Christopher Creek Group
Its sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Group site: $80 per night, and it is open from April to October. Christopher Creek Group is a National Forest campground near Star Valley, Arizona.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
- Managed by
- National Forest
Christopher Creek Group sits inside Tonto National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Christopher Creek: 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. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov
- Fee
- Group site: $80 per night
- Booking window
- 3 days ahead of arrival, up to 12 months in advance for the group site
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Group sites
- 1
- Group site capacity
- Up to 25 people
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
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. to 6:00 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 5,600 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.2 mi away
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.3 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
Christopher Creek Group is open from April to October , at 5,600 ft.
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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Around Christopher Creek Group
C.C. Cragin Reservoir's mapped center point is 19 miles from Christopher Creek Group in a straight line. Current water level: C.C. Cragin Reservoir water level on reservoirfinder.com.
Waterfalls nearby
The nearest waterfall to Christopher Creek Group, in a straight line: Waterwheel Falls (waterfall, 14 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
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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