Gilbert Ray Campground
Its 138 sites are reservable through Pima County DiscoverNature reservations, camping costs $35/night RV site (electric hookup), $10/night tent-only site, and it is open from September 1 to April 30. Gilbert Ray Campground is a County campground near Tucson, Arizona.
Reservable: Pima County DiscoverNature reservations
1 / 2Star trails over a saguaro, shot overnight from a campsite at Gilbert Ray Campground in Tucson Mountain Park. Photo: Dmitri Nassyrov, CC BY 3.0
- Managed by
- County
- Hookups
- Some sites
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
Getting a site
- Managed by
- County
- Reservations
- Pima County DiscoverNature reservations Book a site
- Fee
- $35/night RV site (electric hookup), $10/night tent-only site
- Booking window
- Up to 1 year ahead; reservation-only, no first-come sites
- Cancellations
- 50% refund when cancelled 14 or more days before arrival; no refund within 14 days.
Source: pima.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 138
- Tent sites
- 8
- Hookups
- Some sites , up to 50 amp
- Max RV length
- 40 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Dump station
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, dump station, and pets allowed.
Source: pima.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Rules
- Stay limit
- 7 days, then at least 7 days away before returning
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campground host
- On site
Source: pima.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
- Elevation
- 2,621 ft
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- T-Mobile
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
- Verizon
- 4G LTE and 5G (35/3 Mbps)
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.
32.2186, -111.1424 in Pima. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Gilbert Ray Campground is open from September 1 to April 30 , at 2,621 ft.
Source: epqs.nationalmap.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
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Around Gilbert Ray Campground
Waterfalls nearby
The nearest waterfall to Gilbert Ray Campground, in a straight line: Seven Falls (waterfall, 23 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
More campgrounds: camping near Tucson and campgrounds in Pima.
Sources
- pima.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-29
- pima.gov (manager), accessed 2026-09-29
- pima.gov (reservationSystem, reservationWindow, stayLimit), accessed 2026-09-29
- pima.gov (cancellationPolicy), accessed 2026-09-29
- pima.gov (sites, hookups, electricAmpMax, water, showers, dumpStation, petsAllowed, maxRvLengthFt, quietHours, fee), accessed 2026-09-29
- pima.gov (hostOnSite), accessed 2026-09-29
- openstreetmap.org (coordinates), accessed 2026-09-29
- epqs.nationalmap.gov (elevationFt), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: Dmitri Nassyrov, CC BY 3.0
- Photo 2: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0