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Camping near

Scottsdale, Arizona

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

7
federal places to camp
7 Forest Service
15.1 mi
to the nearest one
Riverside Campground
3,346 ft
at the highest of them
C C C (AZ) Tonto NF. The lowest, Riverside Campground, sits at 1,606 ft
80
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 32 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 Scottsdale, nearest first

7 places

  1. Riverside Campground Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 15.1 miaway 1,606 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  2. Larry Forbis Overnight Group Site group campground Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 19 miaway 1,399 ftelevation 3sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  3. C C C (AZ) Tonto NF Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 19.8 miaway 3,346 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  4. Cave Creek Group Site group campground Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 20.1 miaway 3,429 ftelevation 1site n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Mesquite Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 21.1 miaway 1,896 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  6. Horseshoe Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 21.9 miaway 1,900 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comepay on arrival
  7. Tortilla Campground Forest Service · Tonto National Forest · Maricopa County 28.7 miaway 1,756 ftelevation 76sites 32 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov