Can you reserve a site at Cholla Campground?

Yes, Cholla Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.

How many campsites does Cholla Campground have?

167 sites in total, of which 133 can be booked.

What is the maximum RV length at Cholla Campground?

32 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.

Are pets allowed at Cholla Campground?

Yes, pets are allowed at Cholla Campground.

Are campfires allowed at Cholla Campground?

Campfires are allowed at Cholla Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Cholla Campground

Campground · Arizona · 133 bookable sites ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Tonto National Forest (NF) · Open Access

133
Bookable sites: 32 ft
Max rig length: up to 20
People per site: 2,200 ft
Elevation

Site 95 — Photo: Conservation Legacy · Recreation.gov

Overview

Cholla Campground at Roosevelt Lake, is one of several campgrounds on the shores of the largest lake/reservoir located entirely in the State of Arizona. It is situated within a lush sonoran desert landscape at an elevation of 2168'. Each of its 206 campsites have shade ramadas, firepits, grills, and picnic tables. Playgrounds, showers and toilet facilites are scattered throughout the campground. The area around Cholla Campground is often alive with abundant wildlife such as mule deer, coyotes, geese, fox, javalina, and the occasional bald eagle.

Recreation

Recreation opportunities abound at Cholla Campground. Launch your bass boat, ski boat, or pontoon boat from the developed boat ramps within the recreation site and play on the water all day long. If motorsports aren't your thing, there's an abundance of places to explore from your kayak, canoe, or paddleboard. While you're visiting, you can also hike a portion of the Arizona Trail, visit the Tonto National Monument cliff dwellings, explore endless miles of jeep trails or drive a portion of the Apache Trail or Spines to Pines Highway. If if you're looking for a day in town, consider the easy 45 minute drive Globe or Payson where you can shop for antiques, buy ice cream and learn about Arizona's rich mining and timber history. Roosevelt Lake is a landscape photograhers dream so don't forget your camera (and sunscreen).

Facilities

Cholla Campground has 206 campsites. Each site has shade ramadas, firepits, grills, and picnic tables. Scattered throughout the campground are playgrounds, showers and toilet facilites. Highly developed boat ramps with accessible boat boarding ramps are also available within the Campground.

Natural Features

Roosevelt Lake was dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1911 and boasts 112 miles of shoreline and peaceful coves. When full, the lake provides 21,500 acres of surface water for your recreating pleasure. Cholla Campground is situated within a Sonoran Desert Landscape along the lakes shorelines. Views of the blue water and sunsets against the Sierra Ancha, Salome, and Superstition Wilderness' are a sight that keep many visitors coming back year after year.

Nearby Attractions

Two National Scenic Byways (AZ Hwy 88 Apache Trail and AZ Hwy 288 Spines to Pines Highway). Roosevelt Dam, Tonto National Monument, the Arizona Trail, endless miles of jeep trails, Towns of Payson and Globe, Superstition, Sierra Ancha, and Four Peaks Wilderness'. Don't forget to stop by the Tonto Basin Environmental Center learn about the history of the area.

The facts

Season: Year Round — USDA Forest Service, Aug 24, 2026
133 bookable sites
167 sites in total, including non-bookable
Vehicles up to 32 ft
Up to 20 people per site
Loops: BUCKHORN, CANE, CHRISTMAS, JUMPING, TEDDYBEAR

Site types

133 Standard Nonelectric
34 Management

Amenities

Campfires allowed
Fire pits
Picnic tables
Grills
Shade
Pets allowed

Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups.

Book on Recreation.gov

167 campsites at Cholla Campground

Check-in 12:00 PM · Check-out 10:00 AM

Site	Loop	Type	Entry	Surface	Grade	Water	Max rig	People
34	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
35	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
36	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
37	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
38	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
39	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
40	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
41	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
42	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
43	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
44	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
45	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
46	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
47	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
48	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
49	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
50	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
51	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
52	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
53	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
54	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
55	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
56	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
57	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
58	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
59	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
60	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
61	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
62	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
63	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
64	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
65	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
66	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
67	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
68	BUCKHORN	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
162	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
163	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
164	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
165	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
166	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
167	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
168	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
169	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
170	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
171	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
172	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
173	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
174	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
175	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
176	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
177	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
178	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
179	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
180	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
181	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
182	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
183	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
184	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
185	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
186	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
187	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
188	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
T14	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T15	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T16	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T17	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T18	CANE	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
73	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
75	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
76	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
77	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
78	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
79	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
80	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
81	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
82	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
83	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
84	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
85	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
86	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
87	CHRISTMAS	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
88	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
89	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
90	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
91	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
92	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
93	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
94	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
95	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
96	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
T1	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T10	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T11	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T12	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T13	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T2	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T3	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T4	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T5	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T6	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T7	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T8	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
T9	CHRISTMAS	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Paved	Slight	Lakefront	10 ft	10	🐾
100	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
101	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
102	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
103	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
104	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
105	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
106	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
107	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
108	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
109	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
110	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
111	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
112	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
113	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
114	JUMPING	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
115	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
116	JUMPING	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
117	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
118	JUMPING	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
119	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
120	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
121	JUMPING	Management	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
122	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
123	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
124	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
125	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
126	JUMPING	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
127	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
128	JUMPING	Management	Pull Through	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
129	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
98	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
99	JUMPING	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
1	TEDDYBEAR	Management	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
10	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
11	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
12	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
13	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
14	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
15	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
16	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
17	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
18	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
19	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
2	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
20	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
21	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
22	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
23	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
24	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
25	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
26	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
27	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
28	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
29	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
3	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
30	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
31	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
32	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
4	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	20	🐾
5	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Parallel	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
6	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
7	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
8	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾
9	TEDDYBEAR	Standard Nonelectric	Back In	Gravel	Slight	Lakefront	32 ft	10	🐾

Getting there

Cholla Campground is 5 miles north of Roosevelt Dam. From Mesa: Take State Hwy. 87/Beeline Highway north for about 60 miles to its junction with State Hwy. 188. Turn right and follow State Hwy. 188 south for 28 miles to the site. From the Globe area: Take State Hwy. 188 north for 30 miles to its junction with State Hwy. 188. Continue on State Hwy. 188 across the bridge for 6 miles to the site.

33.73151, -111.20380 · 33°43'53.4"N 111°12'13.7"W

Directions (Google Maps) · Directions (Apple Maps)

Typical weather

Typically 104°F in Jul, down to 60°F in Dec.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	61	66	74	82	91	102	104	102	96	85	71	60
Low °F	40	43	48	54	63	72	78	77	71	59	48	40
Precip in	2.2	1.7	1.7	0.6	0.3	0.1	1.6	2.1	1.4	1.0	1.1	2.1

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 7.9 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

Map

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Teddy Bear Loop Map — Photo: Tonto NF · Recreation.gov

Information Center. — Photo: Conservation Legacy · Recreation.gov

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Common questions about Cholla Campground

Can you reserve a site at Cholla Campground?: Yes, Cholla Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Cholla Campground have?: 167 sites in total, of which 133 can be booked.
What is the maximum RV length at Cholla Campground?: 32 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Cholla Campground?: Yes, pets are allowed at Cholla Campground.
Are campfires allowed at Cholla Campground?: Campfires are allowed at Cholla Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

Also listed by

Cholla Campground also appears in other federal recreation data. Facts below are matched by name and location, not confirmed by Cholla Campground's operator.

USDA Forest Service — data as of Aug 24, 2026

$25/site/night for individual camp unit; $50/site/night for double camp unit; America the Beautiful Interagency Senior or Access Pass holders receive 50% discount (persons over 62 or have a permanent disability) for single camp units only. Campground fees must be paid for at the fee machine located

Restrictions:

Stay limit 14 days, trailers under 32'.
Rules and regulations are posted on bulletin board.
Please read and observe.
Please use trash receptacles, or pack it in pack it out.

USDA Forest Service's own page

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Visitor Center 7.9 mi · Facility
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Contact

Phone TONTO BASIN RANGER DISTRICT (602) 225-5395
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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-05-22.

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