Free camping in Arizona

318 free and low-cost camps on public land in Arizona, grouped by the unit that manages them — that is who sets the stay limit and the fire rules. See them on the map →

Bureau of Land Management80 camps

• Ag Fields Group Site4,283 ft
• Agua Fria National Monument
• Airstrip Group Site4,555 ft
• Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness2,685 ft
• Arizona National Scenic Trail1,837 ft
• Aubrey Peak Wilderness2,378 ft
• Big Horn Mountains Wilderness2,608 ft
• Black Canyon National Recreation Trail1,879 ft
• Black Hills Back Country Byway3,812 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #10 — Yavapai County, AZ3,571 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #11 — Yavapai County, AZ3,603 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #12 — Yavapai County, AZ3,494 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #13 — Yavapai County, AZ3,625 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #14 — Yavapai County, AZ3,422 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #15 — Yavapai County, AZ3,575 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #16 — Yavapai County, AZ3,591 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #2 — Yavapai County, AZ3,712 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #3 — Yavapai County, AZ3,596 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #4 — Yavapai County, AZ3,326 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #5 — Yavapai County, AZ3,388 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #6 — Yavapai County, AZ3,458 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #7 — Yavapai County, AZ3,512 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #8 — Yavapai County, AZ3,511 ft
• BLM dispersed camp #9 — Yavapai County, AZ3,555 ft
• BLM dispersed camp — Yavapai County, AZ3,837 ft
• Bouse - Plomosa Rd1,068 ft
• Brandenburg Campground2,687 ft
• Burro Creek Campground1,942 ft
• Burro Creek Recreation Site1,913 ft
• Christmas2,026 ft
• Cieneguita BLM4,597 ft
• Cottonwood Point Wilderness5,261 ft
• Coyote Mountains Wilderness3,004 ft
• Craggy Wash Dispersed Camping Area992 ft
• Dispersed Camping2,209 ft
• Dispersed Camping2,196 ft
• Fishhooks Wilderness4,445 ft
• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area3,336 ft
• Grand Canyon - Parashant National Monument6,000 ft
• Homestead Climbing Area3,691 ft
• Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area3,365 ft
• Ironwood Forest National Monument2,371 ft
• La Posa Long Term Visitor Area907 ft
• Lake Havasu460 ft
• Las Cienegas National Conservation Area4,823 ft
• Margie's Cove Campground1,116 ft
• Maternity Well Group Site4,825 ft
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area176 ft
• Mount Nutt Wilderness3,903 ft
• Mount Tipton Wilderness6,237 ft
• Muggins Mountain Wilderness1,208 ft
• Muleshoe Ranch4,068 ft
• Oak Tree Canyon Camp Area4,635 ft
• Owl Creek3,390 ft
• Packsaddle6,098 ft
• Painted Rock573 ft
• Parker Strip Recreation Area394 ft
• Redfield Canyon Wilderness4,269 ft
• Riverview Campground3,227 ft
• Road Canyon Camp Area4,575 ft
• Roadrunner 14 Day Area1,048 ft
• Round Mountain Rockhound Area4,286 ft
• Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway2,867 ft
• Safford-Morenci Trail4,762 ft
• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area4,229 ft
• Scaddan Wash Camping Area1,033 ft
• Shea Road Spectator Area761 ft
• Shores2,002 ft
• Silverbell Group Site2,195 ft
• Sonoran Desert National Monument1,769 ft
• Standard Wash Area, BLM Campground1,064 ft
• Table Top Trail2,299 ft
• Tres Alamos Wilderness2,719 ft
• Turkey Creek Camp Sites3,136 ft
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument6,296 ft
• Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area (P)2,262 ft
• Wabayuma Peak Wilderness4,300 ft
• Warm Springs Wilderness2,474 ft
• Windy Point Recreation Site6,124 ft
• Woolsey Peak Wilderness1,032 ft

Tonto National Forest68 camps

• Airplane Flat Campground6,540 ft
• Alderwood5,209 ft
• Apache Lake North Shore Boat Cg1,976 ft
• Bachelor Cove Dispersed2,159 ft
• Bagley Flat1,533 ft
• Bartlett Flat Dispersed1,817 ft
• Bermuda Flat Dispersed2,150 ft
• Box Bar Dispersed1,506 ft
• Bronco Trailhead Dispersed3,725 ft
• Burnt Corral Campground1,936 ft
• Cholla Bay Dispersed2,186 ft
• Cholla Campground2,215 ft
• Christopher Creek Campground5,681 ft
• Colcord Ridge7,628 ft
• Crabtree Wash Dispersed1,925 ft
• Davis Wash Dispersed1,929 ft
• Devils Canyon4,187 ft
• Diversion Dam Dispersed2,196 ft
• EADS Wash Dispersed2,154 ft
• Eucalyptus Dispersed2,178 ft
• Falls6,129 ft
• Flowing Springs Dispersed4,739 ft
• Fossil Creek3,600 ft
• Grapevine Bay2,218 ft
• Grapevine Group Campground2,325 ft
• Haigler Canyon5,309 ft
• Horseshoe Dispersed Camping1,918 ft
• Houston Mesa Campground5,046 ft
• HZ Wash Dispersed2,216 ft
• Indian Point2,175 ft
• Indian Point Campground2,186 ft
• Jones Water4,174 ft
• Juniper
• Juniper Dispersed3,405 ft
• Mesquite Dispersed Camping1,889 ft
• Oak Flat3,932 ft
• Oak Flat3,941 ft
• Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed2,053 ft
• Picket Post Dispersed2,415 ft
• Picket Post Dispersed2,486 ft
• Picket Post Dispersed2,508 ft
• Pinal7,532 ft
• Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground7,687 ft
• Pioneer Pass5,798 ft
• Ponderosa Campground5,676 ft
• Ponderosa Group5,618 ft
• Primitive Camping2,178 ft
• Raftzer Take-Out Dispersed2,281 ft
• Rattlesnake Group1,819 ft
• Reynolds Creek Campground5,187 ft
• Rim Campground7,558 ft
• Rose Creek5,438 ft
• Rverside1,608 ft
• Sawmill Flats Dispersed5,775 ft
• SB Cove Dispersed1,882 ft
• Schoolhouse Campground2,199 ft
• Sharp Creek Campground5,984 ft
• Sharp Creek Group5,394 ft
• Sulphide Del Rey5,991 ft
• The Point1,677 ft
• The Rolls OHV Area - Butcher Jones Access1,545 ft
• The Rolls OHV Area - FR 143 Access2,605 ft
• Three Mile Wash Dispersed1,928 ft
• Upper Burnt Corral Dispersed1,937 ft
• Upper Canyon Creek Campground6,559 ft
• Upper Tonto Creek Campground5,496 ft
• Valentine Ridge Campground6,656 ft
• Warnica Springs4,562 ft

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests61 camps

• 195 Camping Area7,651 ft
• 9350 Camping Area7,623 ft
• Alpine Divide Campground8,484 ft
• Bear Canyon Lake and Camping Area7,744 ft
• Benny Creek Campground8,257 ft
• Black Canyon Rim Campground7,513 ft
• Black Jack Campground6,243 ft
• Black Jack Group Cg6,251 ft
• Blue Crossing Campground5,856 ft
• Blue Crossing Cg5,810 ft
• Brookbank7,670 ft
• Brown Creek Campground7,543 ft
• Buffalo Crossing Campground7,857 ft
• Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground6,941 ft
• Chevelon Canyon Lake Cg6,969 ft
• Chevelon Crossing Campground6,229 ft
• Coal Creek Campground5,716 ft
• Crook Campground7,616 ft
• Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground6,305 ft
• Forest Road 169 Camping Area
• Forest Road 171 Camping Area7,573 ft
• Forest Road 237 Camping Area7,604 ft
• Forest Road 84 Camping Area7,847 ft
• Forest Road 9354 Camping Area7,803 ft
• Frisco Camp3,940 ft
• Gabaldon Horse Camp9,399 ft
• Gentry Campground7,726 ft
• Granville Campground6,614 ft
• Hannagan Campground9,133 ft
• Honeymoon Campground5,430 ft
• KP Cienega Campground8,941 ft
• Lakeside Campground6,729 ft
• Larson Ridge Camping Area7,658 ft
• Larson Ridge Cg7,678 ft
• Lewis Canyon Group Campground6,520 ft
• Los Burros #17,840 ft
• Los Burros Campground7,852 ft
• Lower Juan Miller Campground5,716 ft
• Luna Lake Campground7,969 ft
• Mogollon Rim Campground7,649 ft
• Nelson Lake7,656 ft
• Promontory Pit Road7,828 ft
• Promontory Pit Road Campground7,814 ft
• Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground8,312 ft
• Scott Reservoir Campground6,711 ft
• Sinkhole Campground7,554 ft
• South Fork Campground7,627 ft
• Strayhorse Campground7,778 ft
• Upper Blue Campground6,232 ft
• Upper Blue Cg6,241 ft
• Upper Juan Miller Campground5,778 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ7,630 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ7,571 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #27,612 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #37,778 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #47,885 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #57,766 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #67,699 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #77,592 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #87,577 ft
• Winn Campground9,326 ft

Coconino National Forest38 camps

• Angel Valley Dispersed Camping Area3,822 ft
• Ashurst Lake Campgrounds7,131 ft
• Blue Ridge Campground6,928 ft
• Bull Pen Dispersed Campground3,766 ft
• Canyon Vista Campground6,839 ft
• Cave Springs Campground5,416 ft
• Chavez Crossing Group Campground4,098 ft
• Childs Dispersed Camping Area2,627 ft
• Clear Creek National Forest Campground3,225 ft
• Clints Well Campground6,854 ft
• Cockscomb Dispersed Camping Area4,433 ft
• Dairy Springs Campground7,168 ft
• Double Springs Campground7,168 ft
• Elks Picnic Group Campground6,495 ft
• FR 120A Dispersed3,955 ft
• Greasy Spoon Dispersed Camping Area4,479 ft
• Jack's Canyon Camping and Climbing Area6,244 ft
• Javalina Dispersed Camping Area4,066 ft
• Kehl Springs Campground7,430 ft
• Kinnikinick Lake Campground7,061 ft
• Knoll Lake Campground7,479 ft
• Lawrence Crossing Dispersed Camping Area3,648 ft
• Little Elden Spring Horse Camp7,117 ft
• Lockett Meadow Campground8,571 ft
• Long Lake Dispersed Camping6,746 ft
• Long Valley Work Center Group Campground6,940 ft
• Marshall Lake Dispersed Camping7,129 ft
• Moqui Group Campground6,895 ft
• Nolan Dispersed Camping Area4,511 ft
• O'Leary Group Campground6,972 ft
• Pine Flat Campground5,543 ft
• Pine Grove Campground6,949 ft
• Pumphouse Wash (FR 237) Dispersed Camping Area6,422 ft
• Rockview Dispersed Camping Area3,998 ft
• Schnebly Hill Road Dispersed6,378 ft
• Soldier / Long Lakes6,734 ft
• Surprise Dispersed Camping Area3,950 ft
• USFS dispersed camp — AZ #25,361 ft

Coronado National Forest35 camps

• Arcadia Campground6,636 ft
• Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping3,805 ft
• Bigelow/Bear Wallow7,908 ft
• Bog Springs Campground5,047 ft
• Calabasas Group Site4,042 ft
• Clark Peak Corrals8,853 ft
• Clark Peak Corrals9,007 ft
• Cochise Stronghold Campground4,929 ft
• Cunningham Campground8,850 ft
• Cypress Park Campground5,989 ft
• General Hitchcock Campground5,958 ft
• Gordon Hirabayashi Campground4,839 ft
• Herb Martyr Campground5,810 ft
• Hospital Flat Campground8,990 ft
• Incinerator Ridge Dispersed Camping7,836 ft
• Kentucky Camp Dispersed Camping Area5,229 ft
• Molino Basin Campground4,358 ft
• Morse Canyon Campground6,424 ft
• Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping8,337 ft
• Peppersauce Campground4,628 ft
• Riggs Flat Campground8,733 ft
• Rose Canyon Campground7,088 ft
• Round The Mountain5,458 ft
• Rucker Forest Camp6,125 ft
• Shannon Campground9,049 ft
• Showers Point Group Campground7,805 ft
• Snow Flat Cg8,517 ft
• Soldier Creek Campground9,355 ft
• Spencer Canyon Campground7,879 ft
• Stockton Pass Campground5,674 ft
• Sycamore Campground6,243 ft
• Treasure Park - East8,937 ft
• Treasure Park - North8,954 ft
• Twilight Group Site7,459 ft
• West Turkey Creek Campground5,904 ft

Prescott National Forest24 camps

• Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground6,069 ft
• C101-Wolf Creek Designated Dispersed6,239 ft
• C64 Copper Basin Designated Disp.6,214 ft
• Dispersed Site 16,391 ft
• Dispersed Site 56,434 ft
• Dispersed Site 66,443 ft
• Dispersed Site 76,473 ft
• Eagle Ridge Group Campground5,660 ft
• Enchanted Forest Dispersed Camping5,893 ft
• Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.6,402 ft
• Fdr30-Bannie Mine Designated Disp6,050 ft
• Fdr373-Thumb Butte Loop Designated Disp.6,068 ft
• Fdr64-Maripai Rd Designated Disp.5,977 ft
• Fdr79-Tritle Mtn -Designated Disp.6,295 ft
• Fdr9406L-Pipeline Rd-Designated Disp.
• Groom Creek Horse Camp6,365 ft
• Hazlett Hollow Campground5,946 ft
• Hilltop Campground5,664 ft
• Indian Creek Campground5,795 ft
• Playground Group Campground7,523 ft
• Powell Springs Campground5,280 ft
• Turney Gulch Group Campground5,910 ft
• White Spar Campground5,636 ft
• Yavapai Campground5,860 ft

Kaibab National Forest8 camps

• Demotte Campground8,804 ft
• Dogtown Lake Campground7,080 ft
• Indian Hollow Campground6,277 ft
• Kaibab Lake Campground6,841 ft
• Kaibab National Forest Free Campsite9,118 ft
• National Forest Free Camping8,371 ft
• Ten-X Campground6,668 ft
• White Horse Lake Campground6,590 ft

Other public land3 camps

• Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM7,036 ft
• Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping1,865 ft
• Gunsight Wash Dispersed Camping1,797 ft

Elsewhere in Arizona1 camps

• Crystal Hill Free Campsites1,492 ft