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Camping near

Cave Creek, Arizona

7 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Cave Creek in Maricopa County: 7 Forest Service.

7
federal places to camp
7 Forest Service
11.4 mi
to the nearest one
C C C (AZ) Tonto NF
3,346 ft
at the highest of them
C C C (AZ) Tonto NF. The lowest, Riverside Campground, sits at 1,606 ft
3
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 35 feet

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

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Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Cave Creek, nearest first

7 places

  1. C C C (AZ) Tonto NF Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 11.4 miaway 3,346 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  2. Cave Creek Group Site group campground Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 11.7 miaway 3,429 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. Mesquite Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 17.6 miaway 1,896 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Horseshoe Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 18.1 miaway 1,900 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  5. Riverside Campground Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 19.3 miaway 1,606 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Horsethief Cabin cabin or lookout Forest Service · Prescott National Forest · Yavapai County 28.7 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  7. Turney Gulch Group group campground Forest Service · Prescott National Forest · Yavapai County 29.1 miaway 6,000 ftelevation 1site 35 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov