Camping near Sierra Vista, Arizona

Camping near Sierra Vista at a glance

Public campgrounds

5 (5 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 reservable and 3 first-come

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Ramsey Vista: "Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night"

Distance from Sierra Vista

9.5 miles (Ramsey Vista) to 12 miles (Rock Bluff Group Campground) in a straight line; 5 within 15 miles

Elevation

5,400 ft (Lakeview) to 7,400 ft (Ramsey Vista), 5 of 5 on record

Season

2 open all year, 3 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

19 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

3 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 12 ft (Ramsey Vista)

Drinking water

1 of 5

Distances are straight-line miles from Sierra Vista'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 Sierra Vista

• Kartchner Caverns State Park, 19 miles from Sierra Vista in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50/night (electric and water); extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near Benson.

Things to do near Sierra Vista

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

• Coronado National Forest, all 5 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Ramsey Vista at 9.5 miles from Sierra Vista; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Reef Townsite Loop Trail, at Reef Townsite Campground (9.5 miles from Sierra Vista): A three-quarter-mile interpretive loop from the northeastern end of the campground past relics of the Reef mining town, including old mine digs, the town water system and ore mill foundations.
• Miller Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 11 miles from Sierra Vista; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 11 miles from Sierra Vista; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Parker Canyon Lake, at Lakeview (12 miles from Sierra Vista): Lake below the campground with stocked rainbow trout and resident bass, sunfish and catfish, a 5-mile lakeshore trail, boat ramp, fishing pier, and a 10 hp motor limit.
• Coronado National Memorial, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 16 miles from Sierra Vista; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 17 miles from Sierra Vista; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Kartchner Caverns State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 20 miles from Sierra Vista; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• San Rafael State Natural Area, a state park whose mapped point is 22 miles from Sierra Vista; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 23 miles from Sierra Vista; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Sierra Vista

Nearest emergency room: Canyon Vista Medical Center, 5700 State Rte 90, Sierra Vista, AZ, 5 miles from Sierra Vista , (520) 263-2220. Next nearest: Copper Queen Community Hospital, 101 Cole Ave, Bisbee, AZ, 27 miles, (520) 432-6401. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Circle K convenience store · 0.9 miles · Hours 24/7
• Circle K convenience store · 1.1 miles
• Sierra Vista Natural Foods Cooperative supermarket · 1.2 miles

Fuel

• Circle K fuel station · 0.9 miles
• AAFES fuel station · 1 mile
• AAFES fuel station · 1.3 miles

Propane

• AmeriGas Propane propane dealer · 5.5 miles
• Propane Refill Station propane dealer · 18 miles
• Sonoita Propane propane dealer · 21 miles

RV dump station

• Wells Fargo RV Park RV park · 18 miles · (800) 269-8266

Pharmacy

• Walgreens pharmacy · 2.3 miles
• CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 2.4 miles

Laundromat

• Tombstone Laundry & Auto Wash laundromat · 18 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Sierra Vista: 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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