Campground · Arizona · 137 bookable sites ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Tonto National Forest (NF) · Open Access

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.
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.
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
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.
Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups.
| Site | Loop | Type | Entry | Surface | Grade | Access | Water | Max rig | People | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 25 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 235 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 236 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 25 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 237 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 238 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 25 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 239 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 240 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 25 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 241 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 242 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 25 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 243 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 244 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 25 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 245 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 246 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 247 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 248 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 249 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 250 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 30 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 251 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 252 | CHIPMUNK | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 30 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 10 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 11 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 12 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 13 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 14 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 15 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 17 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 18 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 19 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 2 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 20 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 21 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 22 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 23 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 24 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 25 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 26 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 27 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 28 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 29 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 3 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 30 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 31 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 32 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Parallel | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 33 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 34 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 35 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 36 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Parallel | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 37 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 38 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 39 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 4 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 40 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 41 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 42 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 43 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 44 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 45 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 46 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Paved | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 47 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 48 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Paved | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 49 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 5 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 50 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 51 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 6 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 7 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 8 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 9 | COATI | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Hike In | Lakefront | 20 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 254 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 30 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 255 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 256 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 40 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 257 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 258 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 40 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 259 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 260 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 40 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 261 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 262 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 40 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 263 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 264 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 40 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 265 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 266 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 40 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 267 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 268 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 45 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 269 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 270 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 35 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 271 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 272 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 273 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 274 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Paved | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 275 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 276 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 35 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 277 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 278 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 45 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 279 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 280 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 35 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 281 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 282 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 45 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 283 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 284 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 45 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 285 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 286 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 45 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 287 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 288 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 289 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 290 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 291 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 292 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 293 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 294 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 295 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 296 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 297 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 298 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 299 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 300 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 301 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 302 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 303 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 304 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 305 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 306 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 307 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 308 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 310 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 311 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 312 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Paved | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 313 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | ♿ 🐾 |
| 314 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 315 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 316 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 317 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 318 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 319 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
| 320 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 321 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 322 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 10 | 🐾 |
| 323 | COYOTE | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Gravel | Slight | Drive In | Lakefront | 32 ft | 20 | 🐾 |
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
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, 1.7 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.


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