Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Sun City West, AZ

Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Sun City West, AZ

640 Reviews of 140 Sun City West Campgrounds

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  Carol E.

  Traveler

  Jan. 25, 2022

  Eagle View RV Resort at Fort Mcdowell

  Nice quiet park out of town

  We got the last spot in the park to stop over for 3 nights. Lots are spacious. We have a view of the tribal land. Other sites have valley views and are more preferable. The amenities are very nice. Large laundry $3/load. Central courtyard with gas grills, a pool and hot tub. DVDs to borrow are available in the office as well as jigsaw puzzles, and books. Walking paths and trails are throughout the park. A dog park is available. Town is about 10 minutes away on a winding back road. The road behind the park is not used much so no traffic noise to speak of. Coffee and donuts in the clubhouse in AM. The only negative would be the goat head stickers! They track in and are painful for the pets as well. We saw wild horses, woodpeckers, and heard the distant coyotes carrying on.

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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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  Jennifer R.

  Traveler

  Mar. 20, 2023

  Leaf Verde RV Resort

  Awkward and crammed Face to face sites

  If you’re a social butterfly and don’t have dogs, this place could work. The sites are really crammed in and on top of that, your door is face to face with your neighbor which makes it so awkward to do anything outside when you don’t want to talk to an overly chatty neighbor. Or if you or your neighbors have unfriendly dogs they can’t be out at the same time. Facilities are decent, same with pool. Adequate dog parks but nowhere for dogs to pee near sites other than gravel.

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  Jen H.

  Ranger

  Apr. 9, 2019

  Leaf Verde RV Resort

  Nice campground close to Phoenix

  Leaf Verde is in Buckeye, AZ which is only 30 minutes from Phoenix. The pool is refreshing and if you aren’t into swimming there is a pool table, dog park and shuffle board to keep you busy. The sites are gravel and close together but nice.

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  Dawn F.

  Traveler

  Feb. 14, 2021

  Leaf Verde RV Resort

  Clean RV park

  Easy to get to from the 10 freeway, good sized RV park w decent sized sites, park is kept clean, pool, Pickleball courts, cornhole area, dog park, huge laundry room, and the people are nice. Regular pull through spots are kind of like buddy spots as your doors face each other. Back in and deluxe sites are decent sized. Roadways are asphalt and large enough to maneuver bigger rigs through. All sites are full hook up w 30 & 50 amp electrical.

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  Clint G.

  Guide

  Jul. 19, 2021

  Encore Mesa Spirit

  Great value as a TT member

  We stayed at this property from 12/28/2020 - 01/11/2020.  This was our first experience with a TT/Encore property.  The RV site we were assigned has a rock pad, was moderately spacious, level, in full sun, and a fire ring or picnic table was not provided.  There was a pool, hot tub, lodge, pickleball, mini golf, shuffleboard, dog park, laundry and a fitness center on the grounds.  The nearest grocery store was within 5 miles as well.

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  Laura M.

  Legend

  Jan. 26, 2021

  North Ranch

  Good for One Night

  North Ranch is an Escapees RV park with large gravel lot and closely spaced sites. Full hook up with only 30 amp available. There is also another area for dry camping. This is a good place if just passing through and need to do some laundry and dump and fill and take a nice long shower. The sites are fairly close as most RV parks are, clean flat gravel sites. Nothing special but nothing much to complain about either.

  Road noise was constant as was ATV use as many of the campers had them. Covid restrictions in place and a mask is required.

  Amenities: 

  2 laundry areas with washer dryers for$1.25/each open 24/7 

  Dog walk and fenced in dog park near the main road 

  Showers Cactus garden walking area- very beautiful and well care for 

  Propane on site 

  Recycling bin- mixed recycling accepted 

  Garbage dumpster 

  Dump station(was closed when we were there) 

  Exercise room 

  Back in sites are$23 for escapee members and$28 for non members. Pull through sites are a few dollars more. 

  Weak Verizon and AT&T with occasional streaming if you don’t mind waiting for buffering.

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  CrookedSnake

  Traveler

  Dec. 24, 2019

  Old Airstrip Camping & Staging Area

  Cactus Forest!

  Free. Wide open space, an abandoned air strip. Really cool cactus variations all around, you can hear coyotes. And there are wild burros in the area you can def hear them and during the week it's likely you will see them! It is popular for ATVs and such, so it can get a bit noisy, and it apparently gets pretty packed over the weekend. But empty during the week. About 30 minutes away from town. Though there are a few paid campsites in the area. Not sure what the stay limit is, probably 14 days. All the cacti so close is a bit hazardous for pets and small children, my dog already got spines in her paws.

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  Teresa A.

  Ranger

  Jan. 15, 2025

  White Tank Mountain Regional Park

  Couple nights while visiting area

  We stayed at the Willow Campground for two nights while visiting family and friends in the Surprise area. Hiked the Waterfall and Black Loop Trail for a little exercise as well. Didn’t do any others as our dog had an encounter with a stray cholla ball. This would be the only concern for those traveling with pets. There are quite a few lose even along trails. Other than that the facilities are clean and well kept. Fresh water and showers are available.