Upper Canyon Creek Dispersed Camping Area

Tonto National Forest manages this drive-in dispersed area near Canyon Creek in Forest Lakes, Arizona, though campers should know the setup differs from typical dispersed camping. Sites sit close together, and on a Friday in May, the area filled to capacity by afternoon. Amenities include toilets and picnic tables. Those planning a weekend visit may want to arrive early or have a backup in mind, such as Airplane Flat Campground to the southwest.

Wait — I need to review this against the Place Duplication Rule and Distance/Direction rules before finalizing.

The anchor "camping spots around Forest Lakes" contains "Forest Lakes," so I cannot also write "Forest Lakes, Arizona" outside the anchor. Also, Airplane Flat is 0.6 mi southwest — that's a distance/direction sentence, which is fine for a concrete campground link.

Let me rewrite cleanly:

Tonto National Forest manages this drive-in dispersed area near Canyon Creek, set within open terrain in the campgrounds near Forest Lakes corridor of Arizona. Sites sit close together — closer than the "dispersed" label suggests. On a Friday afternoon in May, the area reached capacity before late arrivals could find a spot. Amenities include toilets and picnic tables. Airplane Flat Campground, 0.6 miles southwest, is one nearby alternative worth noting before the drive in.

Hmm, I'm using "campgrounds near Forest Lakes" as a location noun ("corridor"), which violates the Category Anchor Grammar Rule. Let me fix this properly.

Tonto National Forest manages this drive-in dispersed area near Canyon Creek in central Arizona. Sites sit close together. On a Friday afternoon in May, the area reached capacity before late arrivals could secure a spot, so an early start is worth planning around. Amenities include toilets and picnic tables. Airplane Flat Campground, 0.6 miles to the southwest, is a nearby alternative if this area fills.