Riverview Campground
This is how it should work.
- Right now
- Nobody has saidNo season, no closure, no bookings to read
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there
In the agency’s own words
Riverview Campground offers a fantastic camping experience in the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area and is a short drive from Safford, Arizona. It is situated on a northern bench overlooking the Gila River and is surrounded by various day use sites along the river. There are 13 first come, first served campsites at Riverview Campground. Each site has picnic tables, fire rings, grills, and shade structures. The campsites were recently enlarged to improve access for trailers and RVs. Ten campsites are pull-in sites, and three are pull-through sites. Keep reading
There is potable drinking water and a toilet available at the campground. Flying W Group Day Use Area , a reservable group picnic area, is located next to the Riverview Campground. The area contains significant riparian areas with a many birds and other wildlife as well as unique vegetation. Many visitors use this site as a base camp during hunting season or while floating the Gila River. Visit recreation sites within or nearby the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area: Owl Creek Campground Dry Canyon Picnic Area Spring Canyon Picnic Area Lee Trail Picnic Area Serna Cabin Picnic Area & Historical Site Bonita Creek Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area Safford-Morenci Trail Flying W Group Day Use Area Canyon Overlook Picnic Area Gila River Boat Put-In Old Safford Bridge Picnic Area
Facilities
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…are pull-through sites. There is potable drinking water and a toilet available at the campground. Flying W…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- River, Creek
- Accessible Facility Or Activity
- Bird Watching
- Birding
- Boating
- Camping Area
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Water access
- Wildlife viewing
Nothing to book, just show up
One of 1,623 federal campgrounds where the site still goes to whoever pulls in first. Get there before noon on a summer weekend.
recreation.gov publishes no availability for a campground you can’t reserve, so there’s no thirty-night reading to draw here. The season bar above is what the agency does publish.
Every line of the receipt · 8
What you actually pay
“Per additional vehicle is $2.” · the Bureau of Land Management’s own fee record
How we know this receipt · 5
rules read Sep 7, 2026 · record Aug 23, 2026 · How we know all this
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the phone number
Where it is
Owl Creek CampgroundGila Box Riparian National Conservation Area · 11 miGranville CampgroundApache National Forest · 21 miHot Well Dunes CampgroundSafford Field Office · 25 mi
Upper ArcadiaCoronado National Forest · 26 mi
Arcadia CampgroundCoronado National Forest · 26 miBlack Jack Group CampgroundApache National Forest · 26 miThe weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for San Jose, AZ
Typical weather
Typical October night 52°F, day 83°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical December night 34°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
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 Junes are colder than the June line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Riverview Campground is in Arizona’s 6th congressional district. Its representative, Juan Ciscomani (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →