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Camping in the Tucson Area Note: The public camping areas listed below charge entrance fees and/or camping fees. Call the area you are interested in for campsite availability, up to date fee information, fire closures, or any other information you need to plan your trip. For private campground information, contact either the Tucson Chamber of Commerce or the Tucson Visitors Bureau. Arizona State Parks Catalina State Park 48 drive-in campsites. Facilities (520) 628-5798 include: restrooms, showers, electricity, Located 15 miles north of Tucson on dump station and water. State Highway 77. Picacho Peak State Park 100 drive-in campsites. Facilities (520) 466-3183 include: restrooms, showers, electricity Located 40 miles north of Tucson on I- and a dump station. 10 (exit 219). Kartchner Caverns State Park 62 drive-in campsites. Facilities (520) 586-2283 include: restrooms, showers, electricity, Located 9 miles south of I-10 (exit dump station and water. 302) on State Highway 90. Pima County Parks Colossal Cave Mountain Park 30 drive-in campsites. Facilities (520) 647-7275 include: chemical toilet and water. The Located 11 miles south of Saguaro main park gate is locked nightly, no National Park (east) on Old Spanish entrance or exit after hours. 35’ limit Trail. on RV’s. Tucson Mountain Park 150 drive-in campsites. Facilities (Gilbert Ray Campground) include: restrooms, electricity, dump (520) 883-4200 or 877-6000 Located 3 station and water. miles south of Saguaro National Park (west) on McCain Loop Road. United States Forest Service Coronado National Forest The number of drive-in campsites (520) 749-7730 or 760-2301 varies depending on time of year and Location: Catalina Mountains North of fire closures. Facilities include: chemi- Tucson. Take Tanque Verde Road East cal toilets and water. Maximum vehicle to the Catalina Highway. size at all campgrounds is 22 feet. National Park Service Chiricahua National Monument 29 drive-in campsites. Facilities (520) 824-3560 include: restrooms and water. 29’ limit Located 36 miles south of I-10 on RV’s. (Willcox, AZ) off State Highway 186. Saguaro National Park (EAST) 21 backcountry campsites in six (520) 733-5153 campgrounds. Facilities include: pit Located within the Rincon Mountains toilets, hitching rails and seasonal East of Tucson. These campgrounds water sources. All water must be are accessible by foot or livestock only. treated. Organ Pipe Cactus National 208 drive-in campsites. Facilities Monument include restrooms, dump station and (520) 387-6849 water. 35’ limit on RV’s. Located 22 miles South of Why, AZ on State Highway 85. Private Campground Tucson Chamber of Commerce Tucson Visitors Bureau Information 465 West St. Mary’s Road 100 South Church Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85701 Tucson, Arizona 85701 (520) 792-1212 (520) 624-1817 .

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Camping in the Tucson Area Note: the Public Camping Areas Listed Below Charge Entrance Fees And/Or Camping Fees
Camping in the Tucson Area Note: The public camping areas listed below charge entrance fees and/or camping fees. Call the area you are interest- ed in for campsite availability, up to date fee information, fire closures, or any other information you need to plan your trip. For private campground information, contact either the Tucson Chamber of Commerce or the Tucson Visitors Bureau. Arizona State Parks Catalina State Park 123 drive-in campsites. Facilities include: (520) 628-5798 restrooms, showers, electricity, dump sta- Located 15 miles north of Tucson on State tion and water. * Due to budget Highway 77. constraints, some Picacho Peak State Park State Parks may be 100 drive-in campsites. Facilities include: (520) 466-3183 closed. Please check restrooms, showers, electricity and a dump website Located 40 miles north of Tucson on I-10 (exit 219). station. www.azstateparks. com Kartchner Caverns State Park (520) 586-4100 (tours/camping); 62 drive-in campsites. Facilities include: re- 586-2283 (tours/reservations) strooms, showers, electricity, dump station Located 9 miles south of I-10 (exit 302) on and water. State Highway 90. Pima County Parks Colossal Cave Mountain Park 30 drive-in campsites. Facilities include: (520) 647-7050 (camping & tours after chemical toilet and water. The main park hours); 647-7275 (tours only) gate is locked nightly, no entrance or exit Located 11 miles south of Saguaro Nation- after hours. 35’ limit on RV’s. al Park (east) on Old Spanish Trail. 150 drive-in campsites. Facilities include: Tucson Mountain Park (Gilbert Ray Campground) restrooms, electricity, dump station and (520) 883-4200 or 877-6000 water.
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