Shannon
Its sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), and camping costs Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night. Shannon is a National Forest campground near Safford, Arizona.
First-come, first-served
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Max RV length
- 22 ft
- Shade
- Shaded
Shannon sits inside Coronado National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Arcadia National Recreation Trail #328: National Recreation Trail from the campground down to Arcadia Campground, with a one-mile spur to 10,022-ft Heliograph Peak and its Forest Service lookout tower. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Max RV length
- 22 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14 days
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m.
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Shaded
- Elevation
- 9,025 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.1 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.
32.6575, -109.8506 in Graham. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Around Shannon
The nearest lake with a fishing page is Dankworth Pond, whose mapped center point is 9.6 miles away in a straight line. Stocking record and species: Dankworth Pond fishing on fishypedia.com.
First-come Hospital Flat Reservable Upper Hospital Flat Group Site More campgrounds: camping near Safford and campgrounds in Graham.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Kjunewright, CC BY-SA 4.0