## Overview

 With an elevation over a mile-high(5640 ft), Christopher Creek Campground\'s crisp, fresh air and vibrant views are a joy to behold. The facility is tucked along the banks of the spring-fed Christopher Creek, which passes just below the Mogollon Rim. The Mogollon Rim, pronounced by locals as \"muggy-own,\" is a 200-mile long cliff in northern Arizona that ranges between 5,000 and 7,000 ft in elevation. The unique landscape was created by extreme erosion and faulting that has sculpted spectacular canyons and buttes. The rim serves as the geographical dividing line between the cool high country above and the hot, dry desert below. Christopher Creek is located in the desert portion, but is balanced by the cool waters of the creek and forested surroundings.
## Recreation

 After a day of horseback riding or mountain biking, take a dip in one of the facility\'s three swimming holes to cool off from the summer sun. Each spring, the creek is stocked with rainbow trout, allowing anglers the opportunity to cast their hearts out for rainbows as well as brook and brown trout. 
## Facilities

 The family-friendly campground has 43 sites on both sides of the creek, plus a group site that accommodates a maximum of 25 people. 37 campsites are reservable, 3 campsites are available for first-come-first-served customers with payment completed using the on-site fee machine or with the mobile app using scan &amp; pay. No cash is accepted.\_\_ 
## Natural Features

 Christopher Creek provides creek side dwelling in Tonto National Forest, at the base of the Mogollon Rim. Sites are surrounded by ponderosa pines, junipers, oaks and manzanita evergreen shrubs. 
## Nearby Attractions

 The small town of Christopher Creek is just a short drive away and offers a few restaurant options for those who tire of cooking at the campground.. A series of lakes called the Rim Country Lakes are about a 10 minute drive east. Woods Canyon Lake is one of the most popular recreational lakes in the state and offers options for boating as well as a nature trail that loops around the lake\'s perimeter. 
## contact\_info

 For facility specific information, please call (928) 474-7900.

Christopher Creek

So this campground has it all! The creek, bathrooms, paved roads and space! Site's are clean and well taken care of! Bring firewood or buy it from the host because there is none laying around! The creek is stocked with trout and makes for calming background noise! We will be back for sure! $20 a night per site! Group sites available! Bear boxes at every site and trailers are limited to 22'. No hook ups available but there is a dump station a few miles away at ponderosa!

Family Fun!

Love this spot. Normally don't need a reservation. Nice little hike by the creek that the dogs love. Campgrounds are set apart enough to have a tad of privacy.

Great Little Spot 

Love Christopher Creek as always.. no fires allowed so it was pretty quiet which was nice. Bathrooms are decent and they have drinking water which makes things easier. Stay by the creek, it's the best spot!

Forest Fire Season

I have been coming here since i was a kid, my parents made sure we come here every year in the summer to enjoy cooler Arizona weather. Now the tradition lives on while my siblings and i bring our families and kids to build new memories. The best part is catching crawdads with our home made fishing poles (which is a step up from when i was a kid and would catch them with cups).

Favorite local campground

Campground is reasonably maintained. Most campsites a situated near the creek. Also still had a few bars of service.

Beautiful creek

Christopher Creek is one of the most gorgeous campgrounds that I've seen. The sites are mostly close to the water and the trees give amazing shade coverage. The downside is that most of the sites are fairly close together and if you have bad neighbors you're going to hear them all night. The creek is stocked but always seems to have little fish so don't plan a huge fish fry.

  

The campground features unisex bathrooms with vault toilets. There are enough that you rarely ever have problems with lines. There are also water faucets in the campground. The sites are fairly accessible but not very long. They have a trailer length limit and you'll want to follow it.

  

Loop A is preservable and mostly back in spaces. Loop B is not able to be reserved and a lot of the sites are walk in only. This is a busy campground and is often full to capacity. If you know you won't be there until Friday night or Saturday morning you'll want to be sure you have a reservation. Even then, they are often booked months in advance.

Very Cute and close to the creek

This a very beautiful spot off the highway, but far enough you can’t see or hear the traffic. Not too far out of Payson, about 15 minutes. Half of the campground is right next to the creek... only a hundred feet away! Water, bathrooms, and trash cans are provided... but no showers. So prepare to be dirty. Friendly and helpful staff. The campsites are pretty close together unfortunately, but they are one of the bigger campsites I’ve seen compared to other campgrounds. Staff and helpful and friendly and provide firewood for $7 a bundle. They do not sell ice though like some other campgrounds. Overall it’s not our favorite campground but it is nice and would recommend!

Almost perfect...

Not a bad site but small. The sites were too small for my truck and Aliner but lots and lots of shade which was cool! It’s also just across the 260 from the village which was neat to visit. 

Small site 

This place during the week was perfect to stay at! I hear the weekends can get crowded but, I took my dog here and it was very secluded on a Tuesday-Thursday and the camp host was veg friendly. My dog isn’t good with strangers coming towards him so he slowly went to him and helped us out by his calm demeanor! The camp host at both loops were very calm. Please clean up after your 
campsite. I hear that people can be slobs on the weekends so keep your place clean! Don’t leave extra work for the camp hosts! Take care of Mother Nature :)

Amazing location 

The campsites are very close. You can hear each other’s conversations. We had a decent stay but it was like being in the city with your neighbors less than a stones throw away. 

Clean bathrooms & nice hosts!

Great campsite with awesome amenities. I stayed in just a tent but there was drinking water and perfectly acceptable toilets available. The site was equipped with a fireplace/cooking grate as well as a grill and large stone table. During the week there was hardly anyone there. However, one the weekend it gets packed and you notice how close the sites are together. It’s also not very far off the main highway so traffic noise was noticeable at night. Easy access to superb recreational sites in the area though!