FR 169 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 | 34.3788° N, 110.9562° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedD2 Vincent Rx
5 mi from the campground · 2,258 acres
- PrescribedD2 Dye Rx
5 mi from the campground · 5,246 acres
- PrescribedD2 Sinkhole Rx
6 mi from the campground · 875 acres
- PrescribedTillman Rx
7 mi from the campground
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 3.6 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
- 2.7 miTwo-O-Eight Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 3 miCarr Lake Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 3 miRocky Point Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 6.4 mi
- 6.8 miWillow Springs Lake Fishing And Boating Site ↗Fishing site
- 14.9 miBlack Canyon Lake Fishing And Boating Site ↗Fishing site
Trails nearby
- 0.6 miDye Snowmobile Loop ↗19.4 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 0.8 miMogollon Rim Snowmobile A ↗8.5 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 1.4 miCarr Lake ↗5.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.7 miMogollon Rim Snowmobile B1.5 mi trail · snowmobile, snowshoe, ski
- 2 miBoulder Hop0.8 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.7 miDrew Canyon0.5 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 2.7 miTwo-o-eight Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 3 miCarr Lake Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 3 miWoods Canyon Lake 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
Tonto National Forest begins about 1.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1.1 miTonto National Forest ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,966,417 acres
- 9.6 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 · 3.3 mi
- Diamond Point Lookout CabinBuilding · Tonto Village · 14.9 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
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at FR 169 Campground?
No. FR 169 Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
Is FR 169 Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if FR 169 Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Promontory Pit Road Campground (1.6 mi, first-come), FR 195 Campground (2.2 mi, first-come), and FR 9350 Campground (3.1 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby