Camping near Star Valley, Arizona

Camping near Star Valley at a glance

Public campgrounds

8 (8 National Forest)

Getting a site

8 reservable

Cost

Lowest posted fee at Lower Tonto Creek: "Single Site: $20 per night"

Distance from Star Valley

6.7 miles (Ponderosa Group) to 13 miles (Sharp Creek Group) in a straight line; 8 within 15 miles

Elevation

5,600 ft (Ponderosa Group) to 6,000 ft (Sharp Creek Group), 8 of 8 on record

Season

6 seasonal with posted dates

Campsites

139 across the 5 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; hookups at Christopher Creek Campground; longest stated RV length 22 ft (Christopher Creek Campground)

Drinking water

7 of 8

Distances are straight-line miles from Star Valley'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 Star Valley

• Houston Mesa Group, 5.5 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site with electric hook-up: $170 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
• Houston Mesa Campground, 5.8 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
• Kehl Springs, 14 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night); listed under camping near Washington Park.
• Knoll Lake, 14 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles)); listed under camping near Payson.
• Fr 9350, 15 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
• Haigler Canyon, 15 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Young.
• Mogollon Campground, 16 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
• Fr 195, 16 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
• Promontory Pit Road, 16 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
• Aspen Campground, 17 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
• Crook Campground, 17 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
• Woods Canyon Group Campground, 17 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site non-electric $275 per night, includes 120 people and 30 vehicles; $25/night family sites when not reserved); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
• Spillway Group Campground, 17 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site non-electric $185 per night, includes 25 people and six vehicles); listed under camping near Payson.
• Spillway Campground, 17 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
• Fr 169 Campground, 17 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
• Rim Campground, 18 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
• Long Valley Group Campground, 19 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Payson.
• Sinkhole Campground, 19 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
• Fr 171, 20 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Forest Lakes.
• Rock Crossing, 21 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night (8 people, 2 vehicles); Double Site: $40 (16 people, 4 vehicles)); listed under camping near Blue Ridge.
• Clints Well, 21 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $8 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles)); listed under camping near Washington Park.
• Colcord Ridge, 22 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.
• Canyon Point Campground, 23 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Payson.
• Blue Ridge, 23 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come ($20 per night.); listed under camping near Blue Ridge.
• Airplane Flat, 24 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.
• Moqui Group Campground, 24 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $85 per night (up to 50 people)); listed under camping near Blue Ridge.
• Upper Canyon Creek, 24 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.
• Black Canyon Rim Campground, 28 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Forest Lakes.
• Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground, 28 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Heber-Overgaard.
• Gentry Campground, 29 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site $18 per night; Group Site $90 per night (up to 50 people and 6 vehicles)); listed under camping near Payson.
• Reynolds Creek Group Campground, 30 miles from Star Valley in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $75 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night); listed under camping near Young.

Things to do near Star Valley

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

• Tonto National Forest, all 8 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Ponderosa Group at 6.7 miles from Star Valley; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Waterwheel Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 7.6 miles from Star Valley; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Hellsgate Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 8.1 miles from Star Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Christopher Creek, at Christopher Creek Group (11 miles from Star Valley): Sites sit along spring-fed Christopher Creek below the Mogollon Rim; the creek is stocked with rainbow trout each spring, with brook and brown trout too.
• Highline National Recreation Trail, at Sharp Creek Group (13 miles from Star Valley): The historic Highline Trail along the base of the Mogollon Rim is reached from the nearby 260 Trailhead; trout fishing in Christopher Creek is less than a mile away.
• C.C. Cragin Reservoir water level, a reservoir whose mapped point is 21 miles from Star Valley; current water level on reservoirfinder.com.
• Fossil Springs Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 22 miles from Star Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Mazatzal Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 23 miles from Star Valley; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Fossil Creek Waterfall, a waterfall whose mapped point is 25 miles from Star Valley; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
• Fossil Creek, a swimming hole whose mapped point is 25 miles from Star Valley; swimming details on swimholesmap.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Star Valley

Nearest emergency room: Verde Valley Medical Center, 269 S Candy Ln, Cottonwood, AZ, 57 miles from Star Valley , (928) 773-2357. Next nearest: Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Ctr, 7400 E Thompson Peak Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ, 57 miles, (480) 324-7001. 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 · 2.4 miles
• Houston Mesa General Store & Fuelwoods convenience store · 4.6 miles · (928) 474-9859 · Hours Mo - Su 08:00-21:00
• Speedway convenience store · 5.3 miles

Fuel

• Circle K fuel station · 2.4 miles
• Speedway fuel station · 5.4 miles
• Safeway fuel station · 5.7 miles

RV dump station

• Aspen Campground campground · 16 miles
• Woods Canyon Dump Station RV dump station · 17 miles
• Canyon Point Campground campground · 23 miles

Potable water fill

• Aspen Campground campground · 16 miles

Pharmacy

• Walgreens pharmacy · 6 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Star Valley: propane, laundromat, 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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