Free camping near Forest Lakes, AZ
Yes. 31 of the 50 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Forest Lakes, AZ are listed as free; 10 charge a fee and 9 have no price on record. The closest free one is Larson Ridge Camping Area, 1.2 miles west, on U.S. Forest Service land. The closest camp of any kind is Canyon Point Campground, 1.0 mile southwest, a fee campground.
All 50 camps near Forest Lakes, AZ
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Point Campground | 1.0 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Forest Lakes | — |
| Larson Ridge Camping Area | 1.2 | Free | Hidden Lake (water) | 1.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Larson Ridge Cg | 1.3 | Free | — | 1.3 mi to Forest Lakes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #7 | 2.2 | Free | Pinto Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Forest Road 237 Camping Area | 2.4 | Free | Pinto Lake (water) | 2.5 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Upper Canyon Creek Campground | 2.9 | Free | — | 3.5 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Airplane Flat Campground | 3.2 | Free | — | 3.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Nelson Lake | 3.3 | Free | Brad Tank (water) | 2.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Brookbank | 3.4 | Free | Brad Tank (water) | 2.9 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ | 4.2 | Free | Moss Lake (water) | 2.2 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Black Canyon Rim Campground | 4.2 | Unpriced | B.C. Tank (water) | 4.0 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Forest Road 171 Camping Area | 4.5 | Free | Lake One (water) | 2.1 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Sinkhole Campground | 4.6 | Unpriced | Lake One (water) | 2.7 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #6 | 4.7 | Free | Poon Tank (water) | 2.1 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Colcord Ridge | 5.0 | Free | Poon Tank (water) | 2.7 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Rim Campground | 5.9 | Unpriced | Lake Three (water) | 2.5 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Gentry Campground | 5.9 | Unpriced | Gentry Canyon Stream (stream) | 5.6 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Valentine Ridge Campground | 6.0 | Unpriced | Valentine Tank (water) | 5.5 mi to Ponderosa Spring Subdivision | — |
| Spillway Cg | 7.2 | Fee | — | 4.1 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Woods Canyon Group Cg | 7.3 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Spillway Group Campground | 7.4 | Fee | — | 3.9 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Crook Campground | 7.6 | Fee | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ | 7.7 | Fee | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.8 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Mogollon Rim Campground | 8.3 | Unpriced | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.6 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #8 | 8.7 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #5 | 8.9 | Free | Deer Lake (water) | 4.6 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| 195 Camping Area | 8.9 | Free | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 2.7 mi to See Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| Forest Road 169 Camping Area | 9.0 | Free | Deer Lake (water) | 4.8 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| 9350 Camping Area | 9.8 | Free | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 1.8 mi to See Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #2 | 9.8 | Free | Woods Canyon Lake (water) | 1.7 mi to See Canyon Summer Homes | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #3 | 10 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.6 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Forest Road 9354 Camping Area | 10 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.4 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Promontory Pit Road Campground | 10 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.9 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Promontory Pit Road | 10 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.8 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Sharp Creek Campground | 11 | Fee | Hunter Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Hunter Creek | — |
| Sharp Creek Campground | 11 | Fee | — | 1.0 mi to Hunter Creek | — |
| USFS dispersed camp — AZ #4 | 11 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 2.6 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Forest Road 84 Camping Area | 11 | Free | Carr Lake (water) | 3.1 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Haigler Canyon | 12 | Free | Dry Creek Trough (water) | 4.6 mi to Sleepy Hollow | — |
| Bear Canyon Lake and Camping Area | 12 | Free | Bear Canyon Lake (water) | 5.2 mi to Mountain Meadows | — |
| Chevelon Canyon Lake Cg | 13 | Free | Chevelon Canyon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground | 13 | Free | Chevelon Canyon Lake (water) | 12 mi to Forest Lakes Estates | — |
| Alderwood | 13 | Free | Bar X Tank (water) | 4.9 mi to Spurlock | — |
| Christopher Creek Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Christopher Creek (stream) | 1.2 mi to Christopher Creek | — |
| Lower Tonto Creek | 16 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Kohls Ranch | — |
| Upper Tonto Creek Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Horton Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Tonto Estate | — |
| Ponderosa Group | 17 | Free | Boy Tank (water) | 0.9 mi to Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit #1 | — |
| Knoll Lake Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Clear Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Tonto Estate | — |
| Ponderosa Campground | 18 | Fee | Boy Tank (water) | 0.9 mi to Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit #1 | — |
| Chevelon Crossing Campground | 18 | Free | Chevelon Creek (stream) | 16 mi to Heber | — |
Who manages the camps near Forest Lakes, AZ
Who manages them: 50 on the Forest Service.
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests — 35 camps: 25 free, 6 fee, 4 unpriced
- Tonto National Forest — 14 camps: 6 free, 4 fee, 4 unpriced
- Coconino National Forest — 1 camp: 1 unpriced
Season read for these camps, today
Our record has no season word for any of these 50 camps today. Call the managing office before you go.
Forecast near Forest Lakes, AZ
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Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Forest Lakes, AZ, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.