Christopher Creek Campground, AZ - Latest Reviews, Photos & Campground Map

Christopher Creek Campground is located in the Payson Ranger District, Tonto National Forest (2 hrs 2 min northeast of Scottsdale, AZ) with an elevation of 5,706 feet. There are a total of 41 campsites including 2 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of April to the beginning of November. 39 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers up to 22 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. Fees range from $24.00 to $80.00.

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4.5 out of 5

5 star		71%
4 star		15%
3 star		5%
2 star		4%
1 star		5%

@AlisonD2771610 · Camped on Jul 20, 2025 at Campsite #2

This is such a beautiful campsite. I have always enjoyed coming up here. Although Their website says they allow fire pits and they have a grill and just please know that this is quite misleading because once you enter the campground, there are no fires or Charcoal allowed of any kind everything must be propane.They drive around quite a bit and threaten me with fines, even when you havent done anything yet

@RodB6669324 · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #40

Host was very helpful and knowledgeable.

@MyongJune11A0E · Camped on Jul 8, 2025 at Campsite #15

Kind host, spacious venue. Totally enjoyed!

@LoriB2407943 · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #15

The campsite was marginal.

@NatachaMC6BA2D · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #19

Christopher Creek is lovely. Weather was great, unfortunately the creek is pretty dry. Nice hiking trails and the camping spot was very clean. Bathrooms are as expected a bit stinky, but plenty of toilet paper.

@KristenE189AEF · Camped on Jun 29, 2025 at Campsite #17

Friendly hosts, clean bathrooms, large private site with options for tent setup

@ChelseaD8724D0 · Camped on Jun 20, 2025 at Campsite #29

The creek is dried up. Its the only thing that makes this place magical. The toilets stink so bad and you can smell them through the forest. It wasnt worth the money at all!!!

@StanH5412983 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #8

The creek was almost empty, just breeding grounds for tons of mosquitoes.The site was very uneven and sloping making it impossible to park the trailer without leveling tools.On top of that the app was showing the site as first come first serve which wasn't true, so we were forced to leave after less than 12 hours.Got better camping elsewhere for free.

@LanceHF1A727E1 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #40

Great place for the kids to play in the creek. Our family had 4 sites together and had a great time. Missed having a wood fire because of the fire ban.

@BRYANW2909940 · Camped on Jun 8, 2025 at Campsite #10

Clean sites and pleasant hosts

@MelissaZ396943 · Camped on Jun 4, 2025 at Campsite #33

Camp hosts were very nice and did a great job! The creek has no water flowing through it. You can hear the semis downshifting and breaking all night on the highway from the campground. People need to be more courteous of others and clean up after themselves and their children after using the outhouse. It was so gross going in right after them and seeing the mess they made.

@DejanNF9B04DD8 · Camped on Jun 2, 2025 at Campsite #9

Clean and every site is close to water. Very friendly hosts.

@CathyS3726872 · Camped on Jun 1, 2025 at Campsite #40

Lovely to be in the pines. The creek was quite low due to less snow in the higher country, but the kids still had fun. Our trailer is 20' and is about the largest this campground will accomodate; most of our group was in tents.

@RobertF6718628 · Camped on Jun 1, 2025 at Campsite #24

The campground was beautiful and the camp hosts were very helpful. However, I reserved A16 at Christopher Creek Campground which the website said was for RV camping; I have a small popup. The campsite was not accessible with the RV; I would have to park my camper on the road! Camping on the street was not my idea of a good camping experience. Fortunately, I had also reserved another site since we were a group of campers from our church. I was able to move to another site, but I think the assignment of the site as RV camping was quite misleading. The camp hosts helped us resolve the issue; they were fantastic.

@CraigUCDBAF7C3 · Camped on May 29, 2025 at Campsite #35

Grate hosts, friendly camper around us. My kids had a wonderful time. Thank you!

@RachaelVC813C8 · Camped on May 23, 2025 at Campsite #17

Beautiful campground with friendly hosts. It was so quiet at night, even on memorial day weekend. The creek was a bit low, but we had fun catching crayfish and exploring the campground. Our site was big and right on the creek which was very nice, but not very flat so it was a bit of a hard time figuring out where to put the tents. Still recommend and would definitely try to get the same site when we return!

@DianeS9755786 · Camped on May 21, 2025 at Campsite #33

Sharon, Jo & Syd were excellent campground hosts. The hosts introduced themselves shortly after my arrival. The hosts were very informative about fire restrictions and answered all my questions. The hosts were very friendly. I was traveling solo and the hosts stopped by to say hello when passing by during the day. I felt very safe. The restrooms and campground were very clean. I throughly enjoyed my stay here. Thanks Sharon, Jo & Syd!

@KristenB526611 · Camped on May 21, 2025 at Campsite #8

Campground was clean and the camp host was EXCELLENT! We had a fabulous camping trip.

@KelliF940C07C5 · Camped on May 19, 2025 at Campsite #G1

We stayed in the group site and had the best time, as always. Our camp hosts were fantastic and made sure we were aware of the animal sightings in the area.

@AliciaJ0B23DDF · Camped on May 16, 2025 at Campsite #14

I cant quite a few places around this area and Ive never experienced such a micromanaging campground. The first morning we saw 1 or 3 camp host drive around 14 times before noon its felt like you were being watched. Camps sites are a lot closer then they look on the site. Also NO MENTION of a fire on the site so ALOT of people were not aware.

@TimothyG8B540F · Camped on Oct 24, 2024 at Campsite #2

Great place and beautiful scenery. We were able to hike all the way up the creek and is just a short drive to lake.

@KelleyM3707919 · Camped on Oct 20, 2024 at Campsite #8

The bathrooms are and campsites are really close together and smells awful.. if you're looking for fresh air and seclusion this is not the place and the creek is barely a creek!

@WilliamK482864 · Camped on Oct 14, 2024 at Campsite #28

The campground is nice and generally quiet, more suited for tent camping, then even a small RV in my opinion. Park is clean, bathrooms probably as clean as possible but lots of flies in them.There is a lot of truck Jake brake noise at night, as well as airplane noise that sounded low altitude, we had a nice stay while we were there anyway, rangers were pleasant, easy drive from the phx valley

@RichardB341941 · Camped on Oct 14, 2024 at Campsite #24

We had a pleasant stay. Well maintained and clean.

@RhiannonH6B9E7 · Camped on Oct 1, 2024 at Campsite #19

Beautiful area! We were there during the week, and the campground was peaceful and quiet. Our campsite had a creek running behind it, too. Plenty to do in the area, would definitely recommend staying here.

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