Cochise Stronghold
Its 13 sites are first-come, first-served (no reservations), camping costs Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night, and it is open from September 1 to May 31. Cochise Stronghold is a National Forest campground near Tombstone, Arizona.
First-come, first-served
1 / 4Campsites with picnic tables under oaks at Cochise Stronghold Campground. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 16 ft
- Shade
- Shaded
Cochise Stronghold sits inside Coronado National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Cochise Trail #279: 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. (fs.usda.gov)
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- None, first-come
- Fee
- Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 13
- Group sites
- 2
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 16 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✕ Potable water
On site: Toilets. No potable water.
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 14-day stay limit per 60-day period
Sources: apps.fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-28; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Shade
- Shaded
- Elevation
- 4,947 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.3 mi away, 5G about 0.4 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE and 5G mapped about 0.3 mi away
- Verizon
- 4G LTE
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.
31.9222, -109.9667 in Cochise. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Cochise Stronghold is open from September 1 to May 31 , at 4,947 ft.
Sources: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
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More campgrounds: camping near Tombstone and campgrounds in Cochise.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (all except elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest, Public domain (US federal government work, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- Photo 2: Phil Venditti, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 3: Phil Venditti, CC BY 2.0
- Photo 4: Phil Venditti, CC BY 2.0