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		73%
4 star		15%
3 star		5%
2 star		3%
1 star		5%

@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.

@EllyD999D410E3 · Camped on Sep 24, 2024 at Campsite #17

Spot 17 is amazingthat said unfortunately the campers before us used the surrounding woods as their toilet!! Nasty

@AshleyA3817646 · Camped on Sep 23, 2024 at Campsite #43

We loved our stay. And our puppy had a great time too.

@MohitA2DA44C0C · Camped on Sep 20, 2024 at Campsite #11

It would been a 5 star if only the toilets werent possibly the worst ever. There was no staff onsite and every single toilet was super stinky and unhygienic with flies all around. These were pit toilets with no ventilation whatsoever. If only we had known or researched this beforehand, would probably have skipped the campground altogether.That being said, the campground itself is beautiful with tall palm trees all around. Every site comes with bear proof box, which we saw for the first time (and got a little scared too ). The sites were well spread out and still didnt feel too far away. There is a little creek which was fun. We had a blast overall, if only not for the restrooms.

@DanielBA792DF6 · Camped on Sep 3, 2024 at Campsite #9

Excellent time my wife and I planned another trip already for October and looking forward to fishing up at Woods Canyon Lake

@JohnR2194126 · Camped on Aug 6, 2024 at Campsite #17

Great campsite next to creek. Has bear box to store cooler and trash, but tight parking along side of road.

@JamesKB4C9FE1A · Camped on Jul 30, 2024 at Campsite #18

We had a wonderful time at this campsite! There was a little mixup regarding reservations with another camper, but Mike the camp host worked everything out in a smooth and professional way! Five stars for Mike the camp host, lol!

@StephenW521762 · Camped on Jul 29, 2024 at Campsite #25

The vault toilets smelt so bad that the whole campground smelt and as a result i left a day early. Have not had this problem at other campgrounds

@MonicaP1622DA6 · Camped on Jul 23, 2024 at Campsite #7

Sites are large. Bathrooms are well maintained. Very quiet place.

@BrianB7534319 · Camped on Jul 22, 2024 at Campsite #33

There is no longer a dedicated camp host. Now it is some kind of volunteer rotation. Guess how the bathrooms were? The smell of sewage could be smelled from 3 camp sites away. I could not even enter the bathroom because the stench was so bad. The one bathroom I could open the door, it had no toilet paper and 50+ flies swarming! We left after one night and will not be returning. Way to go federal govt trying to save a few bucks and leaving the camp to some redneck trash to manage.

@KristenTAB7EF0 · Camped on Jul 18, 2024 at Campsite #33

Always love, Christopher Creek and have been coming to this campground for years. As someone who enjoys to camp alone, I find comfort in camping at campgrounds with hosts and a few amenities available.However, I am very disappointed in the current hosts that are running this location. I camped for 4 days and never once did anyone stop by to greet me or check me in. Bathrooms are neglected. There were many instances of the host racing through the loops in their golf cart their dog running off leash beside them and children dangling off the sides of the golf cart. The hosts offered no sense of comfort, but instead made me feel uncomfortable and unsafe. I really hope this is their only season here.

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