Windy Hill Campground

Campground · Arizona · 137 bookable sites ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Tonto National Forest (NF) · Open Access

137
Bookable sites
45 ft
Max rig length
up to 20
People per site
9
Accessible sites
2,170 ft
Elevation
Roosevelt Lake
Photo: Tonto NF · Recreation.gov

Overview

Located on central Arizona's largest lake, Windy Hill offers great water recreation opportunities to the public. Because of its close proximity to the Lake, Windy Hill allows fishing, non-motorized and motorized boating, along with hiking trails. There are plenty of developed campsites available at Windy Hill, which allows for an easy, quick escape during any time of the year for families and individuals. 

Recreation

Fishing is popular activity where anglers can expect to catch a variety of fish species, such as Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass; Crappie; Sunfish; Channel and Flathead Catfish. This campground is also situated right on the shore of Roosevelt Lake which is open to boating, kayaking, and other water-related activites.

Facilities

  • 147 camp units with shade ramadas, fire rings with grills, picnic tables, and potable water hydrants.

  • Toilets and showers are located throughout the camp loops.

  • There are playgrounds and an amphitheater.

  • Picnicking allowed only at the Blevins Picnic Site.

  • Maximum occupancy per individual camp unit is 10. Maximum occupancy per double camp unit is 20.

  • Single camp site includes 2 vehicles, double camp site includes 4 vehicles, all additional vehicles are $8.00 per vehicle. All vehicles must fit completely within the designated parking areas. Maximum of 3 vehicles in single sites, and 6 in double sites.

  • Check-in time is 2:00 pm, and check-out time is 11:00 am

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
  • 137 bookable sites
  • 9 accessible sites
  • Vehicles up to 45 ft
  • Up to 20 people per site
  • Loops: CHIPMUNK, COATI, COYOTE

Site types

  • 137 Standard Nonelectric

Amenities

  • Campfires allowed
  • Fire pits
  • Picnic tables
  • Grills
  • Shade
  • Pets allowed

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

Book on Recreation.gov

137 campsites at Windy Hill Campground

SiteLoopTypeEntrySurfaceGradeAccessWaterMax rigPeople
234CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront25 ft10 🐾
235CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
236CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront25 ft10 🐾
237CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10♿ 🐾
238CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront25 ft10 🐾
239CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
240CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront25 ft10 🐾
241CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
242CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront25 ft10 🐾
243CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
244CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront25 ft10 🐾
245CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
246CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
247CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
248CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
249CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
250CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront30 ft10 🐾
251CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
252CHIPMUNKStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront30 ft10 🐾
10COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
11COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
12COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
13COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
14COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
15COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
17COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
18COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
19COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
2COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
20COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
21COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
22COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
23COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
24COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
25COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
26COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
27COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
28COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
29COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
3COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
30COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
31COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10♿ 🐾
32COATIStandard NonelectricParallelGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
33COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
34COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
35COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
36COATIStandard NonelectricParallelGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
37COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
38COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
39COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10♿ 🐾
4COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
40COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
41COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
42COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
43COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
44COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
45COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
46COATIStandard NonelectricPull ThroughPavedSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
47COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
48COATIStandard NonelectricPull ThroughPavedSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
49COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
5COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
50COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
51COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
6COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
7COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront20 ft20 🐾
8COATIStandard NonelectricBack InPavedSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
9COATIStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightHike InLakefront20 ft10 🐾
254COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront30 ft10 🐾
255COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
256COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront40 ft10 🐾
257COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
258COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront40 ft20 🐾
259COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
260COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront40 ft10 🐾
261COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
262COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront40 ft10 🐾
263COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
264COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront40 ft20 🐾
265COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
266COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront40 ft10 🐾
267COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10♿ 🐾
268COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront45 ft10 🐾
269COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
270COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront35 ft10 🐾
271COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
272COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
273COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
274COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughPavedSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20♿ 🐾
275COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20♿ 🐾
276COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront35 ft10 🐾
277COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
278COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront45 ft20 🐾
279COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
280COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront35 ft10 🐾
281COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
282COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront45 ft10 🐾
283COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
284COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront45 ft10 🐾
285COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
286COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront45 ft10 🐾
287COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
288COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
289COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
290COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
291COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
292COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
293COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
294COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
295COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
296COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
297COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
298COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
299COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
300COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
301COYOTEStandard NonelectricBack InGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
302COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
303COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
304COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20♿ 🐾
305COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
306COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
307COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
308COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
310COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
311COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
312COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughPavedSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10♿ 🐾
313COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10♿ 🐾
314COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
315COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
316COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
317COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
318COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
319COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾
320COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
321COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
322COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft10 🐾
323COYOTEStandard NonelectricPull ThroughGravelSlightDrive InLakefront32 ft20 🐾

Getting there

This site is 6 miles southeast of historic Roosevelt Dam. From Mesa: take State Route (SR) 87/Beeline Highway north for about 60 miles to its junction with SR 188. Turn right onto SR 188 for 33 miles to the junction of SR 88. Continue south on SR 188 for 4 miles to Forest Road (FR) 82 (Windy Hill Recreation Site entrance). Turn left and continue for 2 miles to the site. The entire route is paved.

From the Globe area: take SR 188 north for 25 miles to FR 82 (Windy Hill Recreation Site entrance), turn right and continue for 2 miles to the site. The entire route is paved.

33.66670, -111.08796 · 33°40'0.1"N 111°5'16.7"W

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Typical weather

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High °F616674829110210410296857160
Low °F404348546372787771594840
Precip in2.21.71.70.60.30.11.62.11.41.01.12.1

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 1.7 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Windy Hill Campground

Can you reserve a site at Windy Hill Campground?
Yes, Windy Hill Campground is reservable through Recreation.gov.
How many campsites does Windy Hill Campground have?
137 sites.
What is the maximum RV length at Windy Hill Campground?
45 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
Are pets allowed at Windy Hill Campground?
Yes, pets are allowed at Windy Hill Campground.
Are campfires allowed at Windy Hill Campground?
Campfires are allowed at Windy Hill Campground. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.

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

USDA Forest Service — data as of Aug 24, 2026

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

Restrictions:

  • 14-day stay limit.
  • Trailers under 32 feet.
  • Please use trash receptacles when available.
  • PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT .
  • Rules and regulations are posted at all fee stations. Please observe.
  • Sewage dump facilities are located across from Cholla Campground 8 miles north on Hwy. 188 (no fee).
  • Boat sewage pump-out can be arranged with the marina.
  • Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours).

Accessibility:

  • Showers, toilet buildings, grills and tables at accessibly sites, parking spurs, Amphitheater, Wheelchair transfer station (Boating), courtesy docks, and Fee Machine Kiosk.

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Camping near Windy Hill Campground

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-05-22.

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