Camping near Willcox, Arizona

Camping near Willcox, Arizona includes 1 public campground on record, 1 reservable. All are run by the National Park Service. 1 stays open all year. Another 12 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Willcox.

Bonita Canyon Campground

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Camping near Willcox at a glance

Public campgrounds: 1 (1 National Park Service)
Getting a site: 1 reservable
Cost: Lowest posted fee at Bonita Canyon Campground: "$25/night standard site; group site #26 (tents only) $50/night"
Distance from Willcox: 33 miles in a straight line
Elevation: 5,331 ft at Bonita Canyon Campground (the only one on record)
Season: 1 open all year
Campsites: 23 across the 1 campground that state a count
RVs: 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 29 ft (Bonita Canyon Campground)
Drinking water: 1 of 1

Distances are straight-line miles from Willcox'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.

Reservable Bonita Canyon Campground Willcox · National Park Service · 32.7 mi

Agency: National Park Service
Sites: 23
Season: Year-round
Fee: $25/night standard site; group site #26 (tents only) $50/night

More campgrounds within 30 miles of Willcox

Stockton Pass, 24 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30; Group Site: $25); listed under camping near Safford.
Cochise Stronghold, 24 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Tombstone.
Twilight Group Site, 27 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $25 per night, plus $5 per vehicle); listed under camping near Safford.
Arcadia, 27 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night; Double Site: $40 per night); listed under camping near Safford.
Upper Arcadia Group Campground, 28 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $50 per night, plus $10 per vehicle); listed under camping near Safford.
Shannon, 28 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Safford.
Treasure Park East Group Campground, 28 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $25 per night, plus $5 per vehicle per night); listed under camping near Safford.
Treasure Park - North, 29 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , reservable ($25 per group site plus $5 per vehicle); listed under camping near Safford.
Hospital Flat, 29 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Safford.
Upper Hospital Flat Group Site, 29 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (No fees are required for this site); listed under camping near Safford.
Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, 30 miles from Willcox in a straight line , BLM ($3 per vehicle; $30 annual pass from the Safford Field Office); listed under camping near Safford.
Cunningham, 30 miles from Willcox in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $15 per night; Double Site: $30 per night); listed under camping near Safford.

Things to do near Willcox

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

Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 18 miles from Willcox; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, a National Park Service unit whose mapped point is 23 miles from Willcox; its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Hooker Hot Springs, a hot spring whose mapped point is 24 miles from Willcox; soaking details on swimholesmap.com.
Chiricahua National Monument, Bonita Canyon Campground (33 miles from Willcox) sits inside this National Park Service unit; publiclandsdb.com has its entrance fees, current alerts and fire restrictions, and boundary.

Supplies and emergencies near Willcox

Nearest emergency room: Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc., 901 W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox, AZ, 0.9 miles from Willcox , (520) 384-3541. Next nearest: Benson Hospital, 450 S Ocotillo Ave, Benson, AZ, 34 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 · 0.3 miles
Speedway convenience store · 0.3 miles
Family Dollar convenience store · 0.8 miles · (520) 779-6000 · Hours 08:00-22:00
Fuel: Circle K fuel station · 0.3 miles
Speedway fuel station · 0.3 miles
Marathon fuel station · 0.9 miles
Potable water fill: Bulk Water Fill Station water fill point · 1.4 miles
Pharmacy: Safeway Pharmacy pharmacy · 0.9 miles · (520) 384-4612 · Hours Mo-Fr 08:00-13:30,14:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-13:30,14:00-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00
Laundromat: Willcox Laundry laundromat · 0.1 miles · (520) 384-2251 · Hours 08:00-19:00 open "last wash an hour before closing"

Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Willcox: propane, RV dump station, 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 Willcox, AZ?

1 public campground is on record near Willcox. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Bonita Canyon Campground (33 miles). 1 books through Recreation.gov.

Is there free camping near Willcox, AZ?

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

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

1 campground near Willcox takes RVs: Bonita Canyon Campground. None has hookups on record.

Where can I camp near Willcox with drinking water?

Bonita Canyon Campground has potable water on record.

Are there year-round campgrounds near Willcox, AZ?

Yes: Bonita Canyon Campground is open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.

Where is the nearest emergency room to Willcox, AZ?

Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc., 901 W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox, AZ, is 0.9 miles from Willcox in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (520) 384-3541. In an emergency, call 911.

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