Best Tent Camping near Peoria, AZ

Recent Tent Reviews near Peoria, Arizona

424 Reviews of 11 Peoria Campgrounds

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  Chenery K.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 21, 2017

  Constellation Park

  Plan Ahead - Check the Events Calendar for Wickenburg!

  I've been trail riding in the Wickenburg area since I was a kid, and the rodeo grounds across the street from Constellation Park is a gathering site for just about everyone who heads out into the desert on their 4-legged transportation. On my most recent visit to Constellation Park, the park and rodeo grounds were empty, but this place fills up fast whenever there are events scheduled, and the sites are first come, first served with NO reservations system, so plan ahead!

  There are 35 dry camp sites along a dirt road north of the rodeo grounds on Constellation Road in Wickenburg - they are primitive dry sites with no tents allowed - all camping must be self contained. Site fees are $8 per night, or $12 per night to have a horse corral included. Yes, I'm confused too - horses are ok, but tents are not? I'm not sure what the logic for self contained camping is for these sites, as they would make excellent car camping/tenting sites, but I'm not the one who makes the rules.

  The park opens onto state and BLM land, which you can ride or backpack into with a permit -

  https://land.az.gov/recreational-permit-portal

  Wickenburg is already a relatively quiet town with not much traffic outside the US 60 / US 93 interchange for people traveling from Phoenix to Las Vegas, so it's nice and quiet up here. The road undulates up over small rises, so unless there's a late night at the rodeo arena, there are no lights to compete with the star gazing show either. Again, tent camping would make so much sense here. . .

  I'd give the park 5 stars for the pretty desert views, quiet location and big skies if you were allowed to enjoy them outside of an RV. Oh well, we don't get everything we want, right?

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  Don L.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 3, 2022

  Box Bar

  Box Bar on the Verde river

  Great campground. RV & tent camping. 30 foot rigs ok. Porta potties available. Camping about 100 feet from river allowed. Fishing ok. Supposedly smallmouth bass in river.

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  Staci R.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 18, 2017

  Leaf Verde RV Resort

  RV parking lot

  No tent camping. RV camping only. That being said, this is a giant parkinglot for RV "camping" that is popular with Snowbirds being it is close to groceries, store fronts and I10. There is a swimming pool, "The Barn", a salon, and a horseshoe pit.

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  Janet M.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 24, 2020

  McDowell Mountain Regional Park

  Great trails. Clean park.

  Nice park just outside of Scottsdale. Fun mountain bike trails. Clean bathrooms. Quiet in late December. Only 5 or 6 tent campers here. $22 night for tent site. We parked in our van. Can use showers at RV camp area. Great spot.

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  Staci R.

  Legend

  

  Sep. 17, 2017

  Constellation Park

  Rodeo drive of primitive campgrounds

  No tent camping. Self contained RVs only. Constellation park campground hosts horse events and rodeos that draw crowds from everywhere and of all ages. Campground is directly across the street from all horse and rodeo activities so this is very convenient if you are in the area for horsemanship.

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  Janet M.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 29, 2020

  McDowell Mountain Regional Park

  Beauty in a prickly world!

  The map shows McDowell twice but there is only one. It us about 23K acres of beautiful desert surrounded by the Superstition Mountains. Clean campground and pretty quiet. Flush toilets, showers available in the RV campground. Fun MTB, hiking trails. We camped here twice in December 2020 because we liked it so much.. tent camping is $22/night. Highly recommend.

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  Marlie B.

  Scout

  

  May. 5, 2017

  McDowell Mountain Regional Park

  Beautiful scenic views

  Large campground with beautiful views from every campsite. Desert camping so there are no tall trees for shade and it can get windy. Sites with good privacy, full restrooms with free showers. Tent sites are not as nice as RV sites with full hookup. Lots of trails for mountain biking or hiking.

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  jeff B.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 20, 2021

  McDowell Regional Park-Ironwood

  Excellent Regional Campground

  This campground in McDowell Regional park is for tent camping and small Vans, etc. Mix of both walk in sites and back in sites. It is set back a ways from the rest of the park. No showers here. Need to go to the trail head or RV campground for showers which was a bit of a hassle. Excellent mountain biking and hiking trails right out of the campground.

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  Tony C.

  Guide

  

  Nov. 8, 2021

  White Tank Mountain

  Chollas everywhere, plenty of options

  This park is quite large and has many camping options: day passes, tent camping, semi-developed sites, and fully-developed sites with awnings for big rigs.

  There are many hiking trails too, for every level of difficulty.

  The nature is splendid, with hummingbirds, chipmunks, and plenty of chollas and prickly pear cactai.

  The ambience is quite festive, much more than what I am used to (although the noise may be due to the fact I went on NASCAR weekend).

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  Matt

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 7, 2021

  C C C (AZ) Tonto National Forest — Tonto National Forest

  Oasis in the desert

  A dozen or so free tent sites. Tables, fire rings, grills. Vault toilets. Campers under 20’ should be okay. Larger RVs should consider a spot back off seven springs road. Going too much further up the road isn’t a good idea for RVs.

  Road in is pretty good. Some washboard. Most vehicles will make it. I’ve done it several times in a compact car.

  Late fall to early spring is best.

  Zero cell service.

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  Patti S.

  Guide

  

  May. 29, 2020

  White Tank Mountain

  Beautiful and close to town

  This park is so close to town, but far enough that you feel like you are way out. There are standard campsites (water and electric) as well as tent camping area. The sites can fit good sized rigs.  There is a ton of trails for hiking, biking, and horses. Brand new showers, restrooms, and a dishwashing area. Dogs are allowed, but please keep them on a leash and pick up after them so we don't lose the privilege!

  Here is a link to the Maricopa parks with maps: https://www.maricopacountyparks.net/maps/

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  Jordan S.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 13, 2024

  Saddle Mountain BLM (Tonopah, AZ)

  Rock Solid Camping

  Love this Saddle Mtn Campsite! The pin location is accurate but it looks there are multiple different access routes. We really enjoyed it here because you can pull up within 50-100 yards from Saddle mountain and camp right below it. So cool.

  We tent camped for about 5 days here, the crowd was minimal, felt very safe. Plenty of trails to walk, can explore the mountain and there are petroglyphs here. We only found a couple, but didn’t look too hard.

  Overall loved this place, easy access, safe, fun and some cool views!

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  Robert G.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 30, 2020

  Usery Mountain Regional Park

  Great Desert Park - Super Archery Range and Many other activites

  Almost an urban park just due to it's proximity to the city of Mesa, Usery park offers great tent camping, group campsites, as well as RV Sites with Electric and Water hookups. Dump station on site. 

  Usery is a great jumping off point for hiking in the National Forest. There is an extensive trail network both in the park and connected to the Tonto National Forest. One of the most popular is Wind Cave Trail.

  There is also a world class Archery Range here. There is a usage fee of about $2 (at time of this writing) on top of your park entry fee, but kids are free.

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  Justin M.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 23, 2023

  Maricopa County Park Lake Pleasant

  Enjoyable time

  Camped 5 nights at the desert tortoise campground in my NoBo travel trailer. Semi developed so no hook ups. Bathrooms were clean and the area was well kept. The spot includes a ramada with picnic table. There is also a fire ring pit w/ grill which you’ll need to bring firewood for. I fished off the shoreline which was only a few hundred feet from my spot. The spots are relatively close to each other and tent camping is also allowed. Water is clear and very nice. Wild donkeys from old miners back in the day still roam around. They are very accustomed to humans so won’t hesitate to steal food. Definitely something to watch pets around as well.

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  Jeni G.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 18, 2019

  Tonto National Forest Riverside Campground

  Cool spot, too much trash

  The river was beautiful! The camp spots were close to the river with nice big fire rings. Just like a lot of low desert camping in Arizona it’s dusty and dry with lots of prickly plans. But the trail and the trees near the river were lush. My biggest complaint about the spot was all the garbage everywhere. Come on people, burn your trash or take it home! There’s no need to trip over piles of water bottles & beer cans, cigarette butts, McDonald’s wrappers and plastic bags.

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  Scott C.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 20, 2017

  Buckeye Hills Regional Park

  Great (late winter) desert camping

  This was one of my favorite free longterm camping spots of all time. Desert flowers were blooming while I was there in January/Feb. Nice enough scenery.

  Lots of RVs around. I was able to find a spot by toilets for my tent and then move into a more private spot after an RV left.

  Fairly busy. Serviced (BLM?), very clean. Feels safe. Next to air force base which is loud and pretty cool, and sheriffs training facility /shooting range which actually is better than a lot of other free Arizona spots because gunshots aren't going off all night and bullets whizzing by from responsible gun owners...

  Was not hassled at all.

  Dry toilets and garbages. But pack out. Garbage piles up. Many options for RV and tents and car campers. Seems they don't ask anyone to move or anything unless they have to.

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  Robert G.

  Ranger

  

  Apr. 24, 2020

  Pleasant Harbor RV Resort

  Great Campground with easy water access...lots of options

  There are several different RV/Camping options at Pleasant Harbor Marina / RV Resort. 

  1. In the resort with Full Hookups

  2. Out on the "flat" with just water and power (dump station on site)

  3. Out on the "flat" with no hookups. (can also tent / car camp)

  As compared to the Maricopa County Parks side, this has a little bit more party atmosphere, is less secluded, but you can almost always get at least a boondocking spot without a reservation. They also have large events here as well so check their calendar for the weekend you are wanting to go!

  We keep a boat at Lake Pleasant and are part of the Arizona Yacht Club so we are up here all the time.

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  Sarah K.

  Traveler

  

  Jan. 13, 2022

  Constellation Park

  Easy!

  We have camped many times with my family. Many people have RVs in our group and some have tents and truck tents! All are welcome and easy to navigate. Great for individuals and groups. Cheap, just 8$! It is clean, quiet and beautiful views. Close to town and close to fun attractions such as the rodeo or box canyon wash!

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  Paul E.

  Traveler

  

  Jun. 3, 2020

  Lake Pleasant Regional Park Campground

  Lake pleasant

  Awesome in spring or fall in a tent! Moonless night.

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  Joffrey H.

  Ranger

  

  Nov. 3, 2019

  Lower Wolf Creek Campground

  Had an awesome weekend of camping all around Arizona!

  We found a dispersed campsite right of Senator Hwy in Prescott AZ by Wolf Creek. It was somewhat difficult to get to, but it is possible in a 4x4 and good ground clearance. There were nice fire rings already made and plenty of space for multiple tents if wanted! Plenty of trees for hammocks and plenty of ground space for tents.

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  Matt

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 7, 2021

  Maricopa County Park Lake Pleasant

  Great for beginners

  Very short drive from civilization. Semi developed sites are a good way to break someone in to tent/car camping. Full restrooms and showers nearby. Usually clean.

  You can even hit one of the restaurants at the lake.

  Primitive camping on the shoreline is cool and still not too far from facilities.

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  Liza C.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 31, 2016

  Bartlett Flat

  SC Cove @ Barlett Lake

  If your big into swimming/floating / boating & kayaks and jet skis this the the place to camp.. Back right up to the lake , pitch a tent and your set up for fun..

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  kailey

  Traveler

  

  Nov. 10, 2023

  Bloody Basin Road Camp

  Easy to drive

  I think it’s a great place to stay when coming late at night. Close to the highway. Some trash around. It is very open space so wind will attack you really rough. Even roof top tent felt the impact.

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  Finn L.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 18, 2020

  Old Airstrip Camping & Staging Area

  Geared towards rv camping

  We arrived late at night to a site full of off roading vehicles and other ATVs. Obviously a meet.

  The ground is very compact and straight dirt, multiple rvs had generators running so the night was loud. We ended up leaving.

  I'm sure its a sweet spot for off roading and to rv camp but not so much for tents.

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  Emily B.

  Scout

  

  Nov. 11, 2017

  Box Bar

  Peaceful and Beautiful

  We dispersed camped over veterans weekend for Phoenix questival and were the only ones there. The port a potty was clean and there were picnic tables and a fire ring. Where else in phoenix can you pitch a tent 50 feet from a river?

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  B O.

  Ranger

  

  Sep. 12, 2021

  Bartlett Flat

  Lake time

  Nice area kids loved the water and my buddy caught some fish, pretty quiet until pride rave kick off and then drunk pontoon guy kept the entertained with his remarks over his PA system. Overall good times bring a Potty and privacy tent the bushes are littered with sh!t tickets.

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  Bob L.

  Ranger

  

  Mar. 3, 2021

  Usery Mountain Regional Park

  Usery Mountain is an Awesome campground

  Outstanding layout, great hosts, spectacular location.  Good hiking and sites nearby whether you are looking for lakes, wild mustangs in the Salt River, a scenic drive to Tortilla Flats or just enjoying the Arizona weather.  

  Hiking in the park to accommodate all levels.

  Campsites are well maintained.  Quiet in the evenings.  Could not ask for more.