Black Canyon Rim Campground (apache-sitgreaves National Forest, Az)
Michelle W.
Reviewed Jun. 20, 2022

Needs better management

A group of 4 of us stayed here the weekend on 6/18. We made our booking on 3/20 and arrived on 6/18, only to see about 30 people in our camping spot,#1. They refused to leave, allegedly saying the Camp Host said no one was going to be in that spot and they already paid for that spot. We went to the camp host trailers(Manny and Terry) and they were not there. After being on the phone with recreation.gov for over an hour, and troubleshooting about 10 different phone numbers that were not in service or their office hours were not open, we temp set up on the edges of camp spot#1…until we were able to flag down Ron. He was a ranger and understood our situation but said it would be hard for him to get a big group like that moved off. He also could not prove if they actually paid for a spot since the camp hosts were gone due to a funeral. We were able to work it out on a different camp spot… Also, never received a call back from any of the voicemails we left. We were able to work it out with Ron, he was great but what a miserable start to our weekend! The camp spot thieves also had 3 cars and way more people than allowed. Multiple sites also had fires going which was also prohibited. The lack of rule enforcement was shocking. This review is for the camp host on 6/17 that gave our spot away(we have the email confirmation) and if your camp hosts are out for a family emergency, have a backup available to enforce the rules of the campground so guests are not inconvenienced. This severely out a damper on our trip and we will not return or recommend this campground.

SiteBlack Canyon Rim
Month of VisitJuly