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Campsite #18 at Manzanita Campground, AZ
Campsite #18 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Fire ring, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed
Campsite Reviews (25)
5.0 out of 5
| 5 star | | 60% |
| 4 star | | 16% |
| 3 star | | 16% |
| 2 star | | 0% |
| 1 star | | 8% |
@RobinS8336598 · Camped on Aug 20, 2025 at Campsite #18
So glad to have found what appears to be Sedona's best kept secret. Right on the banks of Oak Creek where you can relax and swim in the cool shade.
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@SusanSu12D504B · Camped on Jun 23, 2025 at Campsite #18
Great small campground. Very quiet and close to Sedona.
@DenisHCC24BB85 · Camped on Jun 18, 2025 at Campsite #18
Beautiful campground between tall trees.
@JeneMEC1629FFD · Camped on May 2, 2025 at Campsite #18
Camping by the stream is amazing! Hearing the sound of the babbling brook is the greatest appeal of this campground. Keep your stuff packed away. Unfortunately we had to remind kids not to take other campers wood.
@DanielW1CBAB3F · Camped on Apr 22, 2025 at Campsite #18
This campground was delightful! We enjoyed the songbirds, the creek, and the Sterling Pass hike across the street is spectacular. This campground was the perfect way to start our Arizona Vacation.
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@CorinaD6AFC0D8 · Camped on Dec 26, 2024 at Campsite #18
Easy to find! Level ground for tent camping and short walks to the bathroom! River front area and lively river sound to lull you to sleep!
@ErikJ285432213 · Camped on Sep 23, 2024 at Campsite #18
The camp host was friendly and inviting. The location next the stream and near Sedona was great. The sites are a little close together and near the road (traffic noise and light pollution was moderate.) Vault toilets were clean and better than expected. Overall a good experience.
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@Elizabeth20437 · Camped on Jul 28, 2024 at Campsite #18
Really enjoyed our stay here. Camp host was friendly and welcoming. Site 18 is spacious and has great views. Also backs right up to the creek pathway. Had enough room for 2 tents and extra space. Fire restrictions were lifted so we were able to enjoy a campfire. The creek is a 2 minute walk away with a great little swimming hole super close by. Campground itself was clean and well maintained. Only complaint was loud neighbors but they quieted down just after midnight. We were able to fish, there were great close by trails, and overall a really great family experience.
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@Christine79297 · Camped on May 2, 2024 at Campsite #18
Cody and Anna (the hosts) were super friendly, took care of wood delivery, and kept the bathrooms immaculate! The campsite is small and the sites are on top of each other, but that's what you get for creekside campsite. The fishing was excellent. It was stocked on Thursday. The road is close, but traffic dies down around 10. I didn't enjoy the guy who set up his tent literally 2 feet from mine then snored all night. (They did have 3 giant tents, and 2 cars for 3 guys and 5 boys for a little tiny site.) I like this campground for its lovely creek access but the FS is trying to squeeze out as much money as they can by putting the sites so close together.
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@EmilyK1749999 · Camped on Jan 28, 2024 at Campsite #18
Heard the water of the creek bubbling all night
@Katherine76321 · Camped on Jan 25, 2024 at Campsite #18
great location, beautiful river and wonderful camp host.
@markc1361143 · Camped on Dec 12, 2023 at Campsite #18
Nice campground. Would definitely come back. Unfortunately the 89A road was closed from campground to Sedona so it was really out of way to get to Sedona.
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@ZoeZ2165479362 · Camped on May 17, 2023 at Campsite #18
Sites 18 is next to the river and the campground is beautiful. We had a few issues though, the main one being that the "drinking" water is undrinkable. It's yellow and tastes strongly like metal, even after we filtered it the taste remained so we had to buy water at the grocery store in sedona. The other issue is that the rules don't really seem to be enforced here, our neighbors were talking until 12, when we told them to be quieter, and let their fire die out instead of putting it out. This meant that our tent got smoked the whole night. The camphosts don't check anything
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@DavidV5073563 · Camped on May 10, 2023 at Campsite #18
Stunning canyons, red rocks were amazing. Friendly people in camp for the most part; ***Great*** camp hosts.
Town of Sedona was āprettyā (ugly) tourist trap with new-age shysters.
Town of Sedona was āprettyā (ugly) tourist trap with new-age shysters.
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@RyanD6291946 · Camped on Mar 22, 2023 at Campsite #18
couldn't access the Manzanita campsite due to flooding. &... you wouldn't give me a refund to my new credit card # b/c the # didn't match the old credit card number. (my wallet was stolen). very disappointed.
@HollyT9360790 · Camped on Mar 20, 2023 at Campsite #18
The weather is just natureā¦which severely impacted our trip and couldnāt access campground half of our trip. Obviously not the grounds issue, but had to leave our gear behind, find a hotel š Camp host was gone the first (nice weather) day we checked in with a full campground. Campers were all trying to find out how to reach someone about weather warnings. Tried to contact and reached out to ranger station but obviously lots of bad flooding and weather that week.
I do love this place and have camped here several times. Will definitely be back and is one of my favorites anywhere Iāve been on travels.
I do love this place and have camped here several times. Will definitely be back and is one of my favorites anywhere Iāve been on travels.
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@HollyT9360790 · Camped on Mar 20, 2023 at Campsite #18
The weather is just naturewhich severely impacted our trip and couldnt access campground half of our trip. Obviously not the grounds issue, but had to leave our gear behind, find a hotel Camp host was gone the first (nice weather) day we checked in with a full campground. Campers were all trying to find out how to reach someone about weather warnings. Tried to contact and reached out to ranger station but obviously lots of bad flooding and weather that week. I do love this place and have camped here several times. Will definitely be back and is one of my favorites anywhere Ive been on travels.
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@StefanieO066AA · Camped on Jul 26, 2022 at Campsite #18
Love this place! Campsite and restrooms are clean. The camp host, especially Frank, were very helpful and friendly.
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@BrianB7534319 · Camped on Jun 26, 2022 at Campsite #18
Camp was clan as always, bathrooms were clean. Camp ranger was circling every 15 minutes! A bit excessive, almost felt like the baby sitter was checking up looking for things that were not right
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@PeteD1653928 · Camped on May 15, 2022 at Campsite #18
Best swimming and fishing here. We've been going for years. Butterfies in the spring and blackberries in the summer. Really nice place to relax.
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@RickW4075177 · Camped on Mar 16, 2022 at Campsite #18
The campground was nicely situated along Oak Creek in the canyon above Sedona AZ on a wooded site that offered good visibility around the grounds and of the canyon. There was easy road access to Sedona and to the many hiking trails of the Red Rock Country. It was well managed and maintained. All sites were ready to use with a good picnic table, fire pit and charcoal grill. The pit toilets were kept clean and stocked. I hope to return as my son and I greatly enjoyed our stay.
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@NathanielDDFA5 · Camped on Feb 27, 2022 at Campsite #18
Beautiful location along Oak Creek. Compact campsites and parking slabs.
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@KatherineS880 · Camped on Jan 21, 2022 at Campsite #18
Stunning views at this campsite. However, sites are very small and there is 0 privacy. Bought wood from the lady and she gave our wood to the wrong people and did not believe us when we first told her. She was nice but the last time I stayed her the guy was much cooler. Overall a very cool site but I would not stay more than one night here.
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@JaeS452 · Camped on Dec 9, 2021 at Campsite #18
On day 1 we hiked Soldier Pass to the 7 Sacred Pools via the Brin Mesa trail (found it on All Trails), which had lots of parking when the Soldier Pass parking was full. On day 2 we did the loop around Courthouse Butte (Bell Rock, Rector and Big Park Loop on All Trails). Both hikes were amazing.
Staff at the campground were super nice.
Staff at the campground were super nice.
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@JaeS7679242 · Camped on Dec 9, 2021 at Campsite #18
On day 1 we hiked Soldier Pass to the 7 Sacred Pools via the Brin Mesa trail (found it on All Trails), which had lots of parking when the Soldier Pass parking was full. On day 2 we did the loop around Courthouse Butte (Bell Rock, Rector and Big Park Loop on All Trails). Both hikes were amazing. Staff at the campground were super nice.
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