Camping near Sunizona, Arizona

Camping near Sunizona at a glance

Public campgrounds

2 (2 National Forest)

Getting a site

2 first-come

Cost

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

Distance from Sunizona

18 miles (Sycamore) to 19 miles (Walnut Grove Campground) in a straight line; none within 15 miles

Elevation

5,632 ft (Walnut Grove Campground) to 6,200 ft (Sycamore), 2 of 2 on record

Season

2 open all year

Campsites

18 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count

RVs

1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 16 ft (Sycamore)

Distances are straight-line miles from Sunizona'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 Sunizona

• Bonita Canyon Campground, 19 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Park Service , reservable ($25/night standard site; group site #26 (tents only) $50/night); listed under camping near Willcox.
• Cochise Stronghold, 20 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Tombstone.
• Rustler Park, 21 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Portal.
• Herb Martyr, 23 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Portal.
• Sunny Flat, 27 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Portal.
• Stewart, 27 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Portal.
• Idlewilde, 28 miles from Sunizona in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Portal.

Things to do near Sunizona

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

• Coronado National Forest, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Sycamore at 18 miles from Sunizona; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
• Sycamore Falls, at Sycamore (18 miles from Sunizona): A small waterfall a short walk upstream on West Turkey Creek, a perennial stream that cascades through the campground. There is no official trail to the falls.
• Camp Rucker Historic Site, at Walnut Grove Campground (19 miles from Sunizona): Nearby remnant of the U.S. Cavalry post from the wars with the Chiricahua Apache, later a cattle ranch; two 1936-marked pioneer graves sit next to the campground.
• Chiricahua National Monument, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 19 miles from Sunizona; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Chiricahua National Monument Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 19 miles from Sunizona; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Fort Bowie National Historic Site, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 21 miles from Sunizona; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Chiricahua Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 22 miles from Sunizona; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 23 miles from Sunizona; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 24 miles from Sunizona; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
• Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 30 miles from Sunizona; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Sunizona

Nearest emergency room: Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc., 901 W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox, AZ, 29 miles from Sunizona , (520) 384-3541. Next nearest: Copper Queen Community Hospital, 101 Cole Ave, Bisbee, AZ, 36 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

• Mustang mall convenience store · 3.6 miles
• Cullums Country Cupboard convenience store · 13 miles

Fuel

• Mustang mall fuel station · 3.6 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Sunizona: propane, RV dump station, potable water fill, pharmacy, 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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