Camping near Parker, Arizona

Camping near Parker at a glance

Public campgrounds

3 (2 State Park, 1 County)

Getting a site

3 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Buckskin Mountain State Park: "$50/night with hookups; $35 non-electric riverfront; extra vehicle $15"

Distance from Parker

14 miles (La Paz County Park) to 16 miles (River Island State Park) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles

Elevation

381 ft (La Paz County Park) to 439 ft (Buckskin Mountain State Park), 3 of 3 on record

Season

2 open all year

Campsites

37 across the 1 campground that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; hookups at La Paz County Park, Buckskin Mountain State Park, and River Island State Park

Drinking water

3 of 3

Distances are straight-line miles from Parker'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 Parker

• Bouse Community Park Campground, 14 miles from Parker in a straight line , County , first-come ($20/night with water and electric (plus $0.19/kWh monthly); $10/night dry camping); listed under camping near Bouse.
• Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites, 19 miles from Parker in a straight line , BLM , first-come ($10/day plus $10/night for up to 6 people; $2 each extra person; under 16 free; $100 annual pass); listed under camping near Lake Havasu City.
• Cattail Cove State Park, 22 miles from Parker in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50/night with hookups; boat-in site $25; extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near Lake Havasu City.
• La Posa Long Term Visitor Area, 26 miles from Parker in a straight line , BLM , reservable (LTVA permit $180 (Sept 15 to Apr 15) or $40 per 14 days; off-season $15/night, $10 day use, $75/year); listed under camping near Quartzsite.

Things to do near Parker

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

• Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 12 miles from Parker; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• East Cactus Plain Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 17 miles from Parker; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lake Havasu water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 20 miles from Parker; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 20 miles from Parker; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Riverside Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 20 miles from Parker; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Whipple Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Parker; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Cattail Cove State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 23 miles from Parker; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Swansea Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 25 miles from Parker; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Big Maria Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 26 miles from Parker; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Lake Havasu State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 29 miles from Parker; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Parker

Nearest emergency room: La Paz Regional Hospital, 1200 West Mohave Road, Parker, AZ, 7.8 miles from Parker , (928) 669-9201. Next nearest: Havasu Regional Medical Center, 101 Civic Center Ln, Lake Havasu City, AZ, 32 miles, (928) 855-8185. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of La Paz Regional Hospital is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Circle K convenience store · 8.3 miles
• Food City supermarket · 8.6 miles
• Shell convenience store · 8.7 miles

Fuel

• Running Man Fuel fuel station · 7.7 miles
• Circle K fuel station · 8.3 miles
• Shell fuel station · 8.7 miles

RV dump station

• CRIT Bluewater RV Park RV park · 9.5 miles · (928) 669-2433
• Emerald Cove Resort RV park · 12 miles · (866) 217-8111
• Sundance RV Resort RV park · 13 miles · (760) 663-0016

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Parker: propane, potable water fill, pharmacy, laundromat, 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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