Navajo Lake Campground fits the idyllic image of camping by a lake. The farthest sites would be a five minute walk to the shore from the upper campground. The nearest sites only require a walk of a minute and are adjacent to a primitive and boat dock. The lake contains natural and stocked trout. This secluded retreat does have quick access to a small general store for ice, food, tackle, and very reasonable boat rentals at the Navajo Lake Lodge about a mile down the road by the rental cabins. Firewood can be purchased from the camp host on site as well but inventory was very low during our stay. And you will want firewood to stay warm because evenings and mornings are crisp and cool due to the almost 10,000 feet of elevation. When we visited in the middle of September, days were still in the mid 70’s and nights fell to about 30 degrees. 

The Upper Campground is separated from the Lower Campground by the two lane highway. The Lower Campground sites are more accommodating for RVs and our site was pretty level. While there is no sanitary dump here (expect to dry camp if bringing an RV) there is one at the Duck Creek Campground for a fee a short drive away. We visited the last week of the season and the campground was completely functioning and clean after a busy 2020 camping season so kudos to our friendly and attentive camp host for their great work. Good luck fishing. I will be back next summer so I hope to see you there!