Rose Canyon
Its 73 sites are reservable through Recreation.gov, camping costs Single Site: $31 per night; Double Site: $51; extra vehicle $11, and it is open from April to October. Rose Canyon is a National Forest campground near Tucson, Arizona.
Reservable: Recreation.gov
1 / 4Campers at a picnic table among the pines at Rose Canyon Campground on the Sky Island Scenic Byway. Photo: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 22 ft
Rose Canyon sits inside Coronado National Forest. Its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com. It sits 0.2 miles outside the boundary of Pusch Ridge Wilderness; its permit and camping rules and boundary are on publiclandsdb.com.
Getting a site
- Managed by
- National Forest
- Reservations
- Recreation.gov Book a site
- Fee
- Single Site: $31 per night; Double Site: $51; extra vehicle $11
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Sites and hookups
- Total sites
- 73
- Hookups
- None
- Max RV length
- 22 ft
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fire rings
- ✓ Pets allowed
On site: Toilets, potable water, fire rings, and pets allowed.
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Campsites
30 sites in 8 loops; the longest takes a 22 ft vehicle. Every site below links to its own page on Recreation.gov, where it is booked. Official site list and booking on recreation.gov.
| Book | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Barnum | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Barnum, site 001 |
| 002 | Barnum | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Barnum, site 002 |
| 003 | Barnum | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Barnum, site 003 |
| 004 | Barnum | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Barnum, site 004 |
| 005 | Barnum | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Barnum, site 005 |
| 069 | Black Bear Flats | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Black Bear Flats, site 069 |
| 070 | Black Bear Flats | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Full | Book loop Black Bear Flats, site 070 |
| 071 | Black Bear Flats | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop Black Bear Flats, site 071 |
| 072 | Black Bear Flats | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Not on record | Book loop Black Bear Flats, site 072 |
| 073 | Black Bear Flats | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Black Bear Flats, site 073 |
| 011 | Green Mt. Loop | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Green Mt. Loop, site 011 |
| 014 | Green Mt. Loop | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Green Mt. Loop, site 014 |
| 015 | Green Mt. Loop | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Green Mt. Loop, site 015 |
| 023 | Green Mt. Loop | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Green Mt. Loop, site 023 |
| 024 | Green Mt. Loop | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Green Mt. Loop, site 024 |
| 025 | Green Mt. Loop | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Green Mt. Loop, site 025 |
| 048 | Red Tail | Rv nonelectric | 22 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Red Tail, site 048 |
| 050 | Red Tail | Rv nonelectric | 22 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Red Tail, site 050 |
| 060 | Rose Peak | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Rose Peak, site 060 |
| 061 | Rose Peak | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Rose Peak, site 061 |
| 062 | Rose Peak | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Rose Peak, site 062 |
| 063 | Rose Peak | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Rose Peak, site 063 |
| 032 | Sycamore | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Sycamore, site 032 |
| 033 | Sycamore | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Sycamore, site 033 |
| 035 | Sycamore | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Sycamore, site 035 |
| 039 | Sycamore | Tent only nonelectric | Not on record | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Sycamore, site 039 |
| 041 | Willow Canyon | Rv nonelectric | 22 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Willow Canyon, site 041 |
| 044 | Willow edge | Rv nonelectric | 22 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Willow edge, site 044 |
| 045 | Willow edge | Rv nonelectric | 22 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Willow edge, site 045 |
| 046 | Willow edge | Rv nonelectric | 22 ft | Not on record | Not on record | No | Yes | Book loop Willow edge, site 046 |
Data source: Recreation.gov , accessed 2026-09-29. Site details are Recreation.gov's own per-site listing and can differ from the campground-wide facts above.
Rules
- Quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Generators
- Allowed outside quiet hours
- Pets
- Allowed
Sources: recreation.gov, accessed 2026-09-29; fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Access and cell service
Cell coverage by carrier (FCC map)
- AT&T
- 4G LTE; 5G mapped about 0.1 mi away
- T-Mobile
- No coverage at the campground; 4G LTE mapped about 0.2 mi away, 5G about 0.3 mi away
- Verizon
- No coverage mapped
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.
32.3928, -110.7039 in Pima. Open in OpenStreetMap. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Season and winter services
Rose Canyon is open from April to October .
Source: fs.usda.gov, accessed 2026-09-29
Common questions
Do you need a reservation at Rose Canyon?
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Around Rose Canyon
Hot springs and waterfalls nearby
Nearest to Rose Canyon, in straight-line miles: Seven Falls (waterfall, 6 miles), and Hooker Hot Springs (hot spring, 27 miles). Each has its own page on swimholesmap.com.
First-come General Hitchcock Reservable Whitetail Group First-come Spencer Canyon More campgrounds: camping near Tucson and campgrounds in Pima.
Sources
- apps.fs.usda.gov (all fields), accessed 2026-09-28
- recreation.gov (reservationSystem, reservationSystemName, reservationUrl, maxRvLengthFt, petsAllowed, campsites), accessed 2026-09-29
- fs.usda.gov (sites, toilets, water, fireRings, petsAllowed, maxRvLengthFt, hookups, quietHours, generatorsAllowed, season, fee, reservationSystem), accessed 2026-09-29
- broadbandmap.fcc.gov (cellCoverage), accessed 2026-09-27
Photo credits
- Photo 1: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain
- Photo 2: Alb2001, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Photo 3: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain
- Photo 4: Matthew.kowal, CC BY 4.0