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U.S. Forest Service · Kaibab National Forest · AZ

Kaibab Lake Sites and Group Areas

ReservableOut of season, no booking; November 15 opens May 15.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Listed not openA database flag with no reason and no date
A night: $32–$55Across the site types the agency prices
Sites: 75All of them booked ahead

Photos · Conservation Legacy

62 ftLongest rig

6,800 ftElevation

1.1 miWater · DT Tank, a pond

In townWilliams, AZ

37%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices

In the agency’s own words

Kaibab Lake sits among the diverse landscape of Kaibab National Forest of northern Arizona. The lake is a popular spot for fishing and picnicking, as well as for RV and motorhome campers. With Grand Canyon National Park just 60 miles north and several other cultural and historic sites nearby, the location is a hotspot for recreation, learning and sightseeing. Keep reading

Recreation

Kaibab Lake is a popular area to join friends or family for a picnic in the cool pines. A number of forest attractions are easily accessed from the campground, such as overlooks, dams and hiking trails. A nature trail wanders through the facility. Swimming is not allowed in the lake, but anglers can take to its shores or deeper waters via an accessible fishing pier and small boat ramp. On clear nights, campers can turn their eyes to the night sky to enjoy spectacular views of summer stars.

Facilities

The campground offers individual, double and group campsites with picnic tables and campfire rings. Tents, trailers and motor homes up to 40 feet can be accommodated. Campers have the convenience of a group picnic area, restrooms, trash bins and water faucets. Drinking water is provided, however motor homes and RV water tanks cannot be filled due to limited water supply. Firewood bundles and ice can be purchased on site.

Natural Features

Kaibab National Forest is nestled on the Colorado Plateau, on an area of land that was uplifted by geologic processes. The lake sits at an elevation of 6,800 feet, and pine forests and grass line its shores, while wildflowers add extra color to the landscape in late spring and early summer. Summer temperatures range from 50 degrees at night to 80-90 degrees during the day. Summer thunderstorms, known as the monsoon, can build up quickly, especially during July and August. Snow is common from December through March. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (928) 537-8888.

Nearby Attractions

Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim is about one hour north of the campground. The cities of Williams and Flagstaff have amenities such as shops, restaurants and cultural and historic sites. From canyons to prairies, peaks to plateaus, Kaibab National Forest offers layers of opportunity for peace, solitude and discovery. Over 300 miles of trails, some clinging to the rims of the Grand Canyon, allow visitors to step off the beaten path into uncrowded landscapes.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

Standard Single Family sites: Recreation Use Fee allows ONE camping unit ONLY. Double and Group sites: Refer to Specific Site # for capacity limits.

Rule

Potable water and hydrants are for drinking only; filling water tanks in motorhomes and RVs is not allowed due to limited supply This facility does not offer a dump station; please plan accordingly. No utility hookups.

Rule

FIRST COME FIRST SERVE sites must be booked in person. DO NOT call to determine availability, as they are only available on-site.

Everything else this campground posts · 7

Rule

Late Arrivals: campers are not considered a "no-show" until 24 hours after arrival date check in time. Our policy is that your site will not be released before that.

Rule

Click here for more about Grand Canyon National Park

Rule

Click here for more about Kaibab National Forest

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org.

Rule

Extra Vehicles: Cannot be paid for in advance - upon arrival coordinate with the host for payment and where to park.

Rule

Open and closing dates are weather permitting, please call 928-537-8888 for more information.

Rule

Bears frequent the area; please obey all food storage rules and regulations. Check with your host for details.

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Sep 9, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 75 · 3 group
Hookups: None
Longest rig: 62 ft
Paved pads: All
Accessible sites: 73
Pets: Allowed
Campfires: Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade: Every site

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Drinking water: Yes; “…picnic area, restrooms, trash bins and water faucets. Drinking water is provided, however motor homes…”
Boat ramp: Yes
Firewood: Sold here
Camp host: On site; recreation.gov lists “Host”

Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Water, toilets and showers: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: Lake; Amphitheater; Boating; Canoeing; Fishing; Hiking; Ranger programs; Picnicking; Wildlife viewing
Night sky · 146th darkest of 262 in AZ: Bortle 3
Fall color · reported 2 days ago, 40 km away: Patchy color

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (40 km) · Oct 14, 2026

Nothing on the booking system for the next 30 nightsread 16:33 UTC

Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.

Every one of the next thirty nights is in recreation.gov’s record and not one site is being offered on any of them. That’s a campground closed or not yet released for booking, not a sold-out one.

Booking windowOut of seasonOut of season, no booking. On November 15, 2026 at 10 AM ET, availability opens through May 15, 2027.recreation.gov Add to calendar (.ics)

A night$32–$55plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$72–$118DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itU.S. Forest ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record

Watch for a cancellation

Full? Watch it.

One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Tell me when the season opens

Watch for the season to open

One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 15

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service

A night, per site$32–$55

Standard Nonelectric$32

Double site$55

Standard Nonelectric$55

Group areas, a night$80–$225

Rates for the season the campground is in now, Sep 18, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026.

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$40–$63

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$72–$118

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $32–$55 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 5

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Oct 1, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

recreation.gov availability, read 16:33 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Oct 1, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

75 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 75 mapped sites

93 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

Most roomKG1 613 ftKG2 292 ftLoop A 006 182 ftLoop C 030 155 ftLoop D 049 155 ft

Least roomLoop D 060 52 ftLoop E 061 52 ftLoop D 054 59 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 75 sites

75 of 75 sites located

Standard72Group3

KG1 KG2 KSG-3 006 007 010 011 012 027 028 029 008 009 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 063 064 065 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 001 002 003 004 005

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 75 of the 75 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 75 of the 75 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.


G	KG1	group standard nonelectric	35 ft		613 ft	1.1 mi	156 ft	$80–$225
G	KG2	group standard nonelectric	35 ft		292 ft	1.1 mi	137 ft	$80–$225
G	KSG-3	group standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	111 ft	1.0 mi	293 ft	$80–$225
Loop A	006	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	182 ft	1.2 mi	478 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	007	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	133 ft	1.2 mi	173 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	010	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	77 ft	1.2 mi	124 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	011	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	75 ft	1.2 mi	183 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	012	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	75 ft	1.2 mi	256 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	027	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	77 ft	1.2 mi	366 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	028	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	77 ft	1.2 mi	381 ft	$32–$55
Loop A	029	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	121 ft	1.1 mi	459 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	008	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	121 ft	1.3 mi	175 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	009	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	84 ft	1.2 mi	224 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	013	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	122 ft	1.2 mi	309 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	014	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	112 ft	1.3 mi	129 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	015	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	96 ft	1.3 mi	70 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	016	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	79 ft	1.3 mi	182 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	017	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	79 ft	1.3 mi	164 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	018	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	121 ft	1.3 mi	289 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	019	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	80 ft	1.2 mi	230 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	020	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	80 ft	1.2 mi	261 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	021	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	125 ft	1.2 mi	105 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	022	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	80 ft	1.2 mi	29 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	023	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	80 ft	1.2 mi	108 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	024	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	83 ft	1.2 mi	113 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	025	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	93 ft	1.2 mi	195 ft	$32–$55
Loop B	026	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	93 ft	1.2 mi	268 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	030	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	155 ft	1.1 mi	152 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	031	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	110 ft	1.0 mi	190 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	032	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	118 ft	1.0 mi	281 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	033	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	118 ft	1.1 mi	163 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	034	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	104 ft	1.1 mi	306 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	035	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	104 ft	1.0 mi	223 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	036	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	119 ft	1.0 mi	176 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	037	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	90 ft	1.0 mi	43 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	038	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	83 ft	1.0 mi	107 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	039	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	84 ft	1.0 mi	140 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	040	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	83 ft	1.0 mi	188 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	041	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	102 ft	1.0 mi	345 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	042	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	136 ft	1.1 mi	358 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	043	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	136 ft	1.1 mi	365 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	044	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	150 ft	1.1 mi	328 ft	$32–$55
Loop C	045	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	110 ft	1.0 mi	266 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	046	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	122 ft	1.0 mi	330 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	047	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	122 ft	5,254 ft	161 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	048	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	122 ft	1.0 mi	249 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	049	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	155 ft	1.0 mi	126 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	050	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	90 ft	5,166 ft	144 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	051	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	82 ft	5,142 ft	204 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	052	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	63 ft	5,216 ft	123 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	053	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	63 ft	5,219 ft	145 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	054	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	59 ft	5,189 ft	247 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	055	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	59 ft	5,238 ft	199 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	056	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	80 ft	5,234 ft	305 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	057	standard nonelectric	38 ft	yes	60 ft	5,277 ft	227 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	058	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	90 ft	1.0 mi	378 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	059	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	90 ft	1.0 mi	321 ft	$32–$55
Loop D	060	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	52 ft	1.1 mi	246 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	061	standard nonelectric	40 ft	yes	52 ft	1.1 mi	283 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	063	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	104 ft	5,094 ft	233 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	064	standard nonelectric	62 ft	yes	96 ft	5,017 ft	228 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	065	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	71 ft	5,089 ft	132 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	066	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	71 ft	5,059 ft	140 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	067	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	118 ft	5,027 ft	202 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	068	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	119 ft	5,011 ft	155 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	069	standard nonelectric	30 ft	yes	94 ft	5,036 ft	95 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	070	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	94 ft	5,073 ft	145 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	071	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	88 ft	5,044 ft	237 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	072	standard nonelectric	35 ft	yes	88 ft	5,131 ft	278 ft	$32–$55
Loop E	073	standard nonelectric	42 ft	yes	141 ft	5,205 ft	417 ft	$32–$55
TENT	001	standard nonelectric	20 ft	yes	67 ft	1.1 mi	46 ft	$32–$55
TENT	002	standard nonelectric	20 ft	yes	67 ft	1.1 mi	102 ft	$32–$55
TENT	003	standard nonelectric	20 ft	yes	63 ft	1.0 mi	136 ft	$32–$55
TENT	004	standard nonelectric	20 ft	yes	63 ft	1.0 mi	137 ft	$32–$55
TENT	005	standard nonelectric	20 ft	yes	108 ft	1.0 mi	238 ft	$32–$55

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Oct 1, 2026

25 of 75 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate35.28111, -112.15694

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone928-699-1239

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Also near here

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Kendrick CabinCoconino National Forest · 26 mi

Pine Flat Campground WestCoconino National Forest · 30 mi

Getting there

From Williams, Arizona, take I-40 east to exit 165. Turn north onto State Highway 64 toward Grand Canyon and go a mile to the campground entrance on the left.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Sep 9, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Today62°Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Tonight39°Mostly Clear1% rain

Saturday62°Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain

Saturday Night41°Chance Rain Showers34% rain

NWS forecast for Williams, AZ

Source: National Weather Service, FGZ forecast office · Oct 16, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 36°F, day 67°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical December night 21°F, below freezing. Bring a bag rated colder than that, and expect ice in the water bottle.

90°32°10°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: WILLIAMS, AZ (USC00029359), 3 miles away and 109 ft higher

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Kaibab Lake Sites and Group Areas is in Arizona’s 2nd congressional district. Its representative, Eli Crane (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from

Right now: U.S. Forest Service’s own recreation database flags it not open and publishes no reason and no date. That’s a flag, not a notice: the number below is the only way to be sure.

Listed not open: USFS EDW Recreation Opportunities, openstatus field: a not-open flag in a database, with no reason and no date published; read there since Sep 9, 2026. A flag, not a notice, so this page doesn’t call it a closure. · Oct 16, 2026

Sites on recreation.gov: recreation.gov’s own month availability payload for this facility, asked for October 2026 and November 2026. It names 75 of the 75 campsites the agency files here, and every one of them carries an answer either way. A campground nobody has read carries no answer at all, never a no. · Oct 14, 2026

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this campground’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate, taken as the median across the 75 campsites here that carry a reading · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this campground’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate: 0.18 mcd/m² of artificial all-sky glow, ranked against the 262 rated federal campgrounds in Arizona · Sep 8, 2026

Sky-glow model: Duriscoe, Anderson, Luginbuhl and Baugh (2018), a simplified model of all-sky artificial sky glow derived from VIIRS Day/Night band data, the National Park Service sky-glow model

Fall color: More Than Just Parks foliage tracker, joined to this campground by distance (40 km) · Oct 14, 2026

Reported by: iNaturalist fall color observations, reported patchy color · Oct 14, 2026

Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise.

Nearest town: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 places, measured by CAMPANAC to the town boundary; population is the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimate · Sep 9, 2026