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White Spar Campground

White Spar Campground, near Prescott, Arizona, is a solid choice for those looking to enjoy the great outdoors with a touch of convenience. The campground offers spacious sites, many of which are shaded, making it a comfortable spot to set up your tent or park your RV.

Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, including vault toilets and drinking water available at various locations. The area is known for its beautiful surroundings, with plenty of wildlife, including deer, often spotted nearby. One camper mentioned, “The campground was beautiful and there were many deer around if you hiked up just a couple of mins from the campsite.”

For outdoor enthusiasts, the campground is conveniently located near bike trails, making it easy to explore the stunning Prescott National Forest. While some sites are closer to the highway and may experience a bit of noise, many campers recommend choosing spots further in for a quieter experience.

With its friendly atmosphere and access to nature, White Spar Campground is a great base for exploring Prescott and the surrounding areas. Whether you're here for a quick getaway or a longer stay, you’ll find plenty to enjoy in this scenic location.

Description

National Forest

Prescott National Forest

Overview

White Spar Campground at 5,641 feet in elevation is a short drive of 2.7 miles south of downtown Prescott and east of Hwy 89. Campers will appreciate the mild weather and the cool ponderosa pine forest the campground is nestled in. The campground's convenient location allows for many opportunities for pursuing camping, hiking, mountain biking and bird watching. Several loop trails in the area allow for multiple modes of travel. The Tri-City Community comprising Prescott, Chino Valley, and Prescott Valley has events, functions, benefits, and attractions throughout the year are all within a few minutes' drive. To make reservations click on the availability button to the right to book this site or call 1 (877) 444-6777. For general campground questions contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 1 (928) 443-8000.

Recreation

White Spar Campground is available year-round, but campsites are limited during the winter season. Campsites are designed for RV, trailer or tent camping. Many popular outdoor activities abound in the area. Visitors may enjoy fishing, bird-watching, boating, backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, picnicking and just plain relaxing.

Natural Features

White Spar Campground is surrounded by a forest of ponderosa pine, oak, manzanita, and a variety of shrubs and grasses. In the Prescott Basin, the campground is near Granite Basin Recreation Area, Granite Mountain Wilderness Area, Granite Basin Lake, Lynx Lake Recreation Area, and Thumb Butte. Access to these areas can either be made by several interlocking hiking trails or by driving a short distance.

Nearby Attractions

Northwest of White Spar Campground, within ten miles, is the Granite Basin Recreation Area. Granite Basin Recreation Area has several day-use areas, and Granite Basin Lake (five acres), which is known for channel catfish, large-mouth bass, and sunfish. Rising prominently north of Granite Basin Lake is Granite Mountain at 6,874 feet. The Granite Mountain Wilderness Area is comprised of the mountain's rugged topography and mixed vegetation suite. Also, within ten miles, is Alto Pit Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Campground and Day-Use Area. OHV riders of all skill levels can ride the several miles of trails that meander through the area's challenging terrain and vegetative cover. Southeast of downtown Prescott and within eight miles of White Spar Campground is Lynx Lake Recreation Area. Lynx Lake (55 acres) is an popular attraction in the Prescott National Forest that offers a variety of recreation opportunities for all age groups. Activities include fishing, boating, and hiking. West and within four miles, is the Thumb Butte Recreation Area. At 6,515-feet Thumb Butte is quite visible in the Prescott Basin. The Butte is popular for its scenic vistas, jogging and hiking. Rock climbing is allowed, but only between July 16 and January 31 as it is closed to climbing during the peregrine falcon nesting period. Birdwatching is popular outside the closed area. The City of Prescott offers several day-use recreation facilities within ten miles. To the north and northeast are Watson (70 acres) and Willow Lakes and to the south Goldwater Lake (15 acres). Each have unique qualities and recreation opportunities including boating, fishing, birdwatching and hiking.

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Location

White Spar Campground is located in Arizona

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Directions

From Phoenix, Arizona: Traveling Northbound on I-17 take Exit 262 onto Hwy 69 North to Prescott, cointnue on Hwy 69 for 41 miles until you arrive in downtown Prescott. Turn left on Montezuma Street (Highway 89) south for 2.7 miles. White Spar Campground is located on the left (east side of Hwy 89). Alternate route from Flagstaff, Arizona: Traveling Southbound on I-17 take Exit 278 onto Westbound Highway 169 and continue for 15 Miles until reaching the junction of Hwy 69, turn right onto Northbound Hwy 69 and continue for 15 miles until arriving in Prescott. Turn left on Montezuma Street (Highway 89) south for 2.7 miles. White Spar Campground is located on the left (east side of Hwy 89).

Address

PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST BRADSHAW RANGER DISTRICT 344 S. CORTEZ STREET
Prescott, AZ 86303

Coordinates

34.5061694 N
112.4776806 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Picnic Table
  • Phone Service
  • Reservable
  • Drinking Water
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Water Hookups
  • Pull-Through Sites
  • Big Rig Friendly

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36 Reviews

Reviewed May. 25, 2024

Ok for a campground

Friendly place. Not much of an area for your site #4 though. Quite a bit of highway noise. Further in might have been better Was test for R.V. that hadn't been out in 2 years. I'll take my boondocking.

Site4
Month of VisitMay
Reviewed May. 13, 2024

Great site

Sites were spacious and not too close to each other. The bathrooms were ok. Overall the campground was beautiful and there were many deer around if you hiked up just a couple of mins from the campsite.

Site29
Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Adrian C., May 13, 2024
Reviewed May. 10, 2024

Convenient to Bike Trails

This campground is clean and nice. Open spots during the week but fills up quickly on the weekend. Many level sites and fairly clean bathrooms.

Good cell service (Verizon and T-mobile).

Site28
Month of VisitMay
Reviewed Apr. 5, 2024

Construction zone

This is our second visit to this campground. There is a huge construction project going on at the trailhead. We did not see any information on that when we booked. We planned to stay 8 days, we left early. The water had not been turned on yet either.water was turned on 4/1.Camp host informed us that if we had any day visitors it would be an additional $5 for each vehicle each day. We came to visit friends and family that reside there. An no information on that prior to visit. So I would suggest that you get a site away from the front entrance.

Site2
Month of VisitMarch
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2023

Sleepless in the wilderness

Lovely location and easy to navigate. I could have given it 5 stars except

  1. there was a camper running its generator all night- thats a hard sound to sleep to
  2. the host’s site its a big mess and looks like they have been living in that one spot too long. They didn’t even bother to put my reservation on my site or shovel the snow on the pad.
Site13
Month of VisitFebruary
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2023

Nice Basic Campground

Campground right outside the town of Prescott AZ. Campground has water for part of the year and clean vault toilets. Sites are nice. Campground is close to the main road so you do get some road noise.

Site4
Month of VisitJanuary
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Chris P., January 8, 2023
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Chris P., January 8, 2023
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Reviewed Dec. 3, 2022

Would give it 4 stars if we chose a better site

We chose site #4 to spend 1 night on our way thru Prescott heading back to New Mexico.

On arrival, we realized it was just about the closest site to the highway. If the sites further in the campground are available, that would be a much better choice.

The restroom near the site was dirty and in bad repair. Because there is a day use parking lot nearby, we are guessing that restroom gets too much use. Other restrooms in the campground were better but not great. Most had broken locks and needed more frequent cleaning.

Overall, the campground is very convenient to a great town (Prescott) and if you can get one of the far interior sites, it can be a better experience than we had.

SiteSite #4
Month of VisitDecember
Reviewed Jun. 20, 2022

Close to Prescott

Nice campground, dry camping, level site shaded, clean facilities. Quiet at night. Great place to camp to explore Prescott and surrounding areas

Site21
Month of VisitApril
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2022

Quiet cold and awesome

Nice quiet and amazing it was 35 outside and ice everywhere in the morning

Site02
Month of VisitJanuary
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by ben O., January 24, 2022
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by ben O., January 24, 2022
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Reviewed Jan. 1, 2022

Beautiful and private

Tucked away and lots of open space. No hook ups, pit toilets and no dump station. Lots of space for kids to explore, we happened to get his by a snow storm and loved the hills For sledding

Month of VisitMarch
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Jane , January 1, 2022
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Jane , January 1, 2022
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Reviewed Dec. 27, 2021

Great site

Great site with fire ring, picnic table, and vaulted restrooms nearby

Site10
Month of VisitDecember
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2021

Prescott’s oaisis

Early November ant it was 72°/36°- amazing. A few people taking advantage that the Host was gone. One camper complained to the police. I did not see any riffraff or scary people. We really loved this place. Road sounds in the distance. Some sites are really long I’d say avg is 30-45 feet. Some perfectly level, others not so much. All paved. Hiking and biking. Super close to Prescott. All have tent pads as well as long driveways. So

Site31
Month of VisitNovember
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by David N., November 5, 2021
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by David N., November 5, 2021
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Reviewed May. 26, 2021

Beautiful campground in the pines

We stayed at 2 sites, 36 and 7. Both were nice. There is a little traffic noise. It’s close to town, and there are many things to do in the area. This will be a regular one for me.

Site7 and 36
Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Don M., May 26, 2021
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Don M., May 26, 2021
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Reviewed Apr. 25, 2021

Nicely wooded

Great campround near Prescott, AZ Visited here in April. Nicely wooded campground with multiple hiking options. Flat tent pads, long driveways, quiet, fairly private sites, drinking water available, and outhouses with pit toilets. Some cell signal on TMobile and a cell booster.

Month of VisitApril
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by William M., April 25, 2021
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2020

Cozy

Cozy camp site, fire pit and table at site fire wood there for me too. Out house closest to me was locked that's the only downside.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Shiva S., December 28, 2020
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Reviewed Oct. 31, 2020

Nice spot for a Weekend Campout

First time here and overall pretty nice. I was in spot 2 which is at the front of the campground and close to the bathroom. We were fairly close to the main road so some traffic noise but not too bad. I’ll be coming back again.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Chris P., October 31, 2020
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Chris P., October 31, 2020
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Reviewed Oct. 4, 2020

Fun Weekend

We stayed at white spar the first weekend of October 2020. Very nice and clean sites. We stayed at site 32. The site was well maintained and clean. We were able to easily set up a 10 person tent and still had plenty of room. The bathrooms are vault toilets and can start to smell pretty bad when we used them. We also had some bees around, but only when we were cooking dinner. We ended up just starting a fired in the fire ring and they went away. Overall it was a good site.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Dan F., October 4, 2020
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Dan F., October 4, 2020
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Reviewed Sep. 29, 2020

Close to Downtown

White Spar is the closest campground to downtown Prescott. It’s located right off White Spar highway so there’s a little highway noise but not much. The campground has a combination of pull-in sites and parallel sites. The parallel sites might be tricky if staying in an RV or Van. There is water. Book early because campground is full most weekends.

There are a number of hiking and mountain biking trails that leave from the campground. I took the 9 mile loop from the campground around Goldwater Lake. It was nice and took about 3 hours.

Cell Service: ok

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Berton M., September 29, 2020
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Berton M., September 29, 2020
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Reviewed Sep. 24, 2020

Nice Campsite

This campsite is nothing crazy. It definitely does the job for getting outside and enjoying a nice day of camping. The area is pretty well maintained and it’s a short distance to some of the best places in Prescott.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Sarah I., September 24, 2020
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020

Great campground

Everyone was very friendly and campsite was kept very clean. 4 stars because there is a lot of bees... they are all over water and food. I couldn’t even keep water out for dogs :( would’ve been perfect if there weren’t so many bees!! We were at site 9. Also we got lucky because next site was empty so literally felt like we were the only one :)

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Yuka M., August 3, 2020
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2020

Pretty Nice

Just a little south of Prescott, this campground is located in Prescott National Forest among the pines. Campsites are decent sizes and far apart from each other. Bathrooms are cleaned three times a week and it shows. Drinking water is available. No showers. Not much to do at the campground other than enjoy the views but it’s just ten minutes from downtown Prescott with things to do. There’s Goldwater Lake about 15 minutes down the road that’s good for fishing and kayaking. Overall nice clean campground.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Jordan H., August 3, 2020
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Reviewed Jun. 6, 2020

Beautiful!

The White Spar Campground is so convenient to the cute downtown area of Prescott yet remote enough to be in the forest.  Each site is well spaced from the others and has its own fire ring and table.  There are no hook ups but if you come prepared this is a beautiful place from which to explore Prescott's great trails.  One of the best trails in the area, 396, connects right through the campground.  We love biking and hiking right from camp.

Sitesite 6
Month of VisitOctober
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

Camping in the town

This campground is very close to the town of Prescott and was quite busy! It didn’t quite give us the feel of being in nature with so many people and cars on the near by freeway. We did have a campground that backed to an open area which was excellent but still not as relaxing as other campgrounds I’ve been too. Site 15 is extremely uneven, see picture, it was our first time needing to level to this degree. Picnic table and fire pits were in good shape. Overall not too bad but won’t be returning.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Emily Z., October 8, 2019
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Emily Z., October 8, 2019
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Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

Very clean and quiet

Great campground for a quick get away! Always clean and quiet. The hiking trails are nice too!

Site22
Month of VisitSeptember
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Stacy G., October 2, 2019
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Reviewed Sep. 20, 2019

Beautiful campground

We always Love coming here at least once or twice a year. There are bathrooms and water Spicket‘s throughout the entire campground. Most spots are reservable online 6 months ahead of time. There are many different hiking/biking trails throughout the campground. We stayed in spot 9. The table is on the opposite side if you Back with a trailer. It is nice that this loop as a round about at the end so no through traffic can come through to just drive by. Makes it nice with kids that like to ride bikes. 

Product Review: Primus Campfire Pint and Four Seasons Mug. As a Dyrt Ranger I get to try out awesome new gear from outdoor companies. We were very pleased with both cups.  The Pint is a perfect size for all beverages and does let off any condensation.  We dropped the cups a few times and there wasn't any scratches or dents in them. 

The Mug look extremely small when first getting it.  But after putting coffee in it and drinking it, it seemed to be just fine.  Kept our coffee at a great temperature also considering the 37 degree mornings.  I would highly advise Primus for all gear needed.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Melissa S., September 20, 2019
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Reviewed Aug. 22, 2019

Nice campground in Pines

We love coming to this campground. It’s only 3 miles from Prescott and well maintained. There are some sites that don’t have any shade and some that are very unlevel. (15 is very uneven) We stayed in 29 and was easy to back into and get everything leveled pretty easily. There are bathrooms and water available throughout the campground. Goldwater lake is your closet water for fishing.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Melissa S., August 22, 2019
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Reviewed Jul. 30, 2019

Great camping minutes from town

Had a great stay here with easy access for backing in my pop up camper. Paved spot for parking nice bathrooms and clean fire pits with decent space between sites. This place is a must is visiting Prescott. Host wasn’t the friendliest but still ok and a wild pack of javelinas came through the campsite ant night. Still had a great time and would recommend 👍

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Jake-lela C., July 30, 2019
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Jake-lela C., July 30, 2019
Reviewed Jul. 18, 2019

Woodsy

My daughter and I camped over the weekend and had so much fun. We were on site 41 which was a little too small for our large 8 person tent, but a smaller tent would have fit just fine. We weren’t able to have a fire because of this, but we had a blast anyways. But it looked like site 40 had a little bigger spot. It rained the whole weekend and while our site got wet the ground was so well maintained that it drained quickly and never got muddy. Even though we had a few rude people being extremely loud at 1am bear is, I would highly recommend this campground to anyone looking for somewhere to go.

  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Cassondra G., July 18, 2019
  • Review photo of White Spar Campground by Cassondra G., July 18, 2019
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Reviewed Apr. 12, 2019

Nice USFS campground

Nice sites. Nice layout. Pretty level site for RV. Fire ring and picnic tables. Quiet but we’ll see over the weekend when they are full.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How much does it cost to camp at White Spar Campground?

    Camping at White Spar Campground can cost between $10.00 and $14.00 depending on the site.

  • Does White Spar Campground have RV hookups?

    According to TheDyrt.com, White Spar Campground has water hookups.

  • What is the max vehicle length at White Spar Campground?

    White Spar Campground allows vehicles up to 91 feet.

  • Are fires allowed at White Spar Campground?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at White Spar Campground, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does White Spar Campground have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, White Spar Campground does not have wifi.

  • Is there cell phone reception at White Spar Campground?

    According to campers on TheDyrt.com, Verizon signal is good, AT&T is available, and T-Mobile is available.

  • How hard is it to get a campsite at White Spar Campground?

    Some campers book as far as 6 months in advance, so on high-demand weekends it can be very difficult to get a campsite at White Spar Campground. If you want to get a last-minute campsite at White Spar Campground, try setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts

  • Why is it so hard to get a campsite at White Spar Campground?

    There are 56 campsites at White Spar Campground and over 80 million Americans who camp! Try snagging a cancellation by setting up a text message Alert atTheDyrt.com/alerts