Free camping near Strawberry, AZ
Within 25 straight-line miles of Strawberry, AZ there are 20 camps: 8 free, 4 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is Sharp Creek Group, 3.6 miles east of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Sharp Creek Group, 3.6 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 19 on the Forest Service; 1 on Federal.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Creek Group | 3.6 | Free | Donahue Tank (water) | 1.0 mi to Pine | — |
| Fossil Creek | 7.3 | Free | Louthan Tank (water) | 7.7 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Flowing Springs Dispersed | 11 | Free | Butcher Creek (stream) | 0.6 mi to Flowing Springs | — |
| Kehl Springs Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Quaking Aspen Canyon (stream) | 2.9 mi to Washington Park | — |
| Childs Dispersed Camping Area | 12 | Free | Tanko Caliente (water) | 12 mi to Strawberry | — |
| Long Valley Work Center Group Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Blazed Tank (water) | 7.6 mi to Washington Park | — |
| Houston Mesa Campground | 13 | Unpriced | Racetrack Tank (water) | 1.8 mi to Mesa Del Caballo | — |
| Bull Pen Dispersed Campground | 15 | Free | Cedar Bench Tank Number Two (water) | 7.7 mi to Lake Montezuma | — |
| Clints Well Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Marys Tank (water) | 9.5 mi to Washington Park | — |
| Clear Creek National Forest Campground | 17 | Unpriced | Cochran Tank (water) | 5.9 mi to Camp Verde | — |
| Rock Crossing | 20 | Fee | — | 8.3 mi to Blue Ridge | — |
| Blue Ridge Campground | 22 | Unpriced | Elk Tank (water) | 12 mi to Washington Park | — |
| Moqui Group Campground | 22 | Fee | Elk Tank (water) | 12 mi to Washington Park | — |
| Lawrence Crossing Dispersed Camping Area | 22 | Free | Walker Creek (stream) | 2.9 mi to Lake Montezuma | — |
| Ponderosa Campground | 23 | Fee | Boy Tank (water) | 0.9 mi to Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit #1 | — |
| Ponderosa Group | 23 | Free | Boy Tank (water) | 0.9 mi to Thompson Draw Summer Homes Unit #1 | — |
| Knoll Lake Campground | 23 | Unpriced | Clear Creek (stream) | 4.7 mi to Tonto Estate | — |
| Upper Tonto Creek Campground | 24 | Unpriced | Horton Creek (stream) | 1.3 mi to Tonto Estate | — |
| Lower Tonto Creek | 24 | Fee | — | 0.9 mi to Kohls Ranch | — |
| Yavapai CountyDave slept here | 25 | Free | — | — | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Strawberry, 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.