Birds Of PassageBirds Of PassageHome › Camping › Arizona › Tonto National Forest
Paid or permit campsite
Horse camp · USDA Forest Service · Tonto National Forest Fees: This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile… Overview Horseshoe Campground is farther up the road from Mesquite Campground. Offering more developed campground sites with picnic tables, fire pits and access to the Verde River at campsites 11 and 12. Gorgeous vistas of surrounding mountains and the Verde River are offered along the path for families to enjoy. Most campsites are less shaded than the favored 11 and 12 campsites, so please feel free to bring canopies and coolers to provide shade and stay hydrated during the day, but this campground does have some large mesquite trees providing shade. Bald eagles are frequently seen in this vicinity. This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan… Getting there: This site is 23 miles northeast of Carefree. From Carefree, take Cave Creek Road turn right on Bartlett Dam Road and continue for 6 miles to the junction of FR 205 and FR 19. At this junction, FR 205 turns left and becomes an unmaintained unpaved road. Follow FR 205 for 10 miles towards Horseshoe Reservoir. At the junction of FR 205 and FR 205A, turn right and travel an additional ½ mile to the site. Rules: - 14-day stay limit. - Trailers under 16 feet. - Use of motorized watercraft on flowing portions of the Verde River is prohibited. - PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT . - Glass containers prohibited . - Road to campground is unpaved and unmaintained. - Recommend high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles. - Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours). Official page: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10215884 Source: Recreation.gov, USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go.
Official information from the managing agency. Fees, seasons and closures change; check before you go.
The Birds Of Passage app is coming soon to the App Store