Camping near Young, Arizona
Camping near Young, Arizona includes 2 public campgrounds on record, 1 reservable and 1 first-come. All are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Haigler Canyon, is 6.8 miles from Young in a straight line, and 1 of 2 is within 15 miles. 1 is free, and 1 stays open all year. Another 31 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Young.
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Camping near Young at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 2 (2 National Forest)
- Getting a site
- 1 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- 1 free
- Distance from Young
- 6.8 miles (Haigler Canyon) to 18 miles (Reynolds Creek Group Campground) in a straight line; 1 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 5,200 ft (Reynolds Creek Group Campground) to 5,328 ft (Haigler Canyon), 2 of 2 on record
- Season
- 1 open all year, 1 seasonal with posted dates
- Campsites
- 15 across the 2 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; no hookups on record; longest stated RV length 20 ft (Haigler Canyon)
Distances are straight-line miles from Young'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.
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Young
- Colcord Ridge, 11 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.
- Fr 171, 12 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Forest Lakes.
- Rim Campground, 13 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
- Sharp Creek Campground, 13 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night; Group Site: $150 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Sharp Creek Group, 13 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $150 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Sinkhole Campground, 13 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
- Airplane Flat, 13 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.
- Crook Campground, 13 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $25 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
- Mogollon Campground, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $18 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
- Upper Canyon Creek, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Payson.
- Christopher Creek Campground, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Overnight Use:); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Christopher Creek Group, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group site: $80 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Aspen Campground, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $35 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
- Woods Canyon Group Campground, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site non-electric $275 per night, includes 120 people and 30 vehicles; $25/night family sites when not reserved); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
- Spillway Campground, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $36 per night; $12 per additional vehicle); listed under camping near Payson.
- Spillway Group Campground, 14 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Group site non-electric $185 per night, includes 25 people and six vehicles); listed under camping near Payson.
- Canyon Point Campground, 15 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $38 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Payson.
- Fr 9350, 15 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
- Ponderosa Group, 15 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site: $100 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Fr 195, 16 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
- Ponderosa Campground, 16 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $22 per night; Group Site: $100 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Black Canyon Rim Campground, 17 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 1 vehicle)); listed under camping near Forest Lakes.
- Lower Tonto Creek, 17 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Upper Tonto Creek, 17 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $20 per night); listed under camping near Star Valley.
- Fr 169 Campground, 18 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
- Gentry Campground, 18 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site $18 per night; Group Site $90 per night (up to 50 people and 6 vehicles)); listed under camping near Payson.
- Promontory Pit Road, 18 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Christopher Creek.
- Knoll Lake, 23 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (Single Site: $20 per night (up to 8 people and 2 vehicles)); listed under camping near Payson.
- Houston Mesa Group, 24 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Group Site with electric hook-up: $170 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
- Houston Mesa Campground, 24 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Single Site: $29 per night); listed under camping near Payson.
- Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground, 27 miles from Young in a straight line , National Forest , first-come (free); listed under camping near Heber-Overgaard.
Things to do near Young
Public land and water within 30 miles of Young, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Haigler Creek, at Haigler Canyon (6.8 miles from Young): Haigler Creek beside the campground is stocked with rainbow trout periodically from April through late August; it is prone to flash floods from rain on the Mogollon Rim.
- Tonto National Forest, all 2 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest Haigler Canyon at 6.8 miles from Young; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Hellsgate Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 14 miles from Young; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Salome Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 21 miles from Young; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Sierra Ancha Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 25 miles from Young; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Waterwheel Falls, a waterfall whose mapped point is 25 miles from Young; details on the falls on swimholesmap.com.
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, a national forest whose mapped point is 29 miles from Young; its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Young
Nearest emergency room: Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, 5880 South Hospital Drive, Globe, AZ, 50 miles from Young , (928) 402-1122. Next nearest: Banner Goldfield Medical Center, 2050 W Southern Ave, Apache Junction, AZ, 62 miles, (480) 733-3300. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) ; the location of Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center is from OpenStreetMap, the Census geocoder could not place its address. In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Cherry Creek Store
- Woods Canyon Store
- Forest Lakes General Store
- Fuel
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- Circle K
- Speedway
- 24-7 Gas
- RV dump station
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- Woods Canyon Dump Station
- Aspen Campground
- Canyon Point Campground
- Potable water fill
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- Aspen Campground
- Pharmacy
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- Walgreens
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Young: propane, laundromat, 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 Young, AZ?
2 public campgrounds are on record near Young. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Haigler Canyon (6.8 miles) and Reynolds Creek Group Campground (18 miles). 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations and 1 books through Recreation.gov.
Is there free camping near Young, AZ?
Yes: Haigler Canyon charges no fee at the campground.
Where can I camp with an RV near Young, AZ?
1 campground near Young takes RVs: Haigler Canyon. None has hookups on record. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Woods Canyon Dump Station, 14 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Are there year-round campgrounds near Young, AZ?
Yes: Haigler Canyon 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 Young, AZ?
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, 5880 South Hospital Drive, Globe, AZ, is 50 miles from Young in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (928) 402-1122. In an emergency, call 911.
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