Civilian Conservation Corps Campground
Civilian Conservation Corps Campground offers spread out camp sites with large sycamore trees providing shade. Picnic tables and firepits with cooking grates are available for families to enjoy while passing the time away together. Cave Creek Trailhead is nearby where you can follow along the Cave Creek Riparian Ecosystem. This spot is popular for bird watching! Review-At-A-Glance below for more details about this site.
More like this: first-come in Arizona · tent only in Arizona
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Tonto National Forest |
| Rules | 14-day stay limit. No trailers over 16'. Hikers and equestrians should park at the trailhead to the north. Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours). |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 33.9705° N, 111.8660° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Misc District Piles Tnf0106P
21 mi from the campground
- PrescribedRx Misc Piles Tnf0611P
32 mi from the campground
- PrescribedRx Rim Country Tnf0409B
47 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 13.3 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Best Barbeques & Islands ↗ | 23.4 mi |
| RV sales & service | Sun City RV ↗ | 34.4 mi |
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Worth a stop
- 8.8 miDesert Vista Ohv Area ↗OHV / range
Trails nearby
- 0.2 miCave Creek ↗10.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.5 miCottonwood Creek ↗10.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.7 miSkunk Tank ↗4.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.1 miQuien Sabe2.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.1 miBronco3.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 3.7 miSkull Mesa ↗5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Tonto National Forest.
- inTonto National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,966,417 acres
- 8.9 miMazatzal Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 250,760 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Horseshoe DamStructure · Phoenix · 9 mi
- Dome HouseBuilding · Cave Creek · 9.6 mi
- Cave Creek Service StationBuilding · Cave Creek · 10.7 mi
Guidebooks for Tonto National Forest and Arizona
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Questions people ask
Is Civilian Conservation Corps Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Civilian Conservation Corps Campground?
Civilian Conservation Corps Campground is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Civilian Conservation Corps Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are C C C Tonto NF (under 0.1 mi, first-come), Cave Creek Group Site (0.3 mi), and Mesquite (8.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby