Honeymoon Campground
Located next to Eagle Creek, the area is ideal for camping, picnicking, fishing and wildlife viewing. It is a quiet, remote site with lots of shade provided by sycamore and cottonwood trees along with pinyon and juniper trees.
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Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest |
| Fees | There is no fee to camp. |
Weather by month
Getting there
Directions from Clifton: Honeymoon Campground is 50 miles NW of Clifton, via US Highway 191 and Forest Road 217.
| Coordinates | 33.4753° N, 109.4810° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedD3 Hagen Rx
4 mi from the campground · 5,757 acres
- PrescribedD3 Bear Rx
5 mi from the campground · 5,072 acres
- PrescribedD6 Wallow West Unit 6 Rx
22 mi from the campground · 7,605 acres
- PrescribedD6 - Heifer Rx
23 mi from the campground · 3,116 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 ↗ | 27.5 mi |
| RV sales & service | Trek RV ↗ | 46.1 mi |
| Outdoor gear | Gila Outdoor ↗ | 46.2 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
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Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.1 mi
- 0.1 miLower East Eagle Trailhead ↗Trailhead
- 6.2 miSheep Saddle Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 6.7 miRose Peak Picnic Site ↗Day use
- 12.5 miAker Lake Fishing Site ↗Fishing site
Trails nearby
- 0.1 miSquirrel Canyon ↗10.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 0.5 miRobinson Mesa ↗11.2 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.1 miCoyote3.1 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike, ATV and 1 more
- 1.4 miEast Eagle ↗11 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 1.6 miMcBride Mesa ↗8.6 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
- 2.8 miWarren Canyon3.4 mi trail · hiking, horse, bike
Trailheads within three miles
- 0.1 miLower East Eagle Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 0.1 miLower Squirrel Trailhead (#34) Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 0.6 miLower Robinson Trailhead (#27) Trailhead ↗Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- 1.2 miMalay ATV Trailhead (#711) 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 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.
- inApache-Sitgreaves National Forests ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 2,110,688 acres
- 6.6 miBear Wallow Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 11,235 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.
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Honeymoon Campground?
No. Honeymoon Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Honeymoon Campground?
There is no fee to camp.
Source: Forest Service
Is Honeymoon Campground open right now?
Open as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Honeymoon Campground is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are KP Cienega Campground (10.3 mi, first-come), Hannagan Campground (14.2 mi, first-come), and Lower Juan Miller Campground (16.5 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby