U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Arizona

Tonto National Forest

Here, none of the campgrounds take walk-ups.

36Campgrounds
$16–$29A night, across 17
810Sites, from 24
1,400–7,680 ftElevation

Where they are

36 of 36 mapped
Drawing the map
© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap · Esri hillshade
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

The campgrounds

36 campgrounds
Burnt Corral CampgroundReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2012 pull-through sites79 sitesrigs to 32 ft1,980 ftdrinking watertoiletsCholla CampgroundReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2513 pull-through sites167 sitesrigs to 55 ft2,200 ftdrinking watertoiletsTortilla CampgroundReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2076 sitesrigs to 32 ft1,760 fthookupstoiletsWindy Hill CampgroundReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2520 hike-in sites81 pull-through sites137 sitesrigs to 45 ft2,170 ftdrinking watertoiletsChristopher CreekReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $241 group site44 sitesrigs to 22 ft5,700 fthookupstoiletsSchoolhouse Campground (AZ)ReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2031 pull-through sites40 sitesrigs to 50 ft2,180 fttoiletsSharp CreekReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $298 pull-through sites3 group sites20 sitesrigs to 120 ft5,930 ftTIMBER CAMP RECREATION AREA and GROUP CAMPGROUNDSReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $162 with a bear box2 group sites15 sitesrigs to 45 ft5,690 fttoiletsLower Tonto CreekReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $209 walk-in sites10 hike-in sites13 sites5,630 ftUpper Tonto CreekReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2010 sites5,540 fttoiletsCave Creek Group SiteReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZSites from $751 group site1 site3,430 fttoiletsFrazier Group CampgroundReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZSites from $751 pull-through site1 group site1 siterigs to 45 ft2,190 ftdrinking watertoiletsKellner Group CampgroundReservableOpenTonto National Forest · AZ1 group site1 siterigs to 15 ft4,500 fttoiletsSulphide Del Rey CampgroundOpenTonto National Forest · AZ6,030 ftHouston MesaReservableTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2220 pull-through sites1 group site116 sitesrigs to 99 ft5,060 ftdrinking watertoiletsPonderosa (AZ)ReservableTonto National Forest · AZfrom $2216 pull-through sites2 group sites52 sitesrigs to 130 ft5,670 ftGrapevine Group CampgroundReservableTonto National Forest · AZSites from $759 group sites9 sites2,300 ftdrinking watertoiletsFrazier Horse CampgroundReservableTonto National Forest · AZfrom $168 with a tent pad8 pull-through sites8 sitesrigs to 40 ft2,190 ftdrinking watertoiletsLarry Forbis Overnight Group SiteReservableTonto National Forest · AZSites from $753 group sites3 sites1,400 ftReynolds Creek Group Camp (ID)ReservableTonto National Forest · AZ1 group site1 site5,200 ftdrinking watertoiletsReynolds Creek Group CampgroundReservableTonto National Forest · AZSites from $751 pull-through site1 group site1 siterigs to 21 ft5,200 fttoiletsHaigler Canyon Campground and Day UseTonto National Forest · AZ5,330 ftBagley Flat Campground and Boat DockOpenTonto National Forest · AZ1,530 ftHouston Mesa Campground and Equestrian SitesOpenTonto National Forest · AZfrom $225,060 ft
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Oct 23, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
critical
Watch
Agua Fria National Monumentdevelopment · 19 mi
Roadless
Black Cross5,966 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Goldfield15,257 acres · 2 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Lime Creek42,568 acres · 4 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Sierra Ancha Wilderness Contiguous7,787 acres · 5 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Horse Mesa9,146 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Hellsgate6,171 acres · 6 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: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Oct 9, 2026

Who answers for this land

Tonto National Forest’s campgrounds sit in 2 congressional districts. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Eli Crane, official portrait
Eli Crane (R)AZ 2nd · 25 campgrounds · grade F
David Schweikert, official portrait
David Schweikert (R)AZ 1st · 11 campgrounds · grade F
Source: campground records from RIDB, NPS, USFS EDW and BLM, unified by CAMPANAC, refreshed nightly