Best Campgrounds near Clifton, AZ

Wide open area, gravel road to access camping areas. No designated sites but plenty of flat open areas to stop. Hiked to some sort of dam in a dry gulch. Open skies great for star gazing.

Arrived just after dark.  Kept my headlights off as I drove in as I didn't want to disturb others.  I saw a small pull off for a spot, and I took it.  In the morning, I discovered I hadn't gone all the way to the actual campground.  Lots of places for people and almost no one here on a lovely Friday evening in November.  Easy access for my 25' RV.  Highly recommend.  We were able to see the milky way (faint), satellites, and 3 shooting stars, all in about an hour.

Sadly, there is construction going on in the park right now. It is windy and cold. The sites are pretty private and there are nice picnic table covers. Unfortunately, the dump station is closed for a while.

This is our second time staying here and they have started doing some upgrades to the park. New dump station and some new bathrooms and shower houses. We stayed in the Hacienda loop both times. I like this loop better because it doesn’t seem as crowded as the other loops. Sites are well spaced and level. Nice hiking trails around the lake also where you can fish. Very close to Safford and Thatcher that have a great number of stores.

Found a beautiful dispersed camping spot beneath the Aspens and Ponderosas on the north side of FR803 about a mile west of the Riggs Flat Lake Campground. There’s a great overlook to the east looking out toward Pima and Safford.

The paved road turns to dirt road about half a mile before the turn off. Pretty bumpy. Once we arrived we drove the loop and saw no pull off spots for our RV.

International cosmic campground: Beautiful scenery. Beautiful views. No water availability. Concrete pads for telescopes. (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good

(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)

Overall Rating: 3 for camp site layout 5 for dispersed sites Security: No Usage during visit: very full during weekday Site Privacy: No Site Spacing: close Pad surface: Gravel Outside Road Noise: far from highway , no highway noise problem Through Traffic in campground: No Electric Hookup: No Sewer Hookup: No Dump Station: no Potable Water Available: i did not see available water. Generators: yes Bathroom: Pit toilet Showers: no Pull Throughs: All are back in.
Solar: Good in sites Insects: not an issue during our Spril visit Sites: sites in the campground are tight. Some dispersed camping nearby looks pretty nice. Some are close enough to use the bathroom.

Bighorn, NM: great for stopover., As it is right off the highway (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good

(71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)

Overall Rating: 3 perfect for a stop over Security: no Usage during visit: light Site Privacy: no Site Spacing: OK Pad surface: dirt Outside Road Noise: some highway noise Through Traffic in campground: no Electric Hookup: no Sewer Hookup: no, Dump Station: no, Potable Water Available: no Generators: allowed Bathroom: pit toilet Showers: no Setting: parallel with creek, just off the highway. Solar: great Insects: none during our visit in April. Host: no Sites: along the creek bed, just off the highway.

Nothing beats the summer Arizona heat like escaping to the top of the Pinaleños.

At 8800 ft elevation, this corral and campsite offers amazing weather in the summer and gorgeous views off the edge of the mountains.

Be prepared to bring in anything you might need, including water. There are only about 3 campsites located near the vault toilets, but their are dispersed sites further down the forest road.

This forest road is gated off during the winter months and this area is not accessible.

stayed here mostly to do some astrophotography as it’s almost 10k ft elevation and almost perfect bortle 1 skies made this a pretty ideal spot, i’d suggest bundling up as it gets pretty cold most nights of the year but was freezing when i went in october. definitely a wonderful and secluded campground.

This is a great campsite that is full of amenities for FREE (donations accepted).

There are just a few spots and they are first come , first serve. We enjoyed chatting with the camp host and taking a walk along the hiking trails.

At over 9000 feet elevation, this is a great spot to beat the AZ summer heat. The sites are nestled away among the tree and feel very secluded considering how close together they actually are to each other.

Great for tent camping or a small camping trailer. Site have picnic tables, vault toilets, and drinking water

This campground is well maintained. It is on roper lake. They have cabins that overlook the lake and plenty of camping spots for both tints and rvs. They also have a day use area with a designated swimming area and lots of picking tables

*I live nearby and chose to write a more accurate description for the community members. As I am under 55 yrs old I have not stayed here, although I've worked throughout this park for many years.*

This is a large, multiple-block Senior Citizen community. There are RV spots available with restrictions. this is in town and not a camper's ideal location for outdoor privacy.

RV rates are based on two adults, 55 years with NO PERSON UNDER 40 years of age.

Daily:$40.00 

Weekly:$150.00 

Monthly:$265.00(plus electric) 

Year: Limited availability–$2,300.00(plus electric)

Here are just some of the wonderful features for our active seniors and winter visitors:

Warm winter days, cool winter nights Sunshine 340 days per year average

The backdrop of Mt. Graham stands nearly 11,000 feet high! 

Municipal Golf Course and Country Club nearby

The best location for hunting and fishing, hiking, and dune buggies 

A birder's paradise! 

Blocks from Mt. Graham Community Hospital 

Shopping and restaurants nearby(including Super Walmart and Home Depot)

In-season planned activities 

A local airport right in Safford 

Firing ranges, radio-controlled aircraft parks, and paintball courses 

All with spectacular painted desert sunsets