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U.S. Forest Service · Arizona

Catalina Highway Scenic Area

8 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

8Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
$20–$28A night, across 3
87Sites, from 5
5,960–8,090 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 8 of these 8 campgrounds

Where they are

8 of 8 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 8

8 campgrounds
ReservableOpen
Showers Point Group Site
Catalina Highway Scenic Area · AZ
3 sites3 group sites7,790 ftdrinking water
Open
Rose Canyon Campground
Catalina Highway Scenic Area · AZ
from $287,030 ft
Reservable
Rose Canyon
Catalina Highway Scenic Area · AZ
77 sites30 with a bear box3 with a tent pad7,250 fttoilets
Reservable
Whitetail Campground
Catalina Highway Scenic Area · AZ
5 sites5 group sitesrigs to 26 ft8,090 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups
Reservable
Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin
Catalina Highway Scenic Area · AZ
1 siterigs to 20 ft7,930 ft
Reservable
Sollers Cabin (AZ)
Catalina Highway Scenic Area · AZ
1 site7,670 ft
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
General Hitchcock CampgroundCatalina Highway Scenic Area · AZfrom $20 · 5,960 ftOpenSpencer Canyon CampgroundCatalina Highway Scenic Area · AZfrom $28 · 8,030 ftFirst-comeOpen
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Butterfly Roadless Area42,296 acres · 1 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Cdo Wsa1,955 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Oracle Roadless22,365 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Upper Romero Wsr150 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Middle Romero WSR60 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Upper Rincon Roadless2,991 acres · 10 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Catalina Highway Scenic Area’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Juan Ciscomani (R)AZ 6th · 8 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly