Best Glamping near Willcox, AZ

Willcox-Cochise KOA and Playa Dispersed Campsite represent the spectrum of glamping possibilities in southeastern Arizona, with distinctive accommodation options for travelers seeking upscale outdoor experiences. The KOA features climate-controlled glamping tents with comfortable beds, electrical outlets, and premium linens, while Playa offers a more remote setting for safari-style canvas accommodations with mountain views. "Very clean spacious well kept KOA. The sites are super roomy. Staff is very friendly," noted one visitor about the Willcox location. Both properties provide access to picnic areas and fire rings, though the KOA adds more luxurious amenities including on-site showers, a restaurant serving full meals, and a swimming pool—conveniences not available at the more primitive Playa location.

The winter months bring thousands of sandhill cranes to the Willcox Playa Wildlife Area, creating spectacular viewing opportunities for glamping guests staying in the region. One guest shared, "Got here about 6 PM and the lagoon was filled with cranes. Got amazing pictures of them." Beyond birdwatching, visitors can explore nearby Kartchner Caverns State Park, which offers its own glamping accommodations and famous limestone cave tours. The KOA's proximity to Interstate 10 provides easy access for travelers, though several reviewers mention highway noise as a consideration when booking. For stargazers, the Playa Dispersed Campsite delivers exceptional night sky viewing from comfortable yurt accommodations, with minimal light pollution enhancing the desert glamping experience. Reservations are recommended for the KOA property, especially during peak crane migration season from October through March.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Willcox, Arizona (10)

1. Willcox-Cochise KOA
10 Reviews
Willcox, AZ
1 mile
Website
+1 (520) 384-3212
"Cafe on site with nice staff and good food. The sites are super roomy. Staff is very friendly. I10 is noisy but really didn't mind that at all being tired from our travels. Fire pit and pool."

"Great dog walking area, laundry, store, restaurant, and pool. Very friendly staff. Sites are large for a KOA. All gravel though. Highway noise is significant."
2. Playa Dispersed Campsite
10 Reviews
Willcox, AZ
9 miles
"One of the standout features of Playa Dispersed Campsite is its proximity to the Willcox Playa Wildlife Area, renowned for its wintering population of sandhill cranes."

"Playa Dispersed Campsite is a hidden gem located in the stunning landscapes of Arizona."

3. Grande Vista RV Park
6 Reviews
Willcox, AZ
1 mile
Website
+1 (520) 384-4002
$20 - $40 / night
"Gravel drive-through and back-in spots for RVs with 30 or 50 amp connections, water and sewer. Two tent spots."

"Laundry, showers, rec room (pool table, full kitchen, DVDs, books) and BBQ grill are included. Cats roaming everywhere. Fairly flat gravel parking."
4. Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
43 Reviews
Benson, AZ
42 miles
Website
+1 (520) 586-4100
$50 - $129 / night
"You can connect with fellow campers but still have your personal space. We love the hiking trail behind the campground too."

"We're van camping and working remotely, so our priorities are internet connectivity, electricity, and running water."

5. Cottonwood Campground — Roper Lake State Park
20 Reviews
Safford, AZ
36 miles
Website
+1 (928) 428-6760
$50 / night
"Plenty of shaded picnic areas, campsites big, and on site bathrooms very clean and showers have hot water and great water pressure!"

"There is plenty to do at Roper Lake. Great spots for RVs, tents, and cabins too. This is a popular area so get your reservations in early."
6. Tombstone RV & Campground
13 Reviews
Tombstone, AZ
39 miles
Website
+1 (520) 457-3829
$25 - $40 / night
"Bisbee is a fun drive through mountains and fun town to browse as well."

"We were welcomed and escorted to our plot🤣, got settled, and were welcomed by a donkey and its owner that were visiting as well. Bathrooms and showers are clean, and it was nice to do laundry."

7. Gila Campground — Roper Lake State Park
5 Reviews
Safford, AZ
36 miles
$20 - $129 / night
"We didn’t stay at the tent cabins, but they also looked nice. I’d come back to stay in the cabins with a group of friends or as a one night stop on the way somewhere else."

"Tables, fire rings and grills, and water all available. Site 46 is on the lake which hosts a variety of water fowl. The sites are large with plenty of screening for privacy."
8. Sycamore Campground
4 Reviews
Portal, AZ
40 miles
Website
+1 (520) 364-3468
"Nice clean bathrooms, picnic tables, fire pit, and bear box. Campgrounds are next to a creek with a trailhead leading to a waterfall, couldn’t ask for more for a free campsite."

"The campground is situated right next to a mountain stream that is cool to explore. It's a little tough to get to but it's worth it. Not very many sites though so it may fill up on weekends"

9. Wells Fargo RV Park
5 Reviews
Tombstone, AZ
40 miles
Website
+1 (520) 457-3966
$29 - $50 / night
"They have a laundry with restrooms & showers. They are one street from the OK Carroll!"
10. Riverview Campground
4 Reviews
Safford, AZ
49 miles
Website
+1 (928) 348-4400
"Little bit of walk to river but not bad. Was post monsoon weather. River was flowing fast and looked like chocolate. A lot of side roads for 4x4, quads etc."

"Just a walk from the river and a nice riparian area. Campsites have a ramada with picnic table and a fire ring."

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Kimberly C.
Traveler
Dec. 20, 2020
Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
Beautiful desert site
We’ve been here a few times and enjoy the campground. It’s quiet but inviting. You can connect with fellow campers but still have your personal space. We love the hiking trail behind the campground too.
Beth G.
Legend
Feb. 17, 2020
Gila Campground — Roper Lake State Park
Nice area- if you get the right spot
My husband, myself and our 2 small dogs live in Tucson, AZ. We recently acquired a roof top tent and we’ve been trying out various campgrounds across the Southwest.

Water recreation areas in AZ are sparse, so this place holds a certain appeal. The facilities are nice and clean but if you’re not careful you could end up with only a view of your neighbors. We didn’t stay at the tent cabins, but they also looked nice. I’d come back to stay in the cabins with a group of friends or as a one night stop on the way somewhere else. It’s a great place to stop, swim, shower and hit the road for another adventure. When you haven’t seen a shower in days, they are so beckoning.

Pros: larger sites and further spaced out then your typical RV park. Several sites include a covered picnic table(most in the Gila Loop do not). All sites have water, a fire pit and a table. Also- fishing! $20 a night for non-electric site is a good price since you can take free hot showers in the park. Cell phone service (T-Mobile) and WiFi).

Cons: Most sites don’t have much of a view. Very few trees. Only a few sites are suited for tent camping. Busy park, expect to see a lot of other campers. Hot tub is permanently closed.
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Tonya B.
Ranger
Feb. 2, 2024
Willcox-Cochise KOA
Nice KOA
Very clean spacious well kept KOA. Cafe on site with nice staff and good food. The sites are super roomy. Staff is very friendly. I10 is noisy but really didn't mind that at all being tired from our travels. Fire pit and pool. Really nice place.
Matthew K.
Guide
Dec. 11, 2020
Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
The most comfortable campground so far
Can't give this one high enough stars.

We're van camping and working remotely, so our priorities are internet connectivity, electricity, and running water.

The sites are all nice and flat, very well maintained, and pretty well spaced out. For the desert, there's surprisingly good vegetation between sites for privacy (but it is the desert).

The bathrooms are plentiful, immaculate, and have hot water, showers, heated hand dryers, and a dish washing station... All open, even in the winter!

Decent cell coverage on both verizon and t mobile, plus good free WiFi. Our site, in particular, had some issues with the different providers, depending on the direction of the wind, but I was able to work all day.

Our only itty bitty gripe is that the fire rings did not have grills. But really, that's nothing.

Would gladly stay again!

Oh, and there's some pretty nice trails and caves, too. Make sure you reserve your tour well in advance
kristin S.
Legend
Sep. 1, 2020
Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
Very cool state park
I typically rate campgrounds as they fit into 1 of 5 categories. This campground will be rated as a Regional/Public Park — Grounds that are on public lands, and have a cost for entry and/or overnight stay. Ratings for this category are based on: Cost: 5 Allure of the park/lands: 4 Amenities as available (bathrooms, showers, hookups, etc): 5 Layout and privacy of sites: 4

We wish we had more time to spend here! We used these grounds as a jumping-off point to visit Tombstone (meh), Bisbee & Lowell AZ along with a few other small ghost towns. We also headed to Chiricahua National Monument on our way out of here, though it is a trek(about 90 minutes). The area is remote and has a beautiful mountain backdrop. We weren’t able to explore the caverns at the State Park but will on our next visit! We’ve heard the tours fill up daily, so make reservations for your planned stay.

The price is very fair at $30/ night for electricity and water hookups. The showers and bathrooms were always clean. The layout was quite nice with plenty of personal space.

Worth mentioning, we were there in January and it was very, very cold. We were unaware just how cold AZ could get. This was our awakening.
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Doug C.
Guide
Apr. 29, 2021
Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
Cleanest campsites ever!
1-17-2021 site 33. Talk about clean! This is by far the cleanest campsite I have stayed at. The camp host are really nice and really do care about the camps. Nice and quiet at night. Electric and water at the sites. And some cool Arizona fire rings. We weren’t able to go into the caves because of our small child but there is a hiking trail which was nice. Great weekend getaway. Site 33 is right next to the cabins so are kinda close to there fire pits when relaxing but all the other sites look perfect.
Owen M.
Traveler
Oct. 9, 2019
Grande Vista RV Park
Friendly Staff, Gravel spots, Clean and convenient to Willcox
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the Male showers/restroom was under construction and not usable.

Gravel drive-through and back-in spots for RVs with 30 or 50 amp connections, water and sewer. Two tent spots. North of Willcox, but the city is small enough that the whole town is within walking distance (we walked to the center of town in about 15 minutes).

This is basically an old trailer park that has been upgraded to accommodate RVs around the perimeter and a couple of tents near the park/restroom area.

The shower/restroom area also has laundry facilities.

We didn't go into the rec room, but were told it has a pool table and a book/video exchange-type library.

The Rodeo grounds are a short drive across the freeway (don't follow your GPS if it tells you to use airport road - take the route that uses Rex Allen Drive) at Quail park (about 2 miles away - straight shot). This is a very convenient park to the Rodeo Grounds.

This park, as was all of Willcox (even though it was Rex Allen Days weekend) is VERY QUIET. Didn't see anyone other than a couple of dog walkers in the morning and the staff when we checked in.
Shuree F.
Guide
Nov. 21, 2022
Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
Very nice place
The camp sites are large, offer electric and water. You dump your gray and black at a location just outside of the camp area for free. Lightly shaded. There are picnic benches and fire pits at each site. You can easily walk to the cavern discovery center. There is ample area for little ones to ride bikes or play. Pretty views of the surrounding hills. There are clean restrooms. The stars at night are beautiful!
Alivia M.
Guide
Nov. 13, 2022
Kartchner Caverns State Park Campground
Lovely, spacious and great facilities
Each site is really big and everything is clean and well maintained. Nearly all sites have electrical and water with a dump station located near the entrance. Each site has a table and fire pit as well as shade from trees. The park hosts the caverns and cave tours and a museum about the area. We are headed on a cave tour today! Nice trails surround the park and clearly marked for either hiking, bike or equestrian.