Picacho Peak State Park | Established Campground

March 25th, 2023 by RAV4Girl

Excellent Camp Hosts Mark and Larry, spent my night chatting with the two characters, over a fire. Crabby Park Ranger Richard. Beautiful camp spots with very new fire grills and from picnic tables. Labelled full at front entrance and online, but when I showed up at 6pm, there was one reserved site free ($30) and two overfill sites free ($15). The overfill 1-5 spots is almost nicer as they are pull through, less traffic and more private. They are farther away from showers though and no electricity. Honestly for one night I don’t want to pay $15 for electricity anyway! No generators allowed btw. My solar works just fine.

Showerheads are THE worst, just like a spray trickle of water so you couldn’t get warm at all. I went to the handicap handheld which actually had a working showerhead. Still not my favourite as I like to stand underneath the stream and wash with both hands😕

Lovely easy hiking trails options!

Come to the park even just for a picnic, there’s tables and shade set up all over the place for day guests. Just beautiful backdrop.

March 1st, 2023 by jjleehall

Just thought that I would add that they have six overflow spots but are available on a first come first serve basis. we had no problem snagging a spot a few nights in a row by showing up before 9:00 a.m. No hookups in the overflow spots, but pit toilet and access to the nice hot showers and flush toilets in the main loop. A real steal at $15/night. Absolutely beautiful park!

January 7th, 2023 by kb151227

beautiful wonderful and rocky. going up is .. coming down is slippery

December 20th, 2022 by RoryCullen.com

$30 per night with electric. Dump station, but no potable water available for RV fill up, so arrive with full tanks. You also cannot flush your tanks here.
We booked in advance, $3.20 fee for online reservations, cheap fee compared to a lot of other places.
Back-in sites seem more level overall.
Look at Google map satellite view and you can confirm which sites have ramadas (shelters) which can be handy.
Highway and train noise is fairly muted but does exist.
Showers warm enough.
Dish washing stations behind main bathrooms.
Lots of hiking.

December 13th, 2022 by joeydempsey14

great park, very clean. nice showers. no same day reservations but they let us in to an unreserved site.

December 13th, 2022 by jessicavalentineyoga

Such a rad spot. Gorgeous views, super clean, great showers, dish washing stations, hiking, fire pits, picnic tables, pull through and back in sites. Worth a stop.

October 17th, 2022 by iamchelleallen

This place is beautiful. Super clean bathroom and hot shower. Fire pit. Great 5G VZW. $30 and power too. I’ll fill and dump at the station before I go. Really nice and safe and beautiful spot.

March 11th, 2022 by kiplingmike

Serene setting good walking trails and large parking spaces

November 28th, 2021 by makala.noble

Can self-pay after hours with cash only. Campsite in Loop A was $30 for one vehicle and up to six people.

Surprisingly good cell signal (Google Fi via T-Mobile) even though bars didn't show as full strength. 50Mbps download, 3Mbps upload.

November 14th, 2021 by TravelCat

Great spot if you don't mind being close enough to the interstate to hear it. Worth going if you like to hike, the mountain is a perfect day hike with amazing views.

December 22nd, 2020 by craig.walker

Excellent campsite established campsite, sites nicely spaced apart. Only drawback: lots of noise from the trains and Highway traffic.

March 13th, 2020 by wendiluther

Nice state campground with friendly staff. Back-in site with plenty of room to maneuver (C-22) and decent distance between sites. No water available at this time...must bring your own.

October 22nd, 2019 by amiotlaetitia

Great campground with very clean restrooms and good spots with view.
The electricity work well and there is potable water.
We stayed two nights there... NO problems.
Quiet and good for rv’s.

October 20th, 2019 by lee.myrah

Great hike to the peak. We did the loop - campground, Sunset View Trail, Hunter Trail, campground. Spectacular 360° view from the peak.

March 4th, 2018 by alice91191

Very good campground, 24$ a night with partial hook up, great showers with hot water and great view over the Picacho peak. But close to the freeway the some noise during the night

April 22nd, 2016 by gliceria.rod

Pull through RV site not quite leveled but got electricity, bathrooms, dump station. $30/night drop in. Our site was elevated which kept highway traffic noise at bay. We chose not to pay additional for wifi but it is available.