Camping near Springerville, Arizona

Camping near Springerville at a glance

Public campgrounds

6 (6 National Forest)

Getting a site

6 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Brookchar Campground: "Single Site: $20 per night"

Distance from Springerville

18 miles (Winn Campground) to 22 miles (Apache Trout Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles

Elevation

9,000 ft (Rainbow Campground) to 9,320 ft (Winn Campground), 4 of 6 on record

Campsites

299 across the 6 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

2 take RVs; hookups at Apache Trout Campground; longest stated RV length 80 ft (Apache Trout Campground)

Drinking water

4 of 6

Distances are straight-line miles from Springerville'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 Springerville

• Benny Creek, 12 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($12 per vehicle per night; group sites $40 (small, 24 people) and $50 (large, 32 people)); listed under camping near Greer.
• Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground, 13 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($24 per vehicle per night; Interagency/Senior $12; additional camp unit $24); listed under camping near Greer.
• Lyman Lake State Park, 14 miles from Springerville in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50/night with hookups, $25 non-electric; extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near St. Johns.
• Winn Group, 18 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (North and South Group Sites $125.00 per night each (14 vehicles / 50 people); no Interagency/Senior discount); listed under camping near Greer.
• Alpine Divide Campground, 21 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $10 per night); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Ditch Camp Campground, 22 miles from Springerville in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near Greer.
• Diamond Rock Campground, 24 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Eagar.
• Aspen Campground, 25 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Per Camp Unit per night $14.00; additional camp unit $14.00; Interagency/Senior $7.00); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Deer Creek (east Fork-black River, 25 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Reservation Lake Campground, 26 miles from Springerville in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near Greer.
• Shush Be Tou Campground, 26 miles from Springerville in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near McNary.
• Raccoon Campground, 26 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($14 per camp unit per night; additional camp unit $14; Interagency/Senior discount $7); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Buffalo Crossing Campground, 27 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $14 per night); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Luna Lake Group Campground, 27 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group Site A $125/night (30 vehicles/120 people); B $60 (14/56); C $50 (10/40); no Interagency/Senior discount); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Luna Lake Campground, 27 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Horse Springs Campground, 27 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($16 per vehicle per night; additional camp unit $16; Interagency/Senior discount $8); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Horse Springs Group Campground, 27 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site ramada $125 per night or $100 per day (20 vehicles / 80 people); no Interagency/Senior discount); listed under camping near Alpine.
• Los Burros, 27 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (There is no fee); listed under camping near Pinetop-Lakeside.
• Brown Creek Campground, 28 miles from Springerville in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Pinetop-Lakeside.
• Drift Fence Lake Campground, 28 miles from Springerville in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near Greer.
• Hawley Lake Campground, 29 miles from Springerville in a straight line , Tribal Land , first-come ($15 per vehicle per day (Daily Camping Permit); $350 per vehicle for 30 days); listed under camping near McNary.

Lake camping near Springerville

• On Big Lake: Rainbow Campground (21 miles from Springerville), Brookchar Campground (21 miles from Springerville), Grayling Campground (22 miles from Springerville), Cutthroat Campground (22 miles from Springerville) and Apache Trout Campground (22 miles from Springerville) . Fishing on this water: Big Lake fishing.

Every lake campground in the state: lake campgrounds in Arizona.

Things to do near Springerville

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

• Becker Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 1.3 miles from Springerville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Nelson Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 10 miles from Springerville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Bunch Reservoir fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 12 miles from Springerville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Lyman Lake State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Springerville; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, all 6 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Winn Campground at 18 miles from Springerville; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Escudilla Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Springerville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Big Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 21 miles from Springerville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
• Mount Baldy Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 22 miles from Springerville; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Luna Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 27 miles from Springerville; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Springerville

Nearest emergency room: White Mountain Regional Medical Center, 118 S Mountain Ave, Springerville, AZ, 3.1 miles from Springerville , (928) 333-4368. Next nearest: Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center, 1600 S 20th Ave, Safford, AZ, 97 miles, (928) 348-4000. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.

Groceries

• Safeway grocery store · 3 miles · Hours Mo-Su 06:00-22:00
• Circle K convenience store · 3.2 miles
• Bashas' supermarket · 4.1 miles

Fuel

• Shell fuel station · 3.2 miles
• Circle K fuel station · 4.3 miles
• Short Stop fuel station · 4.3 miles

Propane

• Premium Propane propane dealer · 24 miles

RV dump station

• Brookchar Campground campground · 21 miles
• Grayling Campground campground · 22 miles

Pharmacy

• St. John's Drug pharmacy · 24 miles

Laundromat

• OK Laundry (Value Add Cards) laundromat · 3.4 miles · Hours 05:00-23:00
• Coin Op Laundry laundromat · 24 miles · Hours Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Springerville: 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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