Rim Campground
Its 26 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Single Site: $18 per night; $12 per additional vehicle, and it is open from May 1 to Columbus Day weekend. Rim Campground is a National Forest campground near Payson, Arizona.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 2View south from the Mogollon Rim near Rim Campground and Woods Canyon Lake, June 2010. Photo: Alan Stark, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 32 ft
Rim Campground sits inside Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.2 miles outside the boundary of Tonto National Forest; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $18 per night; $12 per additional vehicle
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 26
- Max RV length
- 32 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
26 sites; the longest takes a 32 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 01 |
| 02 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 02 |
| 03 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 03 |
| 04 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 04 |
| 05 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 05 |
| 06 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 06 |
| 07 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 07 |
| 08 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 08 |
| 09 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 09 |
| 10 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 10 |
| 11 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 11 |
| 12 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 12 |
| 13 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 13 |
| 14 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 14 |
| 15 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 15 |
| 16 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 16 |
| 17 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 17 |
| 18 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 18 |
| 19 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 19 |
| 20 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 20 |
| 21 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 21 |
| 22 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 22 |
| 23 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 23 |
| 24 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 24 |
| 25 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 25 |
| 26 | Rim Campground | Standard nonelectric | 32 ft | Parallel | Not on record | No | Yes | Book site 26 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 7,555 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, data as of December 31, 2025
Outdoor coverage each carrier reports to the FCC at this campground's map point, and the nearest mapped coverage within about half a mile. The FCC map only includes 4G LTE at 5/1 Mbps or better and 5G; a weaker signal, a text, or an emergency call may still get through, but don't count on it. These are carrier predictions, not measurements, and can be wrong either way: real service in canyons, under trees, and inside a tent or vehicle is often weaker. 5G speeds are the FCC's 7/1 and 35/3 Mbps tiers. This product uses the FCC Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
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Season and winter services
Rim Campground is open from May 1 to Columbus Day weekend , at 7,555 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Rim Campground
C.C. Cragin Reservoir's mapped center point is 23 miles from Rim Campground in a straight line. Current water level: C.C. Cragin Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Waterfalls nearby
The nearest waterfall to Rim Campground, in a straight line: Waterwheel Falls (waterfall, 22 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
Reservable Sinkhole Campground 
Reservable Crook Campground 
First-come Woods Canyon Group Campground 
Reservable Spillway Campground More campgrounds: camping near Payson and campgrounds in Coconino.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, drivewayType, petsAllowed, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (sites, toilets, fireRings, hostOnSite, season, fee, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Alan Stark, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Photo 2: Alan Stark, CC BY-SA 2.0