Best Campgrounds near Sun Valley, AZ

Some spots have a nice view of the rim and there are spots more inland but very nice ! You have to camp in the designated sites. There is a pit toilets at the beginning of the road due to a trail departure. Nice flat spots with fire pits and the road to go is a bit bumpy but if you don’t go too fast it is easy :)

Quiet spot. The road is rough so 4x4 or high clearance is best. Beautiful sunsets and you can walk / drive down to cool off in the river at the Lawrence Crossing Campground/ River area.

I usually go further north of the cove to great open space where you can really spread out. shoreline fishing is great and peaceful. Depending how far you go along the northwest shore you can get nearly a mile away from the hardstand toilets and trash. Lots of places to pull up or pull in.

Notes about nudists are correct. If you have a large rig or trailer, do not cross the arroyo as the access road has some washout spots.  Adventure vans and off road capable will be fine.  A bit of road noise at night if you don't cross the arroyo.

Pretty clean, but some users seem to leave their trash behind.

Great overnight hang, but not a long term location at all.

It was very private.  I don't think anybody was camping anywhere near me.  On the weekend, a few kids would drive up and drink at the end of a road that wasn't too far away, but they drove by.  I stayed for 3 nights and visited Sedona, the Village of Oak Creek, Cottonwood, Montezuma Castle, Motezuma ('s?) Well.  The red dirt reminded me of the red clay in Georgia.

The sun can be brutal during the daytime, so if I stayed here again, I'd put up a good tarp for blocking it.  It was quiet at night, but not really dark enough for incredible stargazing. Likewise, one day, while hiking in Sedona, it seemed cool.  Sure enough, within 45 minutes, the sun was skin-burningly bright, and even my big hat wasn't enough to save me.  

A drive into town for necessities was just a quick jaunt (10 minutes?) 

If you want to get away to a site that is fairly secluded but still be near the trappings of town, go here.  Also, visit Sedona while you're here.

It did exactly what we wanted. Quiet, private, and a ba-jillion stars. We pulled a 16ft trailer with out issue. And by we, I mean my husband :)

Hidden away camp area. Only way to get to it is to boat in, but there is plenty of dock space

Beautiful camping area. The hot springs are a little hidden behind some bushes north of the bridge. I would recommend staying multiple nights here.

As noted here in other review, sites are close together, and ours was level enough for a night. I'm guessing a lot of Snowbirds are here. There are LOTS of big rigs, large 5th wheels (saw the biggest, longest 5th wheel we've ever seen here). Lots of rules/regs. to keep it orderly. It is safe. We did not use onsite bathrooms/showers but inside clubhouse was clean. There are laundry facilities. There is hwy noise from I-17 which is close. There is WiFi service, and pretty good food truck in mornings/lunch ("Fork in the Road").

An irksome issue: We booked a site on their website and in several places it says UNLESS you pay an extra fee they reserve the right to move you wherever they want. And, we were moved. For us it was not a big deal but it comes across as a nickle & dime issue.

Regarding day trip to Sedona from here: Per reviews we read online, be aware if you have a trailer/5th wheel or larger class C to check roads/hwy in and out of Sedona. We drove north on I-17 to the Hwy 179 exit to Sedona. To leave Sedona, we backtracked that same route and took I-17 to Flagstaff). Per reviews there are tight switchbacks on Hwy that goes directly from Sedona north to Flagstaff.

The Bloody Bath access road was an easy drive (F250 SD with a truck camper). Washboards were easy to navigate but watch your speed on the down hill turns. We initially selected the site closest to Bloody Bath Road but decided to move further back to a site about a 1/4 mile in. The road (trail) back to the final site was a bit washed out (dry) with some deep ruts but again easily navigated in our truck. A 2WD Van or a SUV could easily access the site. The site was quiet. The biggest bummer was the amount of trash and empty beer cans strewn around the site. Real bummer.

Great secluded campgrounds the best camp spot is 11 and 12 however it is kind of dirty people do leave things and don't take things to the garbage other than that it's a great place to fish to camp and not have a whole lot of people there there is no cell service so you're off the grid.

Road is in pretty decent shape for my camper van. The area was fairly busy when I was there so had to drive in a couple miles more than I wanted. Sites are nicely spaced though so it's not like some areas where everyone is in a big lot. Also since further in, didn't notice the highway noise like some mentioned.

Great places to stay, a lot of campsites, all separated from each other.

This spot is the nice one on the road. The drive is easy but becomes unmaintained a couple if miles down the road. The pics you see in this listing are not the spot. There are couple of nice rock formations at the site. Although close to the road the natural direction of the breeze blows it away from you. For example, over 20 dune buggy/razor type ORV drove by and kicked up a lot of dust just 30 feet from where I was standing and it all blew south away from me.

The stars are bright and this is worth the drive. Other sites can be seen, however, the distance apart is great enough that you cannot hear them so no concerns about generators, music, or loud parties keeping you awake.

Details: No water, trash, or toilets Sites spread out by hundreds of yards Town is 20-40 minutes away (depending on your site location) but it has everything Free stay. Like most of the federal land there is a 14 day limit, however, there are people living out here soooo.

This is a wonderful place to relax, T-Moble is not great in some places and O in most, Starlink does not work so well out here and there is very tall trees and lots of shade, would make a great place in the summer months. most of the road is very nice and 2wd car can make it, road is 1 lane. Very trailer friendly road and most of the camp spots are big enough for good size trailers. there is 2 ways in one off of 260 and another off of 87, both are about the same condition.