Spillway Campground
Its 24 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Single Site: $36 per night; $12 per additional vehicle, and it is open from May 1 to October 31. Spillway Campground is a National Forest campground near Payson, Arizona.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 4Spillway Campground is a short walk away on the paved Meadow Trail from the breathtaking views off the Mogollon Rim. Photo: USFS Photo (cox), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 16 ft
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
Spillway Campground sits inside Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. 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: $36 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
- 24
- Group sites
- 1
- Accessible sites
- 22
- Max RV length
- 16 ft
- Site driveways
- Mixed
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
24 sites in 2 loops; 3 pull-through; the longest takes a 45 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRP | Group standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop GRP, site 1 |
| 003 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 45 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 003 |
| 004 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 35 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 004 |
| 005 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 005 |
| 006 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 42 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 006 |
| 007 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 30 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 007 |
| 008 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 25 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 008 |
| 009 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 009 |
| 010 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 010 |
| 011 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Pull-through | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 011 |
| 012 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 012 |
| 013 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 013 |
| 014 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 014 |
| 015 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 015 |
| 016 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 016 |
| 017 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 017 |
| 018 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 018 |
| 019 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 22 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 019 |
| 020 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 020 |
| 021 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 021 |
| 022 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 022 |
| 023 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 023 |
| 024 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 19 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 024 |
| 025 | SPIL | Standard nonelectric | 26 ft | Back-in | Not on record | Yes | Yes | Book loop SPIL, site 025 |
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
Source: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Access road
- Mixed paved and unpaved
- Elevation
- 7,400 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away, 5G about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage mapped
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away
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
Spillway Campground is open from May 1 to October 31 , at 7,400 ft.
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Spillway Campground
C.C. Cragin Reservoir's mapped center point is 21 miles from Spillway Campground in a straight line. Current water level: C.C. Cragin Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Waterfalls nearby
The nearest waterfall to Spillway Campground, in a straight line: Waterwheel Falls (waterfall, 20 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, drivewayType, petsAllowed, fireRings, sites, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (toilets, water, fireRings, maxRvLengthFt, accessRoad, season, fee, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USFS Photo (cox), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 2: USFS Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 3: Forest Service Photo, via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)
- Photo 4: USFS Photo (sc), via Recreation.gov, Public domain (US federal government work)