A12
Coconino National Forest › Red Rock Ranger District › Arizona
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Campsite #A12 at Cave Spring Campground, AZ
$30
Campsite #A12
| 8 people | |
| 25 ft | Back-In |
| 1 | good |
8/6
Campsite #A12 Features: Back-In parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, RV Site, Tent Site, Trailer Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (5)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 20% |
| 4 star | | 40% |
| 3 star | | 20% |
| 2 star | | 20% |
| 1 star | | 0% |
@Alexander70834 · Camped on Apr 25, 2025 at Campsite #A12
Friendly staff! And beautiful area
@AmandaS6104080 · Camped on Oct 5, 2023 at Campsite #A12
Beautiful campground, if you get a good spot. Some sites are extremely close together. "A" loop was nice.
@EllenR0A00F2D5 · Camped on Jun 18, 2023 at Campsite #A12
The only way to camp in Oak Creek Canyon is at a National Forest Campground, and Cave Springs is our favorite-- but over the years it's become everybody's favorite, which does make it a bit crowded. We always book reservations months in advance and have tried just about every loop. They all have their merits. No matter where, it's super quiet at night (I heard a neighbor fart once!) but noisy by day. Kids screaming at top volume. On our last stay, a dachshund down the road went completely ape anytime anyone walked past. That said, the camp sites are generally well-spaced with lots of trees, shade and room away from your neighbors.
In addition to the bustling campground, public creek access and free parking along the highway means the best creekside day-use locations nearby are nabbed pretty early. We also witnessed non-campers wandering across the creek to snoop around.
The camp hosts were all very friendly, though a bit frazzled in the office. (They sent someone to camp in our site our 2nd night, not knowing it as occupied. That guy shrugged and laughed saying this was the 3rd site they'd sent him to that already had campers in it.). The hosts' kindly helpfulness ended when we lollygagged a bit too long to check out of our campsite. Checkout is 11am sharp! On this date, Hwy 89A was closed for a maintenance project 6am-4pm. We had the actual campsite clear and ready to be raked by 11:30am, but we were still loading our gear into our vehicle in its small, side of the road parking space until 12:00. Numerous hosts rolled up in their carts to yell at us, telling us we were "holding up the entire campground" & "nobody else could check in until we left" which I don’t believe is true, but we were pleasant and apologetic. I never experienced that level of stress from the hosts before, especially on a rare day like that with the highway quiet and closed into Sedona, & a non-sold-out Tuesday to boot. It was kind of a rude departure that darkened an otherwise fun trip.
In addition to the bustling campground, public creek access and free parking along the highway means the best creekside day-use locations nearby are nabbed pretty early. We also witnessed non-campers wandering across the creek to snoop around.
The camp hosts were all very friendly, though a bit frazzled in the office. (They sent someone to camp in our site our 2nd night, not knowing it as occupied. That guy shrugged and laughed saying this was the 3rd site they'd sent him to that already had campers in it.). The hosts' kindly helpfulness ended when we lollygagged a bit too long to check out of our campsite. Checkout is 11am sharp! On this date, Hwy 89A was closed for a maintenance project 6am-4pm. We had the actual campsite clear and ready to be raked by 11:30am, but we were still loading our gear into our vehicle in its small, side of the road parking space until 12:00. Numerous hosts rolled up in their carts to yell at us, telling us we were "holding up the entire campground" & "nobody else could check in until we left" which I don’t believe is true, but we were pleasant and apologetic. I never experienced that level of stress from the hosts before, especially on a rare day like that with the highway quiet and closed into Sedona, & a non-sold-out Tuesday to boot. It was kind of a rude departure that darkened an otherwise fun trip.
@ChrisW1509692 · Camped on May 31, 2023 at Campsite #A12
Greta place, showers were clean and warm. Put toilets were a bummer. We walked down the creek a little ways and found a pretty neat swimming hole
@KimA9943387 · Camped on Apr 21, 2023 at Campsite #A12
The location was superb. The staff were fantastic. The site was mis-represented. I booked last year and chose A12 which is detailed as being suitable for an RV up the 25 feet long, mine is 24 feet long. When I arrived on-site it was evident that A12 is a tent only site, the boulders leading to the camping area were too close for any vehicle to pass through easily (less than 7 feet). The campground was full so they could not relocate me in area A or near A where my travel companion was sited. I had to camp along the road 😡 where I was unable to adequately level my RV. I was unable to use the site as intended and was sorely disappointed. I recommend an update to how the sites are described.
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