Best Glamping near Young, AZ

Timber Camp Recreation Area and Mountain Retreat in Heber provide boutique camping experiences within easy reach of Young, Arizona's scenic mountain landscape. The Mountain Retreat in Heber features 5 upscale cabin accommodations with modern amenities including electric hookups, water connections, and sewer facilities that elevate the traditional camping experience. These glamping sites are nestled in the pristine Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, where guests can enjoy picnic tables, fire rings, and trash service while maintaining connection with nature. Each site offers privacy with generous spacing between accommodations, allowing for a secluded forest retreat experience with comfort-focused amenities. One visitor noted, "Clean, well maintained sites with friendly staff make this a perfect mountain getaway from the Phoenix heat."

The glamping locations near Young provide excellent access to Woods Canyon Lake and Willow Springs Lake, where visitors can enjoy fishing, kayaking, and wildlife viewing. Timber Camp Recreation Area offers a variety of accommodation options including cabins, yurts, and glamping tents, combining rustic charm with modern convenience. The area boasts exceptional wildlife viewing opportunities with elk often wandering through the campgrounds in early mornings and evenings. Glamping guests can explore nearby hiking trails along the Mogollon Rim or take advantage of ranger-led educational programs during summer months. According to a camper, "The wildlife is the best part—birds, squirrels, and elk coming through my campsite made my weekend." Reservations are recommended, especially during summer months when temperatures are cooler and the area becomes a popular escape from lower elevation heat.

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Best Glamping Sites Near Young, Arizona (14)

1. Aspen Campground
26 Reviews
Forest Lakes, AZ
15 miles
Website
+1 (928) 535-9859
$35 / night
"The lake is in walking distance with rentable boats and swimming. The site was a drive up, with a table and pit."

"Beautiful location, Large sites. Camp hosts very friendly. The only downside is it very busy on the weekends. People swarm the place to get away from the heat in Phoenix."
2. Houston Mesa Campground
37 Reviews
Payson, AZ
23 miles
Website
+1 (928) 468-7135
$22 - $170 / night
"Perfect for the campers that still want amenities , such as showers, flush toilets and running water.."

"Located just 1.5 hours from Phoenix, this is a super easy getaway from The Valley. "

3. Sinkhole Campground
9 Reviews
Forest Lakes, AZ
14 miles
Website
+1 (928) 535-9859
$25 / night
"There was a “sewage” smell for about 10 feet around the bathroom building, but absolutely no smell inside other than the air freshener."

"This is the only campground near Willow Springs Lake. Only 26 units but a good spot for even large trailers. No utility hookups."
4. Spillway (AZ)
6 Reviews
Forest Lakes, AZ
16 miles
Website
+1 (928) 535-9859
$36 - $190 / night
"These are drive up campsites with great hosts. There was a nicely cleaned out fire ring and a good size flat ground area for our 4p tent."

"Site #15 was very open and easy to back into and right by the lake. Good shade. Our spot has a large table, metal fire ring and charcoal grill. The campsite has 26 spots."

5. Payson Campground & RV Resort
16 Reviews
Payson, AZ
22 miles
Website
+1 (928) 472-2267
"Bathrooms are always clean. The spaces are close together so if you are spot picky (want more of a personal space feel) you will need to get recommendations or visit it to mark your spots."

"Spots are close together with a fair amount of trees around. Because campsites are close there is some noise but not bad. Some road noise as well and to be expected since you are camping in town."
6. Knoll Lake Campground
16 Reviews
Kohls Ranch, AZ
23 miles
Website
"This lake was amazing! We camped a short distance (about a mile up the hill) away from the lake where we had a completely secluded campsite and the boys built an incredible rock campfire pit!"

"Knoll Lake Campground was a great spot for Me, my fiancé, our two friends and two dogs. We had a great time and the camp site was in great condition."

7. Windy Hill Campground
9 Reviews
Roosevelt, AZ
31 miles
Website
+1 (602) 225-5395
$25 - $50 / night
"Make sure you secure EVERYTHING at your camp or you will come back to an unpleasant surprise when you return from you lake fun.

There were no hook-ups where we were, but we didn't need then anyway."

"We wanted to get close to the water but that was not what we ended up doing. We had to drive to take our kayaks to the water. There was an old cost ramp there but is was completely unusable."
8. Tonto National Forest Falls Campground
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Roosevelt, AZ
20 miles
Website
+1 (520) 462-4300

9. Mountain Retreat in Heber
1 Review
Heber-Overgaard, AZ
31 miles
Website
$23 - $60 / night
"You definitely cant beat the price and its nice that the rate includes water, electric and sewage."
10. Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds
5 Reviews
Globe, AZ
36 miles
Website
+1 (928) 402-6200
$16 - $150 / night
"Biggest downside it is RIGHT off the highway so expect road noise.

About the loop (single spaces called Brundrett 1): There are 12 spaces with co-ed bathrooms (toilet only)."

"The campground is right off the highway so there was a fair amount of traffic noise, but not unbearable."

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129 Reviews of 14 Young Campgrounds

Michael B.
Guide
Jul. 9, 2021
Spillway (AZ)
Woodsy and Clean
Beautiful campground with great weather! These are drive up campsites with great hosts. There was a nicely cleaned out fire ring and a good size flat ground area for our 4p tent. The campsites were a little close at times and was noisey after quiet hours but not after midnight which was good. At our site we were down wind from the restrooms so we would catch a smell at time but, it was a short hike to the spillway and follow that to the lake which you could rent boats and skip rocks. Very woodsy and a nice cool night perfect for a fire.
Caitlin G.
Scout
Jul. 1, 2016
Knoll Lake Campground
LOVE IT!
This lake was amazing! We camped a short distance (about a mile up the hill) away from the lake where we had a completely secluded campsite and the boys built an incredible rock campfire pit! It was cool, woods-y and beautiful. There was great hiking and mountain biking right around our site. Side Note: the campsite we choose was a decent drive off the main road and the terrain was quite rugged so I recommend taking a 4x4 or a truck! (aka I did not take my little volvo haha)
Laney S.
Guide
Jun. 13, 2018
Aspen Campground
Awesome place!
Great getaway for those from the valley. The lake is in walking distance with rentable boats and swimming. The site was a drive up, with a table and pit. You can make reservations ahead and we picked a spot away from others so it was super quiet. Perfect temperature to sleep outside or in the tent. Stars are magnificent here.
Brandy La Shea S.
Traveler
Oct. 2, 2018
Payson Campground & RV Resort
Nice place to stay
I am not sure where the pictures posted here are from but it is definitely not from this campground.

It is a nice little campground with a pool and small launder mat room. Bathrooms are always clean. The spaces are close together so if you are spot picky (want more of a personal space feel) you will need to get recommendations or visit it to mark your spots.

Saturday nights include karaoke by the pool or live cover band. My kids enjoy staying here but be warned that "resort" should be taken lightly. There is a "playground" which consists of a metal swing set, uncovered and a small basketball court. This is also right near the dog pin area.

You are off a major road so near by shopping is a breeze but you will not be forced to hear the traffic so no worries there.
Liza C.
Guide
May. 14, 2017
Houston Mesa Campground
Houston Mesa campground
Perfect for the campers that still want amenities , such as showers, flush toilets and running water.. Campsites had campfire ring, picnic table at each site.. had cell service every now and then can hear traffic from a nearby Main Street which meant to close to town for me..
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Nancy C.
Scout
Jun. 8, 2020
Aspen Campground
Beautiful location
Beautiful location, Large sites. Camp hosts very friendly. The only downside is it very busy on the weekends. People swarm the place to get away from the heat in Phoenix. We fished a couple of lakes and they were stock regularly and lots of shore access. There isn't a lot of trash locations so people seem to leave their trash everywhere. It is a pet peeve of mind that if there is no trash can take it with you. I picked up bags of trash fishing. Fun place to visit Monday thru Ftiday.
Ashley C.
Legend
May. 15, 2019
Houston Mesa Campground
Ranger Review: GrubStick at Houston Mesa
Campground Review

We LOVE Houston Mesa! This is our second time staying here, and we had an even better time this time then last time (and we had an amazing time last time, so that was hard to beat).

Located just 1.5 hours from Phoenix, this is a super easy getaway from The Valley. Houston Mesa Campground is also right off the main highway of town, so if you forgot something (or just want McDonalds instead of hot dogs) you can find civilization about 2 minutes away.

This time we went up with friends and stayed at sites Black Bear 4 and 5. These sites were PERFECT to book together, since they made one huge space when connected. We had 3 families, each with large tents, and had plenty of space. We will stay at these same sites next time. The bathroom is also right next to site 3, so it was easy to walk to.

Bathrooms are clean and have flush toilets. There are showers available at a central shower building, but we did not use those.

Each site comes with a picnic table and a fire pit (complete with BBQ grill topper). I also found the sites to be freshly racked on arrival, so that was nice.

There is also a great nature walk at the park that you can do with young kids. Every few feet is a sign describing local animals and plants.

A short 15 minute drive away is the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park -- a must see in the area! Beautiful and easy hike to see a absolutely gorgeous natural wonder.

Product Review

As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I get products to test from time to time - at Houston Mesa I was testing the GrubStick Deluxe Kit.

Wow. Wow. WOW. This set is a GAME CHANGER for campfire cooking. We have been using dinky little forks forever and having to buy new ones every few trips because they get bent out of shape or burned up. This kit will last you FOREVER. They are so well made!

This kit includes two grippy telescoping handles, and then a ton of accessories (2 fork toppers, a cage for whole S’mores, a cage for burgers, a small metal rod to make bacon cups, and a large metal rod to cook dough). There are also 4 other accessories, like hot pags and cage openers that are thoughtful additions. AND they come in their own mini duffel bag!

My friends were seriously blown away when they saw our set and were asking so many questions about it. My favorite part was the dough rod, because we made delicious campfire cinnamon-sugar crescent roll cylinders!!

5 Stars for GrubStick, can’t wait to try out new recipes!

Check out my video review here: https://youtu.be/JPNznJ7wApE
Krista Z.
Legend
Aug. 27, 2017
Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds
Beautiful for groups (or single sites)
The name is a bit deceiving. The campground is designed for groups (there is a wide open group space and a loop with 12 spots that can be reserved for groups) BUT when the loop isn't reserved for a group you can stay in a single spot. Plus a day use area. Biggest downside it is RIGHT off the highway so expect road noise.

About the loop (single spaces called Brundrett 1): There are 12 spaces with co-ed bathrooms (toilet only). There are 2 large BBQs at the end of the loop, covered ramadas with picnic tables, and an oversized metal fire pit. Plenty of people were there in 5th wheels. Downside... The spaces are pretty close together.

About the group site (Brundrett 2): It's a large open space (there are some tree around the outer edges and on one side). There is a private bathroom and it's close to one of the loop bathrooms and it's close to the day use bathroom. Covered ramadas, picnic tables, BBQs, and an oversized metal fire pit. There is also a few scattered picnic tables, standing BBQs, and fire pits.
Connor N.
Ranger
Dec. 23, 2021
Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds
Decent campground, few amenities, in the middle of nowhere
Enjoyed three nights and generally had the place to ourselves excluding the host. The host was very nice. The fee station was out of order during our stay, so we paid via daily tickets at a place in Globe on our way out. The campground is right off the highway so there was a fair amount of traffic noise, but not unbearable. Little to do in the way of hikes within walking distance, but we enjoyed walking around the campground and into the woods to the north and east. Verizon service was great the entire time. Sites are well maintained and level. Vault toilets were clean. Each site has a steel fire ring and grate as well as a nice metal picnic table. There a a few group areas with full grills and communal tables. The campground appears fairly new.