Best Tent Camping near Clifton, AZ

Recent Tent Reviews in Clifton

119 Reviews of 20 Clifton Campgrounds

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  Christian M.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 13, 2024

  Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area

  AMAZING

  I have been full timing in my 22 ft travel Trailer for 2.5 years.. this easily is one of my fav spots. Camping is $3a day near the hot wells but outside the recreation area, is all BLM camping. Hot wells right next to our spot were amazing. I just wish they were working all 24 hours a day. The wells are pumped by a solar pump so cloud coverage or night mean the solar pumps aren’t pumping. But they fill up about an hour after sunrise and about an hour after sunset it drains. We were the only ones there for 4 days. It was awesome

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  Shawn

  Guide

  

  Nov. 7, 2024

  Cottonwood Campground — Roper Lake State Park

  It is a beautiful view of the mountains

  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.

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  Lisa M.

  Ranger

  

  Oct. 31, 2024

  Cottonwood Campground — Roper Lake State Park

  Quiet, well maintained state park

  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.

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  Ryan D.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Clark Peak Dispersed Campsite

  Great free campsite with a view

  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.

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  Aaron P.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 28, 2024

  Treasure Park North — Coronado National Forest

  This place was a bust!

  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.

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  Shane W.

  Ranger

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Buffalo Crossing Campground

  Love this river and area

  The location is wrong! This is the coordinates - 33.76672° N, 109.35443° W This was so much more beautiful before the Wallow Fire. Please put out your fires! I grew up not far from here and always enjoy coming. There are small trout in the river and Big Lake, Crescent Lake, Mexican Hat Lake, Reservation Lake, and Lee Valley Reservoir all close. There is picnic tables, potable water in tanks if needed, vault toilets, fire rings all in the campground. The marina store at Big Lake and Crescent Lake both have stores with firewood. At the time of the posting, the camp host at Diamond Rock campground had firewood for sale not far up the road. Watch the corners going in and out as the OHV guys drive pretty fast and the road is narrow in many places. Bear Wallow Cafe is in Alpine and I recommend the pie!

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  Shane W.

  Ranger

  

  May. 26, 2024

  Marijilda

  Fresh Mountain Spring Water

  Not much for camping area, but it’s right on the creek and secluded and quiet. No toilets. No trash. Verizon in and out. 4x4 needed to exit. Road is a couple miles, rough, and one shallow water crossing.

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  Shane W.

  Ranger

  

  May. 26, 2024

  Bear Track Camp Picnic Site

  Hardly a campground….

  There are vault toilets there. There is a few places one could pull off for a quick sleep, but not a campground at all. Little further south are places in the trees further off the road on the right hand side .2 and .6 miles down.

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  Shane W.

  Ranger

  

  May. 23, 2024

  Riverview Campground

  Quick Night by the Gila

  The road in turns to dirt for a brief minute, then back to paved. It winds and there are some tight turns. You turn off the pavement to dirt the last 1/4 mile. Wouldn’t take anything over 35’ 5th wheel. $5/night is not bad to have vault toilets, water spigot, picnic tables, river close. Biking trails, horse trails, hike trails, OHV trails all close. There are corrals at the “Host” site. There is a boat ramp 2 miles before the campground. There is one farther up also. Not sure about at the campground. No Verizon signal here.

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  Roger W.

  Legend

  

  May. 4, 2024

  Cottonwood

  Great for a Stopover

  Cottonwood Campground: (Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good

  (71 yr olds in 17’ trailer.)

  Overall Rating: Not an appealing campground except as a stop over. Security: no Usage during visit: light Site Privacy: no Pad surface: Dirt Reservations: No Outside Road Noise: This cg is right off the highway. Some sites back up towards the highway. Through Traffic in campground: No Setting: Under tree canopy. Solar: solar looks to be pretty good in most sites.
  Insects: Did not seem to be a problem during our brief April visit. Host: No Sites: Near highway. Site 1 backs up towards the highway.

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  Roger W.

  Legend

  

  May. 2, 2024

  Bighorn Campground

  Perfect for a One Bight Stopover

  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.

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  victor F.

  Traveler

  

  Apr. 20, 2024

  Cosmic Campground

  THE SKY

  Not many spots. Had to squeeze in between a couple people. I’d say there are about 20-25 spots in total if you don’t mind being a little close. What amazing 360 views of the sky. You feel like you are in a globe.

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  Jorge G.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 4, 2024

  Owl Creek Campground

  Nice, quiet stop along 191

  A small campground overlooking the Gila River. Only about a half dozen sites but very lightly used and isolated. $5 fee. Closest stores are in Clifton, and the little station in Three Way. The road to the campground from US-191 is dirt, but easily passable by any vehicle that isn't a lowrider. Good condition. 

  Gravel tent pads, awnings, grills, firepits, and clean restrooms. No hook-ups or water/sewer. Decent T-Mobile service, nice BLM Ranger checked on us both mornings. Woke up to the mine blasting one of those mornings, but that wasn't entirely unexpected. 

  Overall a great place to stay, would recommend.

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  Justin R.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 29, 2024

  Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area

  Great Stop

  All the facilities are very clean. $3/night and you have two hot wells to soak in during the day. This is a recreational area for OHVs so expect to hear people having fun on the weekends.

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  Beth G.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 25, 2023

  Clark Peak Corrals

  Beautiful Views and Vault Toliet

  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.

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  brent R.

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 24, 2023

  Hannagan Campground - Apache Sitgreaves National Forests

  cool and crisp

  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.

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  Beth G.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 21, 2023

  KP Cienega Campground

  I love this little campground

  This campsite is a repeat location for family. I almost didn’t even want to post a review so I could keep it hidden. Located right next to a large meadow, we almost always see elk or deer. There is also a nice trail next to a creek but the path was over grown when we tried to hike down it. The road down to the campsite is in good shape, but the sites are small. Perfect for 1-2 tents.

  Vault toilet and no other amenities. Bring water.

  This is a popular site for hunters during elk/deer season. We often find carcasses and bones around the site.

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  Beth G.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 21, 2023

  Hannagan Campground - Apache Sitgreaves National Forests

  Lovely Little 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

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  Andrew M.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 20, 2023

  Arcadia Campground

  Great bail out late at night

  Plan were for higher up the mountain but too dark. This was perfect went around the loop 3 times and found a spot for our off-road trailer. Great table and benches - they were even totally level. Bathroom were clean, not malodorous, cleaned o. The day we left by USFS staff leaving them smelling even cleaner. All sites are under tree. A deer came through. Good jump off point to go to Riggs Flat lake, use the kayak. Next time we’ll bring fishing rods

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  Rich M.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 14, 2023

  Cottonwood Campground — Roper Lake State Park

  Beautiful little lake

  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

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  Adam R.

  Guide

  

  May. 3, 2023

  Lexington Pines Resort

  Senior ONLY community mobile Home Park With RV sites

  *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

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  carlos A.

  Scout

  

  Apr. 8, 2023

  Cosmic Campground

  Heaven on earth!

  We came out here to enjoy NM for the weekend so we stopped here to enjoy the views and the night sky, I’m amazed how few people are out here! If you have this place on your bucket list of places to stop, do it! It’s beautiful.

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  Brad H.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 30, 2023

  Bighorn Campground

  Good location

  It’s dry camping only meeting no water and put toilet. There are 12 sites with tables, fire pit, and barbecue reasonably level. Why a good location, because it’s between catwalk national recreational trail and the ghost town called Magpllon town

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  Rachel C.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 19, 2023

  Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area

  Amazing!

  This is my second favorite campground. I'm a nomad and there is nonpotable water access and vault toilets. 1.50 a night with National Park Pass. It is SUPER windy most days so be prepared. Very secluded. One hour to town. Only three people in 7 days have driven by the campsite. The ranger and camphor were two of them.

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  Todd J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 16, 2022

  Cottonwood

  Decent overnight stop

  Only three spaces, 1 up front closer to Hwy 180, 2 in the back. Clean pit toilet, fire rings and picnic tables, no fee. Dry wash along side that looks to carry water sometimes. We were the only ones there on a Friday in July. Fair amount of road traffic but mostly stopped after 10pm. Nothing special but a fine place to stay the night.

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  Optimus

  Guide

  

  Jul. 4, 2022

  Hannagan Campground - Apache Sitgreaves National Forests

  Hannagan Meadow

  Beautiful little campground!  Just 7 sites, walking distance from Hannigan Meadow, access for a nice trail to Aker Lake right in the campground.  Some mild road noise from 191, but very peaceful stay.  Every site will fit a small rv or tent.

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  Optimus

  Guide

  

  Jul. 4, 2022

  KP Cienega Campground

  KP Cienega

  Great little campground!  Only 5 sites, just one that you can get a small rv onto.  Over looking a beautiful meadow.  Couple miles in off 191, dirt road was in great shape.  Very secluded and quiet.