Camping near Tombstone, Arizona

Camping near Tombstone, Arizona includes 1 public campground on record, 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. Another 6 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Tombstone.

Cochise Stronghold

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Camping near Tombstone at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Forest)
Getting a site: 1 first-come
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Cochise Stronghold: "Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night"
Distance from Tombstone: 15 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 4,947 ft at Cochise Stronghold (the only one on record)
Season: 1 seasonal with posted dates
Campsites: 13 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 16 ft (Cochise Stronghold)

Distances are straight-line miles from Tombstone'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.

First-come Cochise Stronghold Tombstone · National Forest · 15.3 mi

Agency: National Forest
Sites: 13
Season: September 1 to May 31
Fee: Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Tombstone

Kartchner Caverns State Park, 18 miles from Tombstone in a straight line , State Park , reservable ($50/night (electric and water); extra vehicle $15); listed under camping near Benson.
Reef Townsite Campground, 24 miles from Tombstone in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group Site: $45 per night); listed under camping near Sierra Vista.
Reef Townsite Group Campground, 24 miles from Tombstone in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $45 per night); listed under camping near Sierra Vista.
Ramsey Vista, 24 miles from Tombstone in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Sierra Vista.
Lakeview, 30 miles from Tombstone in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Sierra Vista.
Rock Bluff Group Campground, 30 miles from Tombstone in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $45 per night); listed under camping near Sierra Vista.

Things to do near Tombstone

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

Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, a state park whose mapped point is 1.8 miles from Tombstone; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, a BLM unit whose mapped point is 7.3 miles from Tombstone; its camping rule, field office, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Cochise Trail #279, at Cochise Stronghold (15 miles from Tombstone): Starts in the campground and climbs past rock formations to Stronghold Divide at 5,900 feet, continuing to West Stronghold Canyon and the Council Rocks historic area.
Coronado National Forest, Cochise Stronghold (15 miles from Tombstone) sits inside this national forest; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
Kartchner Caverns State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 18 miles from Tombstone; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Miller Peak Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 27 miles from Tombstone; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Coronado National Memorial, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 29 miles from Tombstone; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.

Supplies and emergencies near Tombstone

Nearest emergency room: Canyon Vista Medical Center, 5700 State Rte 90, Sierra Vista, AZ, 15 miles from Tombstone , (520) 263-2220. Next nearest: Benson Hospital, 450 S Ocotillo Ave, Benson, AZ, 22 miles, (520) 586-2261. 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 · 0.4 miles · (520) 412-3144
Ike's Mini Market convenience store · 0.6 miles
Apache Market convenience store · 1.2 miles · (520) 457-9294 · Hours Mo-Su 07:00-20:00
Fuel: Circle K fuel station · 0.4 miles
Shell fuel station · 15 miles
Valero fuel station · 16 miles
Propane: Propane Refill Station propane dealer · 0.7 miles
AmeriGas Propane propane dealer · 18 miles
RV dump station: Wells Fargo RV Park RV park · 0.7 miles · (800) 269-8266
Butterfield RV Resort RV park · 22 miles · (520) 586-4400
Queen Mine RV Park RV park · 22 miles · (520) 432-5006
Pharmacy: CVS Pharmacy pharmacy · 17 miles
Walgreens pharmacy · 17 miles
Laundromat: Tombstone Laundry & Auto Wash laundromat · 0.5 miles
San Jose Laundry & Coffee Shop laundromat · 24 miles

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Tombstone: 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.

Common questions

Where can I camp around Tombstone, AZ?

1 public campground is on record near Tombstone. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Cochise Stronghold (15 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations.

Is there free camping near Tombstone, AZ?

Not at a developed campground: each of the 1 public campground on record near Tombstone charges a fee, listed in the table.

Where can I camp with an RV near Tombstone, AZ?

1 campground near Tombstone takes RVs: Cochise Stronghold. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Wells Fargo RV Park, 0.7 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).

Where is the nearest emergency room to Tombstone, AZ?

Canyon Vista Medical Center, 5700 State Rte 90, Sierra Vista, AZ, is 15 miles from Tombstone in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (520) 263-2220. In an emergency, call 911.

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