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Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.27309, -110.06133
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,305 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- LLaundry2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- WWater12 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,305 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.27309, -110.06133
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureFool Hollow Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townShow Low · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.5 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~1.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.2 mi
- GroceriesSnack Shack · ~1.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicSummit Healthcare Regional Medical Center · ~5.4 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~13.4 mi
EV charging — from Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger2.3 mi straight-line SE — APS - Show Low (Show Low, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 11 within 100 · 160 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)44.9 mi — Holbrook, AZ, Holbrook
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO64.4 mi — Walmart 1328 (Winslow, AZ), Winslow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.0 mi — Best Western Paint Pony Lodge, Show Low, AZ · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 207916 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomFool Hollow Lake Recreation Area · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomFool Hollow East Launch · ~0.6 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomFool Hollow West Launch · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomFool Hollow Day Use Area · ~0.8 mi SW · USFS
Open Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Scott Reservoir Campground~8.9 mi
- Lakeside Campground~9.3 mi
- Lewis Canyon Group Campground~10.3 mi · fee
- Brown Creek Campground~16.6 mi
The unit that manages Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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