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Mingus Mountain Campground currently has no electricity due to lightning damage.
Located in the cool pines of central Arizona, Mingus Mountain offers a wide range of recreational opportunities including: picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, fishing, hunting, hang gliding, and paragliding. Scroll down (below the recreation map) to learn more about the excellent recreational opportunities on Mingus Mountain.
19 trailer/rv electrical hook-ups (Electricity currently not working.)
11 tent sites: One loop with five sites is open only when needed for overflow; Neither tent loop has water hydrants, but visitors spending the night may fill water containers in E-Loop or at the Vista Overlook for use within the campground.
Picnic tables and fire rings
5 vault toilets
Garbage service
Drinking water is available for campground guests for use on site, but not for filling RV water tanks
Off of Hwy 89A (between Prescott Valley and Jerome), turn on Forest Road 104 (at the Summit Picnic Site). Follow dirt road approximately 2.5 miles to 4-way stop. A right turn takes you into the campground.
$14 for campsite with electricity
$10 for tent campsite
$5 for extra vehicle
Such nice views. Very pretty.
Why they put locks on the water isn't good or cool-whomever made the decision to lock the water? Shame on you for locking the water. So what is a person supposed to do when they need water? Anyone that has the authority to change what's wrong will read this and ignore it AS USUAL. Please don't let them get away with this! It's not their water, it's OUR water. So when you see anyone that oversees the campground tell them to call me and I want to set up a TV interview so they can lie to us why they had locks on the public water.
I will return, but 1st I'll be getting more water (and Dos Equis XX)
PeteSki
What happened?? This is a great campground, but wow did it get crowded. I never one time had issues just driving up now it was full the 1st night. Fortunately for those that can there are a lot of dispersed camp sites pretty close. So stay away so I can have my spot! Ha ha. No electricity no hook ups for you RV people and no reservations.
We happened to pick a rainy weekend to camp, but we still had a blast! Missed being able to have a campfire, due to the no burn restrictions. We have been bringing our family here for years, and plan on bringing them for many more to come.
Off the beaten path but a great find. Lots of trails to hike, gorgeous views looking over the Verde Valley. Dirt/gravel road in and out is about 2.5 miles long and pretty well maintained, but still a little rough if you are taking a car. Water is available, as are toilets, but bringing water jugs to transport to your campsite if you are tent camping makes it more convenient. Sites are a little close together for my taste, but clean and well maintained.
Closed in November, and they don’t bother putting the closed status on the website. AND they could have posted “campground closed” at the entrance road to save people from driving several unnecessary miles. (There were plenty of USFS workers on site who could have done this, so it’s not a staffing issue.) Poorly done.
