Coconino National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 3,126 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 35
- Longest rig
- 42 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 35 campgrounds shown
- Apache Maid Cabinto 20 ft · 1 sitesMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Ashurst Lake Campgroundsearly May – Oct 11 · First-come, first-served
- Blue Ridge CampgroundEarly May – September 29 · First-come, first-served
- Bonito CampgroundReservations accepted
- Bull Pen Day Use Area & TrailheadYear round
- Canyon Vista Campground14 sitesEarly May – mid October · First-come, first-served
- Cave Springs CampgroundReservations accepted
- Chavez Crossing Group CampgroundYear round · Reservations accepted
- Childs Dispersed Camping AreaYear round
- Cinder Hills Off Highway Vehicle AreaSeason not published
- Clear Creek and Clear Creek Group CampgroundsFirst-come, first-served
- Clints Well CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Crescent Moon CabinYear round · Reservations accepted
- Dairy Springs Campgroundto 40 ft · 32 sites · Pull-throughearly May – Oct 11 · Reservations accepted
- Deer Pass TrailheadYear round
- Double Springs Campgroundto 40 ft · 15 sitesearly May – Oct 11 · Reservations accepted
- Elks Group Campground1 sitesEarly May – October 27 · Reservations accepted
- Fernow Cabinto 40 ft · 1 sitesApril 21 – November 14 · Reservations accepted
- Forked Pine CampgroundOct 11 · First-come, first-served
- Kehl Springs CampgroundMay – October 27
- Kendrick Cabinto 40 ft · 1 sitesApril 14 – November 14 · Reservations accepted
- Kinnikinick Lake Picnic AreaFirst-come, first-served
- Knoll Lake CampgroundMay – September 8 · First-come, first-served
- Lakeview Campgroundearly May – October 11 · Reservations accepted
- Little Elden Spring Horse CampReservations accepted
- Lockett Meadow CampgroundOct 11 · First-come, first-served
- Long Valley Work Center Group CampgroundEarly May – October 13 · Reservations accepted
- Manzanita Campground19 sitesReservations accepted
- Moqui Group Campground3 sitesEarly May – September 22 · Reservations accepted
- O'Leary Group Campgroundto 35 ft · 3 sites · Pull-throughReservations accepted
- Pine Flat CampgroundReservations accepted
- Pine Grove Campgroundto 42 ft · 69 sites · Pull-throughearly May – Oct 12 · Reservations accepted
- Pumphouse Wash (FR 237) Dispersed Camping AreaOct 12
- Rock Crossing CampgroundEarly May – September 23 · First-come, first-served
- Wing Mountain Dispersed CampingOct 12
Coconino National Forest
The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff, with elevations ranging from 2,600 ft (800 m) to the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 ft (3,851 m). Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve", the area was designated a U.S. National Forest by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt on July 2, 1908, when the San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve was merged with lands from other surrounding forest reserves to create the Coconino National Forest. Today, the Coconino National Forest contains diverse landscapes, including deserts, ponderosa pine forests, flatlands, mesas, alpine tundra, and ancient volcanic peaks.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness48,317 acres
- Kachina Peaks Wilderness18,720 acres
- Munds Mountain Wilderness18,109 acres
- West Clear Creek Wilderness15,465 acres
- Fossil Springs Wilderness10,431 acres
- Strawberry Crater Wilderness10,414 acres
- Wet Beaver Wilderness6,178 acres
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Places worth pulling over
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Drive to Coconino the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.