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Head to the heart of the White Mountains, Show Low Lake Campground! Nestled in the town of Show Low, Arizona, experience all the outdoor fun of camping in the woods with shopping and entertainment just minutes away.
At 6,500 feet elevation, Show Low Lake campground surrounds a stunning 100 acre lake. The tree studded grounds are open year round offering 75 camping sites, some with electric hook-ups, as well as dump station, restrooms, shower facilities (seasonal), day use picnic ramadas, and playground. A small convenience store (seasonal) offers up bait, tackle, boat rentals, drinks and snacks.
From jct US 60 & Hwy 260: Go 4 mi SE on Hwy 260, then 1 mi E on Show Low Lake Rd, at Navajo Hospital.
Fees for camping are only for the site. A required $10 fee is charged per reservation as well.
We stayed there 5-17 to 5-19 of 2022 and we had the best time ! The people that work there were very nice very helpful! We made friends with the couple next to us and exchanged info to keep in touch. The lake was very nice ( could have more fish tho) my husband caught a rainbow trout our last day there a little over 2 lbs. All in all the park was very well maintained and lots of trees for shade. It was a very peaceful stay and we will be coming back. It’s family oriented you can bring pets too. I loved that they had hot showers and flushing toilets ! Prices are very reasonable.
Come out and relax and enjoy nature.
Tom & Fay Bradley
Stayed two nights and would stay again. It has a concession stand, the bathrooms were okay, it was dusty at our spot. Spots are really close. The RV next to us cranked their generator at 6am on the dot. The other neighbors were kinda loud at night... Nice playground for the kids, it got too hot in the sun. Easy access to the water.. to fish, swim and they do have kayak and boat rentals. Also very close to Walmart in case you forget anything.
Soooo close to the road, with traffic noise and lights throughout the night, with no trees to block it. Most of the time there is no one there that works there. Trashy people around and about. The smell of generators running all around.. spots are Very small. Red dust always blowing in, as mentioned in other reviews.. We reserved 2 night but only stayed 1.. because it was an unhappy place.
All in all great campground but with one major flaw. We opted for the "premium" lake spots. 5 spots known as A thru E. These are tent spots near the lake and we had spot B. This spot is literally 5 feet from the parking lot with only tree coverage on 1 side. Also 10 feet from a fish gutting station and the bathrooms. This caused everyone to walk thru our campsite to get to the bathrooms. All night til about 2am. The motion activated light in the fish station took away from the camping experience. I myself prefer a more woodsy feel rather than amenities right next to me. The main office and people that work there were some of the nicest people. All in all I would go again but stay away from the "premium" sites. Too much foot traffic and being on top on the lot sucked. The other side of the site where the office is located is much more covered by trees.
Nothing fancy....scenery around the "lake" is plain.
Supposedly a decent fishing lake, but we struck out and didn't see anyone else catching.
Will have to come back to give it a second try another day.
We did love the fish cleaning station. Cleaned our catch from Fool Hollow! Super easy and efficient.
