FR 171 Campground
Dispersed Camping Area
More like this: first-come in Arizona
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 34.2919° N, 110.8677° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedD2 Sinkhole Rx
1 mi from the campground · 875 acres
- PrescribedD2 Dye Rx
10 mi from the campground · 5,246 acres
- PrescribedTillman Rx
11 mi from the campground
- PrescribedD2 Vincent Rx
12 mi from the campground · 2,258 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 3.3 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Sportsman's Warehouse ↗ | 48.5 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or directions in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.5 miSardine Point Day Use Area ↗Day use
- 1 miHorse Trap Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 1.1 miWillow Springs Lake Fishing And Boating Site ↗Fishing site
- 1.4 miWillow Springs Lake Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 1.5 mi
- 9.7 miBlack Canyon Lake Fishing And Boating Site ↗Fishing site
Trails nearby
- 0.8 miSardine Snowmobile2.4 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 1 miGray Wolf0.9 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miAl Fulton0.09 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.3 miFisherman0.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.8 miMogollon Rim Snowmobile A ↗8.5 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 1.9 miRim Lakes Vista ↗4.3 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 1 miHorse Trap Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 1.4 miWillow Springs Lake Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 1.9 miRim Top Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside Tonto National Forest.
- inTonto National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,966,417 acres
- 8.5 miHellsgate Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 37,457 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Promontory Butte Lookout ComplexStructure · Beaver Park · 9.8 mi
- Pleasant Valley Ranger StationBuilding · Young · 12.9 mi
- Perkins StoreBuilding · Young · 14.5 mi
Guidebooks for Arizona
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- Best Backpacking Trips in Utah, Arizona, and New MexicoMike White and Douglas Lorain, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at FR 171 Campground?
No. FR 171 Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is FR 171 Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Is there cell service at FR 171 Campground?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
What if FR 171 Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Sinkhole Campground (1.3 mi, partly first-come), Rim Campground (2.5 mi), and Canyon Point (3.2 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby