National Forest campgrounds in Arizona

Arizona has 185 National Forest campgrounds on record, 102 reservable and 82 first-come. 29 are free.

185
Total
102
Reservable
82
First-come

How National Forest campgrounds work here

These campgrounds are run by the U.S. Forest Service. 102 book through Recreation.gov. 82 take no reservations. On record: 29 free, 79 with potable water, 6 with hookups. The agency's own pages are at fs.usda.gov.

Interagency pass: it covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, and the Senior Pass "may provide a 50 percent discount on some amenity fees", camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26). For the land itself (rules, offices, boundaries), see Arizona national forests on publiclandsdb.com.

First-come Airplane Flat Payson · National Forest Season April to October Fee Free First-come Alpine Divide Campground Alpine · National Forest Season May 15 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $10 per night Reservable Alto Pit Ohv Campground Prescott · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $14 per night First-come Apache Lake North Shore Boat Campground Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free Reservable Apache Trout Campground Springerville · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $30 per night First-come Arcadia Safford · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night Reservable Ashurst Lake Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $27 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) First-come Aspen Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Per Camp Unit per night $14.00; additional camp unit $14.00; Interagency/Senior $7.00 Reservable Aspen Campground Payson · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $35 per night First-come Bagley Flat Apache Junction · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Benny Creek Greer · National Forest Season Not on record Fee $12 per vehicle per night; group sites $40 (small, 24 people) and $50 (large, 32 people) Reservable Black Canyon Rim Campground Forest Lakes · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) First-come Black Jack Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Black Jack Group Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Blue Crossing Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Blue Ridge Blue Ridge · National Forest Season May to September Fee $20 per night. First-come Bog Springs Green Valley · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night Reservable Bonito Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $34 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Brookchar Campground Springerville · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night First-come Brown Creek Campground Pinetop-Lakeside · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Buffalo Crossing Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $14 per night Reservable Burnt Corral Campground Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night Reservable Calabasas Group Campground Nogales · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Group Site: $55 per night Reservable Canyon Point Campground Payson · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $38 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Canyon Vista Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Cave Creek Group Carefree · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: Reservable Cave Springs Sedona · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) First-come Ccc Campground Carefree · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $16 per night Reservable Chavez Crossing Group Campground Sedona · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Sycamore and Cypress Group Sites: $136 per night (10-50 people); Ponderosa Group Site: $108 per night (10-30 people) First-come Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground Heber-Overgaard · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Chevelon Crossing Campground Heber-Overgaard · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Cholla Campground Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $25 per night Reservable Christopher Creek Campground Star Valley · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: Reservable Christopher Creek Group Star Valley · National Forest Season April to October Fee Group site: $80 per night Reservable Clear Creek Camp Verde · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $27 per night (includes 1 vehicle) Reservable Clear Creek Group Campground Camp Verde · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Group Site: $108 per night (1-30 people), $182 per night (31-80 people) First-come Clints Well Washington Park · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $8 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles) First-come Coal Creek Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Cochise Stronghold Tombstone · National Forest Season September 1 to May 31 Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night First-come Colcord Ridge Payson · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Crook Campground Payson · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $25 per night First-come Cunningham Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night Reservable Cutthroat Campground Springerville · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night Reservable Dairy Springs Mormon Lake · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Not on record Reservable Dairy Springs Group Campground Mormon Lake · National Forest Season Early May to Mid-October Fee Group site: $135 per night, up to 40 people and eight vehicles. First-come Deer Creek (east Fork-black River Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $14 per night Reservable Demotte Campground Fredonia · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $30 per night First-come Diamond Rock Campground Eagar · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $14 per night Reservable Dogtown Lake Williams · National Forest Season May 15 to September 16 Fee Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Dogtown Lake Group Site Williams · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Not on record Reservable Double Springs Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Not on record Reservable Eagle Ridge Group Camp Prescott · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: Reservable Elks Group Campground Blue Ridge · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: Reservable Forked Pine Flagstaff · National Forest Season Early May to Mid-October Fee $27 per night, up to eight people with one vehicle Not on record Fr 169 Campground Christopher Creek · National Forest Season May 1 to November Fee Free First-come Fr 171 Forest Lakes · National Forest Season May 1 to November Fee Free First-come Fr 195 Christopher Creek · National Forest Season May 1 to November Fee Free First-come Fr 9350 Christopher Creek · National Forest Season May to November Fee Free Reservable Frazier Group Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: Reservable Frazier Horse Campground Roosevelt · National Forest Season November 1 to April 1 Fee Single Site: $16 per night First-come General Hitchcock Tucson · National Forest Season May to December 15 Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night Reservable Gentry Campground Payson · National Forest Season May 1 to Columbus Day Fee Single Site $18 per night; Group Site $90 per night (up to 50 people and 6 vehicles) First-come Gordon Hirabayashi Campground Tucson · National Forest Season November to April Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night First-come Granville Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Grapevine Bay Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free Reservable Grapevine Group Campground Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: Reservable Grayling Campground Springerville · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $26 per night Reservable Groom Creek Horse Camp Prescott · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $18 per night; Double Site: $36 per night; additional vehicle $5 per night First-come Haigler Canyon Young · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Hannagan Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee No fees - donations gratefully accepted First-come Hazlett Hollow Campground Crown King · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $10 per night First-come Herb Martyr Portal · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night Reservable Hilltop Campground Prescott · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $18 per night First-come Honeymoon Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Year-round Fee There is no fee to camp. First-come Horse Springs Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee $16 per vehicle per night; additional camp unit $16; Interagency/Senior discount $8 First-come Horse Springs Group Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Group site ramada $125 per night or $100 per day (20 vehicles / 80 people); no Interagency/Senior discount Reservable Horseshoe Carefree · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $16 per night First-come Hospital Flat Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night Reservable Houston Mesa Campground Payson · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $29 per night Reservable Houston Mesa Group Payson · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Group Site with electric hook-up: $170 per night First-come Idlewilde Portal · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night First-come Indian Creek Campground Prescott · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Indian Hollow Fredonia · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Jacob Lake Campground Fredonia · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $30 per night Reservable Jacob Lake Group Campground Fredonia · National Forest Season May 1 to September 16 Fee Group Site: $125 per night (up to 10 people), $175 (up to 75 people), $225 (up to 100 people) First-come Jones Water Globe · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Kaibab Lake Williams · National Forest Season May 1 to September 16 Fee Single Site: $32 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Kaibab Lake Group Campground Williams · National Forest Season May 1 to September 16 Fee Group Site: $80 per night (up to 35 people, 3 vehicles); $180 or $225 per night (up to 63 people, 14 vehicles) Reservable Kaibab Lake Sites and Group Areas Williams · National Forest Season May 1 to September 16 Fee Single site $32/night, double $55/night; group sites $80 to $225/night First-come Kehl Springs Washington Park · National Forest Season Early May to Late October Fee Single Site: $8 per night Reservable Kellner Group Campground Miami · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: First-come Knoll Lake Payson · National Forest Season Mid-May to Early September Fee Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles) First-come Kp Cienega Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee No fee First-come Lakeview Sierra Vista · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night Reservable Lakeview Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Larry Forbis Group Campground Mesa · National Forest Season October 1 to March 31 Fee Group Site: $75 per night Reservable Lewis Canyon Group Campground Pinedale · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Group non-electric $40 per night, up to 150 people Reservable Little Elden Springs Horsecamp Flagstaff · National Forest Season Early May to Mid-October Fee Single Site: $34 per night (includes 1 vehicle); additional vehicle $10 per night First-come Lockett Meadow Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $27 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Long Valley Group Campground Payson · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Overnight Use: First-come Los Burros Pinetop-Lakeside · National Forest Season Not on record Fee There is no fee First-come Lower Juan Miller Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Not on record Fee There is no fee to camp. Reservable Lower Tonto Creek Star Valley · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night First-come Lower Wolf Creek Campground Prescott · National Forest Season Memorial Day Weekend to Sept. 7 Fee Single Site: $10 per night Reservable Luna Lake Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night First-come Luna Lake Group Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Group Site A $125/night (30 vehicles/120 people); B $60 (14/56); C $50 (10/40); no Interagency/Senior discount Reservable Lynx Campground Prescott · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $18 per night Reservable Manzanita Sedona · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $30 per night Reservable Mesquite Carefree · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $16 per night Reservable Mingus Group Jerome · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Not on record Reservable Mingus Mountain Campground Jerome · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site with electric hook-up: $14 per night Reservable Mogollon Campground Payson · National Forest Season May 1 to Columbus Day weekend Fee Single Site: $18 per night First-come Molino Basin Tucson · National Forest Season November to April Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Group Site: $100 per night, plus $10 per vehicle per night First-come Molino Basin Group Tucson · National Forest Season November to April Fee Group Site: $100 per night, plus $10 per vehicle per night Reservable Moqui Group Campground Blue Ridge · National Forest Season Early May to Late September Fee Group Site: $85 per night (up to 50 people) Reservable O'leary Group Campground Flagstaff · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Group Sites 1 and 2: $171 per night (up to 50 people, 15 cars); Group Site 3: $199 per night (up to 75 people, 18 cars) Reservable Peppersauce Oracle · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30; Group Site: $50 plus $10 per vehicle Reservable Peppersauce Group Site Oracle · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Group Site: $50 per night, plus $10 per vehicle per night First-come Pinal Globe · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Pine Flat Sedona · National Forest Season Mid-April to Late October Fee Single Site: $30 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle) Reservable Pinegrove Flagstaff · National Forest Season Early May to Mid-October Fee Single Site: $34 per night (includes 1 vehicle) First-come Pioneer Pass Miami · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Playground Group Campground Jerome · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Group Site: $75 to $150 per night by group size (1 to 100 people) Reservable Ponderosa Campground Star Valley · National Forest Season April to October Fee Single Site: $22 per night; Group Site: $100 per night Reservable Ponderosa Group Star Valley · National Forest Season April to October Fee Group Site: $100 per night Reservable Potato Patch Campground Jerome · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $14 per night; with electric hook-up: $18; Group Site: $28 (4 vehicles) First-come Powell Springs Campground Dewey-Humboldt · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Promontory Pit Road Christopher Creek · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Free First-come Raccoon Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee $14 per camp unit per night; additional camp unit $14; Interagency/Senior discount $7 Reservable Rainbow Campground Springerville · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $26-$28 per night; Double Site: $90 per night First-come Ramsey Vista Sierra Vista · National Forest Season April to November Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night First-come Reef Townsite Campground Sierra Vista · National Forest Season April to November Fee Group Site: $45 per night Reservable Reef Townsite Group Campground Sierra Vista · National Forest Season March 15 to December 15 Fee Group Site: $45 per night Reservable Reynolds Creek Group Campground Young · National Forest Season April to November Fee Group Site: $75 per night; additional vehicle $10 per night First-come Riggs Flat Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night Reservable Rim Campground Payson · National Forest Season May 1 to Columbus Day weekend Fee Single Site: $18 per night; $12 per additional vehicle Reservable Riverside Carefree · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $16 per night Reservable Rock Bluff Group Campground Sierra Vista · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Group Site: $45 per night Reservable Rock Crossing Blue Ridge · National Forest Season Early May to Late September Fee Single Site: $20 per night (8 people, 2 vehicles); Double Site: $40 (16 people, 4 vehicles) First-come Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground Greer · National Forest Season May to October Fee $24 per vehicle per night; Interagency/Senior $12; additional camp unit $24 Reservable Rose Canyon Tucson · National Forest Season April to October Fee Single Site: $31 per night; Double Site: $51; extra vehicle $11 First-come Rustler Park Portal · National Forest Season April 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night Reservable Schoolhouse Campground Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night First-come Shannon Safford · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night Reservable Sharp Creek Campground Star Valley · National Forest Season April to October Fee Single Site: $29 per night; Group Site: $150 per night Reservable Sharp Creek Group Star Valley · National Forest Season April to October Fee Group Site: $150 per night Reservable Showers Point Group Campground Tucson · National Forest Season April to October Fee Group Site: $114 per night; extra vehicle $11 (up to 2 per site) Reservable Sinkhole Campground Payson · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $25 per night; $12 per additional vehicle First-come Six Shooter Globe · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Soldier Creek Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night First-come Spencer Canyon Tucson · National Forest Season April to October Fee Single Site: $31 per night (up to 6 people); Double Site: $49 Reservable Spillway Campground Payson · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $36 per night; $12 per additional vehicle First-come Spillway Group Campground Payson · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Group site non-electric $185 per night, includes 25 people and six vehicles First-come Stewart Portal · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night Reservable Stockton Pass Safford · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30; Group Site: $25 First-come Strayhorse Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Not on record Fee There is no fee to camp. First-come Sulphide Del Rey Miami · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free First-come Sunny Flat Portal · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night First-come Sycamore Sunizona · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night First-come The Point Apache Junction · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Free Reservable Timber Camp Recreation Site Group Campground Globe · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $16 per night; Group Sites: $75 (1-50 people) or $150 (51-150 people) Reservable Tortilla Apache Junction · National Forest Season October 1 to March 31 Fee Single Site: $20 per night Reservable Treasure Park - North Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee $25 per group site plus $5 per vehicle Reservable Treasure Park East Group Campground Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee Group Site: $25 per night, plus $5 per vehicle per night Reservable Turney Gulch Group Campground Crown King · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Group Site: $75 per night (1-50 people); $150 per night (51-100 people) Reservable Tusayan Montane Campground Tusayan · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40; Group Site: $125 to $175 Reservable Tusayan Montane Group Campground Tusayan · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Group Site: $125 per night (up to 50 people and 15 vehicles); $175 per night (up to 75 people and 15 vehicles) Reservable Twilight Group Site Safford · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Group Site: $25 per night, plus $5 per vehicle Reservable Upper Arcadia Group Campground Safford · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Group Site: $50 per night, plus $10 per vehicle First-come Upper Blue Campground Alpine · National Forest Season Not on record Fee There is no fee to camp at Upper Blue Campground. First-come Upper Canyon Creek Payson · National Forest Season April 1 to November 1 Fee Free Reservable Upper Hospital Flat Group Site Safford · National Forest Season April 15 to November 14 Fee No fees are required for this site First-come Upper Juan Miller Campground Clifton · National Forest Season Not on record Fee There is no fee to camp. Reservable Upper Tonto Creek Star Valley · National Forest Season May to October Fee Single Site: $20 per night Reservable Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground Prescott · National Forest Season May 1 to October 31 Fee Group Site: $75 per night (1-50 people); $150 per night (51-100 people) First-come Walnut Grove Campground Sunizona · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $15 per night (up to 10 people and 2 vehicles per site) Reservable White Horse Lake Williams · National Forest Season May 1 to September 16 Fee Single Site: $30 per night; Double Site: $50; Group Site: $198 (up to 60 people) First-come White Rock Campground Nogales · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night Reservable White Spar Campground Prescott · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $10 per night Apr to Oct, $14 Nov to Mar; Group Site: $20 / $28 Reservable Whitetail Group Tucson · National Forest Season April to October Fee Group sites: $135 to $178 per night by site (40 to 90 people each) Reservable Windy Hill Campground Tonto Basin · National Forest Season Year-round Fee Single Site: $25 per night; Double Site: $50 per night Reservable Winn Campground Springerville · National Forest Season Not on record Fee Single Site: $20 per night; North and South Group Sites: $125 (up to 50 people) First-come Winn Group Greer · National Forest Season Not on record Fee North and South Group Sites $125.00 per night each (14 vehicles / 50 people); no Interagency/Senior discount First-come Woods Canyon Group Campground Christopher Creek · National Forest Season May 1 to Mid-October Fee Group site non-electric $275 per night, includes 120 people and 30 vehicles; $25/night family sites when not reserved Reservable Yavapai Campground Prescott · National Forest Season April 1 to October 31 Fee Single Site: $18 per night; Double Site: $36; $5 per extra vehicle

Common questions

How do I book a National Forest campground in Arizona?
Of the 185 National Forest campgrounds on record, 102 book through Recreation.gov and 82 are first-come, first-served with no reservations.
What is the stay limit at National Forest campgrounds in Arizona?
Where the agency states one: 14 days (57 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days within any 30-day period (Forest Order 03-01-26-002) (15 campgrounds), 14 days in 30-day period (9 campgrounds), 14 consecutive days within any 30-day period (8 campgrounds), 14-day stay limit (7 campgrounds), 7 days (5 campgrounds), 14 day stay limit (3 campgrounds), 14-day stay limit per 60-day period (2 campgrounds), 14 days in a 30-day period (1 campground), 14 days in a 30-day period on the Prescott National Forest (1 campground), 14-day stay limit per year (1 campground), 14 days per year (1 campground), and 14 days per 60-day period (1 campground). Check each campground's page for its own rule.
Does the interagency pass work at National Forest campgrounds?
The pass itself covers entrance and day-use fees on National Forest land, not the nightly camping fee; the Senior Pass may give 50 percent off some amenity fees, camping among them (nps.gov, read 2026-09-26).