• Grapevine Group Campground, 25 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tonto Basin.
• Grapevine Bay, 25 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Tonto Basin.
• Shores Recreation Site, 26 miles from Globe in a straight line , BLM , first-come (free); listed under camping near Winkelman.
• Windy Hill Campground, 27 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night; Double Site: $50 per night); listed under camping near Tonto Basin.
• Frazier Group, 29 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Tonto Basin.
• Frazier Horse Campground, 29 miles from Globe in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $16 per night); listed under camping near Roosevelt.

Things to do near Globe

Public land and water within 30 miles of Globe, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.

• Army heliograph station site, at Six Shooter (8.9 miles from Globe): Six Shooter and Pinal campgrounds occupy a site the US Army used in the late 1800s as a heliograph (mirror-signaling) station; at least eight trails lie within a mile.
• Tonto National Forest, all 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Six Shooter at 8.9 miles from Globe; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Army heliograph station site, at Pinal (9 miles from Globe): Pinal and Six Shooter campgrounds occupy a site the US Army used in the late 1800s as a heliograph (mirror-signaling) station; at least eight trails lie within a mile.
• Needle's Eye Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Globe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Salt River Canyon Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Globe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• San Carlos Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 20 miles from Globe; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• White Canyon Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 25 miles from Globe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Sierra Ancha Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Globe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Tonto National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 28 miles from Globe; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Superstition Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 30 miles from Globe; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Globe

Nearest emergency room: Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, 5880 South Hospital Drive, Globe, AZ, 5 miles from Globe , (928) 402-1122. Next nearest: Banner Goldfield Medical Center, 2050 W Southern Ave, Apache Junction, AZ, 48 miles, (480) 733-3300. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Circle K convenience store · 1.1 miles
• Speedway convenience store · 1.5 miles
• Circle K convenience store · 2 miles

Fuel

• Circle K fuel station · 1.1 miles
• Speedway fuel station · 1.5 miles
• 76 fuel station · 1.7 miles

Pharmacy

• Kearny Health Mart pharmacy · 25 miles

Laundromat

• Wash N' Fluff Coin Laundry laundromat · 3.3 miles · (928) 425-3579 · Hours 08:00-19:30

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