The best camping near Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

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This park along the lake makes a great spot for boating, fishing, swimming, and so much more!

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Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground

123 sites · RVs, Tents In Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

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Petrified Forest

3 sites · Lodging1 acre · Holbrook, AZ

Explore nearby Petrified Forest National Park, Painted Desert, Meteor Crater, and Indian Ruins. Amenities include a ready to use 4 M canvas bell tent with full size mattress, two pillows, and bed sheets. There are two folding chairs and a small folding table inside. Also features a cozy hammock and a port-john (outhouse toilet). Bring your own water and food. You are also welcome to bring your own RV, Camper, Truck, and camping gear. Generators are allowed. This site has a total of three tents on it, spaced several hundred feet apart for privacy. Guests love it here: "What a great base camp for visiting the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert! The bed was very comfortable and we really appreciated the solar-powered light for nighttime reading. The stars - and Milky Way - were as advertised. Over all, an A-plus experience."

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Shiloh Ranch Guesthouse

2 sites · Lodging40 acres · Arizona 85924, AZ

This is part of the remote sacred land of NE AZ. It is surrounded by several different Indian Reservations, has been relatively untouched for many centuries. This is where Giants walked about and before that .the dinosaurs It's located close to the stunning Painted Desert, is only 20 miles south of the amazing Petrified Forest, on the way to the Grand Canyon. This area is the gateway to many world class sites.yet is completely secluded and secure. It's easy to locate on a highway with no traffic.This Ancient land is loaded with petrified wood, occasional arrowheads, incredible pollution-free blue skies, no traffic, QUIET, the Milky Way & countless galaxies and a rare opportunity to step out of time in comfort & security. Use it as a base to explore all the surrounding sites, an intimate getaway, or stay secluded and write that book you've always longed to !Learn more about this land:The cozy Guest House is relatively self contained.....but you can explore or wander the rest of the 40 acres. Lots of DVDs if you want to relax inside. You'll find a Bar-b-Que to use on your porch., and a fire pit for campfire songs, and toasting marshmallows! There's a deep well, with delicious, pure, refreshing, cold on-site water. Enjoy the telescope for night viewing.The sunrises, sunsets, and brilliant pollution-free blue skies invite you to see at least 30 miles with clarity.

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Sun Country campground

1 site · RV, Tent2 acres · Holbrook, AZ

Explore the Painted Desert wonderland to play around in and stargaze. The campsite is shared with Wild Horses, Pronghorns, Owls and Bovine that wander around the area. Look out to the south and a view of Petrified Forest National Park is right there. And when you're in the park, using binoculars, you can see the campsite from Pintado Point. Just search left from the towers. A fantastic campsite built by independent outdoor company @hetchyoutdoors This is a remote, private campground with a canopy, picnic bench and fire pit that relieves you from the crowds of hotels and RV campgrounds in the area. There are no predators or threats to worry about at night, just the the most stars in the sky you've probably ever seen. Views of the National Park to the south and only a 15 minute drive to the North Gate.

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Ash Creek Canyon Camp Ground

13 sites · RVs, Tents410 acres · Cibecue, AZ

This is a privately owned canyon surrounded by Tonto National Forest. This canyon has been locked away from the public silence 1945. You can be one of the first people to enter the canyon is almost 100 years. According to Fish and Game this area has the most native plants and animals in Arizona. Come see what Arizona was like before it was settled.

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Big Pine Cabins

4 sites · Lodging5 acres · Overgaard, AZ

Located in the Sitgreaves National Forest, we're about a 2 1/2 hour scenic drive Northeast of Phoenix, in the beautiful cool pine country. We offer cozy real log cabins for Daily or Weekly rental, open year round for all your seasons of fun and relaxation, and of course we gladly welcome your family pets! Nearby attractions and activities include a number of peaceful lakes for boating and fishing, several excellent golf-courses, horseback riding and hiking. For the less sports-minded, we've also got the petrified forest and several museums nearby, a number of local antique, gift and woodcarving shops, and plenty of wildlife and bird watching! Hunters Haven for Elk, Deer and Turkey We receive just enough winter snow to truly enjoy and appreciate the season, and often just in time for holiday fun! A terrific place to stay while cutting down your own Christmas tree! Winter activities include sledding for all ages on our nearby hills and slopes, bird and squirrel watching, and other wintry fun! Our roads are generally very well maintained, but please do check road conditions prior to starting any trip into snow-country.

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Lancelot desert camping

5 sites · RVs, Tents40 acres · Holbrook, AZ

Learn more about this land: Located between Holbrook and Heber, Arizona off of rt 377. Serene off grid RV and Tent camping with tent platforms, pets welcome, fire pits, picnic tables and free firewood, outhouse, common area, horseshoes, and corn hole game, milky way and occasionally UFO sightings.

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Show Low AZ GreatSky CampRanch

38 sites · RVs, Tents10 acres · Show Low, AZ

Learn more about this land: At 6000ft elevation the air is much cleaner and the weather is much cooler, especially in the summer time! We have plenty of space. A well house to fill up your water. There are also outdoor bathrooms, no shower yet, but working on that! We're just a short seven minute drive to the dump station at a local gas station down the road on the Deuce of Clubs and Penrod. We are 14 minutes from a large hospital, 10 minutes from major grocery stores, shopping and restaurants, and many other fun activities. Our location is in a perfect spot to enjoy the blue sky and great weather. Sunrise Ski area is a quick drive too! Pinetop Lakeside are within 10 minutes, Taylor and Snowflake are within 15 to 25 minutes. We hope you visit and continue to keep our environment clean and a chill spot to visit. We are home to a family-friendly honky-tonk, and microbrewery, now open Wed-Sat 2pm-9pm. Please check our Instagram @the4sbarn for updated season days/hours of operation. Cheers! We also offer a few extras at check-out... We have our 4S free range, nest run eggs for $6.44/dozen. Bags of Ice Start your trip off right with a bundle of our premium firewood. Mostly juniper, nicely dried and bagged. Just remind us at check-in with your receipt. This is not the cheap wood they sell at the gas station. Please always check for our fire bans that are regulated by the county and state. Always have a bucket of water next to your campfire and make sure it's completely out before you leave it. Please do not bring outside firewood. Please do not take the firewood on our property. Thank you!

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Donald B.’s Land

10 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents116 acres · Saint Johns, AZ

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ReciproCity

2 sites · Lodging, RVs, Tents35 acres · White Mountain Lake, AZ

This property is entirely off grid, takes a 4 wheel drive vehicle, which may get very dirty and/or scratched. Three separate gates enter into a private, entirely fenced, 3.5 acres that back up to 600 plus acres of peaceful, uninhabited, state land, for which you can pitch a tent (or borrow one of ours) for a $20 fee to AZ wildlife fund. This property is magnificent. We have traveled (three years in our motorhome and all over the US), so I know what is good. If you want to, you can find it here. We are powered by solar, limited propane and emergency diesel. There is a motorhome that is in great condition, but if you have skills and can help us remodel (reciprocity), you may stay in it for free and it is fully equipped. There is a small cabin that currently only has one battery for very limited power, but uses propane for heating and cooking. It is fully equipped (kitchen, bedroom, private bathroom, loft, middle living room and small closet). It has a porch swing and an incredible view. There are potential spaces that can also be considered, but this property is spiritual and also my family homestead. Please bring only your peace and reciprocity, no alcohol or drugs (other than the green kind). The property is behind three, separate, locked gates and access requires a key, because our dogs roam free unless we are notified. Put simply, this is a place for your soul to rest. If you need some peace, you can find it here, and if you need someone to talk to, depending upon what it is, you may find a person here for that as well.

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Gateway to The Petrified Forest RV

3 sites · RVs, Tents20 acres · Holbrook, AZ

We recently purchased this RV park and are already making upgrades and improvements. Our goal is to create a community environment and a vacation destination your family can enjoy. We are less than 30 minutes from the Petrified Forest and many other nearby attractions.

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MOUNTAIN DESTINY!

3 sites · RVs, Tents2 acres · Show Low, AZ

Site#1 has Full Hook Up - Running water, sewage RV Hookup of 30amp and 50amp electricity, for $45. Site#2 and Site#3 are side by side. They have running water and priced at $25. each. These two Sites are better for tents or a small trailer. A personal generator may be used but only during certain hours. These are lovely spots with shade trees, so pretty. There are lots of mature Juniper trees and some Pine trees that provide shade on the property. Often we experience a lovely breeze. We live a mile off of 260 on a rugged dirt road. We keep the Entrance Gate locked for safety and security. We are located on 2 acres and have a garden and a green house where we grow a large variety of vegetables. We only accept trailers and fifth wheels of 21 feet or less on site #2 and #3. There is a Chicken House and a rooster and we have plenty of farm fresh eggs that are available to purchase. 0ur home is tucked away 1 mile off the 260 Hwy. on a rugged dirt road. First you will drive pass the Linden Valley Arena before reaching our property. The Arena was designed for ropers by ropers and is open from May thru September. 10-15 minute drive away is Fool Hollow lake, Show Low City Park, Safeway Grocery Store, Post Office, Library, and a variety of restaurants. Within that distance there is Boating, Fishing, Hiking, Picnic Areas, Large Dog Park, well equipped Playground area, Basketball Courts, Baseball fields, Sand Volley Ball, Tennis Courts, Racquet Ball Court, Horseshoe Pits, Disc Golf, Outdoor Exercise Stations, Walking Trail, Pavilions, Restrooms all the while enjoying the enormous, plentiful Ponderosa Pines. Show Low City Park Aquatic Center has 6 lane 25-yard pool with an adjoining leisure pool featuring zero-depth entry, Spray Fountain, Water Slide, Indoor Spa. Show Low was named by the turn of a Card. A ranch of nearly 100,000 acres jointly owned by Marion Clark and Croydon Cooley a U.S. army scout. According to legend, sometime around 1876, the partners decided that there was not enough room for both of them and one of them should leave. They decided to settle this issue over a game of "Seven Up" (with the winner taking the ranch and the loser leaving.) After the game seemed to have no winner in sight the game reached it's climax when Clark said, "If you can show low, you win." At this point Cooley turned up the deuce of clubs, and declared "Show Low" it is! Show Low is a city in Navajo County, Arizona among the lush green ponderosa pine forestland and along Arizona's Mogollon Rim at an elevation of 6,345 feet. Show Low is now the largest city in the White Mountains of northeastern Arizona. Show Low is also the business hub and marketing center of the area. Our Favorite Breweries: Black Horse Brewery - 6 min + Buffalo Bill's Tavern & Grill - 9 min + Moose Henris Grill Cork and Taps - 20 min, + Pinetop Brewing Company - 26 min Our Favorite Restraunts: Buffalo Bill's - 9 min + Licano's - 11min + Los Corrales, 59 W Deuce of Clubs -12 min + Cafe Pinoli (Italian) - 23 min + Mr. Zeke's- 25 min , Darbi's Cafe - 26 min The Local's Market, Buffalo Bill's Tavern Grill (Local Vendors inside Restraunt Conference Room and Outside outside) April 9th through September 2022 9:00am-Noon Show Low Main Street Market - May 14th through September 2022 located behind Show Low Library Many Local Vendors. Show Low Main Street Market, 9-11th Street and Cooley, Show Low - local vendors May 14th -September 2022 9:00am-1:00pm.

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Madhouse Ranch

5 sites · RVs, Tents5 acres · Sun Valley, AZ

It doesn't get more 'out' than this. A 5-acre campground on the open plains of Northeastern Arizona. 20 minutes away from The Painted Dessert National Park, you have the perfect RV/Off-Roading experience. Ideal for stargazing and decompressing. Upgrades to come. Book now **Tom Misch, Little Dragon & Moonchild can stay here for free!**

The best camping near Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area guide

Overview

About

Located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, the Fool Hollow Lake comes days spent on the water. Bring your own boat and launch it from one of the park's ramps. In the summer months, J&T's Wild-Life Outdoors rents kayaks, canoes, and other non-motorized watercraft.

The White Mountain Trail System has more than 100 miles of hiking trails. Eleven loops wind around this Arizona state park. Keep your eyes open for shy wildlife and birds flitting overhead.

Stop by the park store to pick up essentials. You can sign up for a ranger-led program and get a list of events at the visitor's center.

Camp among the 100-year-old pine trees and close to the river. The park offers 31 tent-only campsites and 92 sites for RVs. The RV sites vary in hookups with electric at most and water and sewer at some.

In the evening, roast hot dogs or melt s'mores in the fire ring. There is a maximum of two vehicles and a small charge for the second one.

Notable campgrounds

Aspen Campground: Shaded by tall pines, this campground is ideal for those seeking a peaceful retreat.
Eagle Campground: Offers stunning lake views and spacious sites, perfect for families and groups.
Mallard Campground: A favorite for anglers, with easy access to the lake's bountiful fishing spots.

Tips for snagging a campsite

Book early: Reservations can fill up quickly, especially during peak season, so plan ahead.
Stay flexible: Consider midweek stays or off-peak times for better availability.
Check for cancellations: Keep an eye on the reservation system for last-minute openings.
Explore nearby camping options: If Fool Hollow Lake is full, nearby parks may have availability.

When to go

The best time to visit Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area is from late spring to early fall when the weather is warm and the park is fully accessible. Winter can be harsh, with some facilities closed due to snow, making it less ideal for visits.

Know before you go

Check weather conditions: Be prepared for sudden changes, especially if you're camping or hiking.
Wildlife awareness: Store food securely and maintain a safe distance from any animals you encounter.
Park hours: The area is open from 8:30am to 5pm, so plan your activities within these times.
Leave no trace: Help preserve the park's natural beauty by carrying out all trash and following park guidelines.
Accessibility: Most facilities and some trails are accessible to visitors with disabilities.