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"Great place, laundry, pool and close to town. Each spot is level and very clean restrooms. We spent two months there while my husband received treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix."
"Nice fairly quiet well kept. Only complaint spaces are tight if you have slide outs on both sides and the only trash disposal is at the office."
$50 / night
"Payson, Arizona. Off the busy roads so very quiet. Nice level spots, good hookups. Nice clean showers and bathrooms. Situated in a rural setting with trees and farm animals nearby."
"On such short notice the main Payson campground was already full, in searching around I found Oxbow as an alternative."
$72 - $100 / night
"The campsites are just the perfect size for our Toy Hauler. They have put so much thought into designing this campground. You don’t want to miss out on getting a spot and you won’t be disappointed."
"HUGE sites and trails right outside the Campground. We store our RV there for the summer. Great 4th of July events in town. We will be back for sure!"
"Awesome views friendly staff"
"It was so quiet and peaceful."
"We are fairly new to camping in Arizona. We decided to go camping last minute this past weekend, so we had no reservations. We found this area randomly, and we were very pleased."
"The weekend was pretty busy with atv’s but we were close to the road. We had site 34 which was pretty large and we had good wifi and satellite signal. You couldn’t really hear your neighbors."
$23 - $60 / night
"This place is great for the whole family and there is no trailer year restriction. You definitely cant beat the price and its nice that the rate includes water, electric and sewage."
$24 - $80 / night
"The sites are mostly close to the water and the trees give amazing shade coverage."
"It was beautiful and peaceful. Vault toilets were OK. Drinking water available. There is only one trail from the campsite that runs along the creek."
LegendThis was our first time camping here and we will most definitely be back. You can reserve all odd numbered campsites online. Even numbers are first come first serve. There is a boat ramp located at the front of the campground. Not ideal lake access for fishing or swimming because of steep hills down to lake. Potable water available. Dump station is currently open 24/7. Bathrooms have running water and flush toilets and also showers. Multiple playgrounds. Each spot has covered table and fire ring. Loose gravel pads. Most are fairly level. Some spots aren’t big rig accessible.
GuideWe spent 4 nights in #3 Mountain Lion loop. Pull through site that our 30' toy hauler fit nicely in. Would be tight for anything larger.
Really beautiful place with many trees. Convient toilets and showers. Showers are $3 for 6 minutes. We didn't use them. Lots of bear proof dumpsters.
Hosts were friendly and not intrusive. Firewood available for $8 a bundle. You can get the same firewood at the Circle K in Payson for $6.
Water fill and dump station at the campground entrance and several water hydrants throughout the campground.
The only reason I'm not giving this place 5 stars is because of the road and aircraft noise. It was pretty loud during the day but we didn't have any trouble sleeping.
Would definitely come back here.
GuideThe campground itself was decent. Clean, basic spots with fire pit and picnic table. Fairly level, very little shade. We were in spot 135 which was a higher price because it was "waterfront" but all of the spots were pretty much waterfront so really not worth the extra money. The spots on the west end had grass and trees so they were actually nicer. If you're into kayaking or paddle boarding this is a great place to go. If you go to the east it's super quiet and calm and it goes back quite far. No boats go back there, it's peaceful and gorgeous. That was our favorite part of the trip. The drive to get there was a little scary in the RV, the turns on the 88 were very tight so you have to go super slow, but it's doable. We have a 25 ft motorhome, but there were much bigger rvs there too. At night there was a lot of noise from the road,seems like the 88 is the place to go on a motorcycle and they fly by at high speeds until about 10:30 at night. Super annoying cause it's loud but it at least didn't go too late. We also did the Dolly Steamboat dinner cruise and the food was amazing and the scenery was beautiful. No sewer hookup or dump station but you can pay $20 for a pump out. All in all a good place to stay.
TravelerNice campground with lots of space and trees between sites. Pull throughs and pull-in sites. Hosts are helpful. Recreation.gov app said there were no sites available on a recent Sunday, but a drive through found 3 of every 4 sites open. The web site was more accurate. The dump station costs $10, regardless of camping here or not. There IS a lot of traffic noise - and there's a Home Depot across the road from the entrance. Less than 10 minutes from Payson.
GuideWonderful campground. We used our national park pass for a discount. Potable water hookups if you’re running low. We got there after office closing hours, but the site has a kiosk for after hours tickets. Very quiet, woodsy and peaceful. Burn restrictions are in effect at this time, but make sure you check when you arrive. The rv sites include picnic table, lantern hook, grill and fire pit.
TravelerSinkhole campground is located in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest close to Willow Springs and Woods Canyon Lakes. The campground is small, paved and heavily covered in Ponderosa Pines. There are no hookups, but water for filling jugs, is available. Dumosters on site. Clean vault toilets are available. Firewood is for sale from the host. $18 a night. Cell service is 4G 2 to 3 bars on Verizon only. Many hiking trails nearby. Groceries and restaurants are six miles away.
ScoutWe decided on a whim to head north for the weekend. This was our first dispersed camping experience with our new RV. We didn't know where to go and this was the first place we tried.
There are lots of places to park, but many are a bit 'rugged' in trying to get to. We found a great place that suited our needs.
Here are the Positives:
Negatives
Right off Highway 87. Lots of road noise. This bothered us just a little.
Big drop off on turn-in. We have a 39ft rig and the backend bottomed out when we pulled in. Keep that in mind if you have a big RV that tends to ride close to the ground.
Overall I'd say this is a good place if you are just trying to get out of the heat and you enjoy going into town. It doesn't seem too popular so maybe less crowded than others?
GuidePerfect 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..
GuideBathrooms: only one bathroom between both sides of the campground, depending how far you are down the road you might have a bit of a walk.
For trailers, there is no pull through spots or back in spots. You park on the side of the campsite. Which wasn’t that bad except we had another trailer next to us and it was pretty close, had there been another one to the left of us it would have been really tight.
Campsites over all are all a little different, some bigger than others, some with better a set up. But all had a fire ring, table, and lamp post, some had a tent pad.
It’s on the rim so it is pretty but it’s not as thick as other campsites moving towards Woods Canyon Lake.
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