Upper Tonto Creek Campground
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- Not published
- Sites
- 13
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- Not published
- Paved access
- Not published
- Accessible sites
- Not published
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Yes
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Upper Tonto Creek Campground
There are numerous activities to explore in the Upper Tonto Creek Campgrounds. The Lower Tonto Creek Campground has a large open-space parking lot and paved walkway makes it accessible with only a light hike to the creek. The Upper Tonto Creek Campground is tucked away from the main highway where the Tonto and Horton Creeks merge. Families may enjoy fishing at both Tonto and Horton Creeks or pass time hiking through nearby Horton Creek Trail or Derrick Trail. Both of these trails access the Highline National Recreation Trail (#31). Review At-A-Glance below for more details about this site.
Before you go
Season
April – October
Fees
Scan & Pay only accepted (No cash or checks accepted) Download Recreation.gov app (app information) and log into account before heading to campground. See instructions here. • $20 per night for standard sites; $38 per night for double campsites. • *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. • $8 for Tonto Pass (Available for Participating Vendors). • $12 at fee machine.
Restrictions
14-day stay limit. • No OHV recreational riding within the campground. • Dogs are allowed and must be kept on a leash. • Please use trash receptacles or pack it in, pack it out. • All campgrounds have posted Rules & Regulations at entrance kiosks. Please read and observe all rules. • Sites are small in this campground so trailers have to be short or only over camper type mounts. • Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours).
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.