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Schoolhouse Campground is located in close proximity to the eastern shores of Roosevelt Lake with an elevation of 2,100 feet. Roosevelt is Arizona's largest lake offering a number of great water based recreation opportunites such as fishing, motorized and non-motorized boating, and lakeside hiking.
Schoolhouse Campground offers easy access to Roosevelt Lake with a paved boat ramp. This provides excellent opportunities for boating, kayaking, canoeing, and other water-based recreation activites. Fishing is another popular activity where anglers fish for Largemouth and Small mouth Bass; Crappie; Sunfish; Channel and Flathead Catfish.
Other activities in this area include, hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, and photography.
This campground offers 40 campsites within Mesquite Loop, which can accomidate RVs, trailers, and multi-vehicle parking. Each individual campsite has the capacity to hold 10 individuals and 3 vehicles, while the double campsites can hold up to 20 individuals with 6 vehicles. Most sites offer pull through parking, a shade ramada, picnic tables, and campfire rings with grills. This site also offers fully accessible campsites with paved parking and stand-up grills.
Other amentities include a paved boat launch area for motorized and non-motorized boating, potable water, and vault toilets.
The campground loop provides spacious sites perfect for RVs and trailers with mesquite trees throughout, and views of the mountains and native Sonoran Desert plants and wildlife. This is a small campground ideal for individuals or families looking for a quiet area to get away.
Two National Scenic Byways (AZ Hwy 88 Apache Trail and AZ Hwy 288 Spines to Pines Highway). Roosevelt Dam, Tonto National Monument, the Arizona Trail, endless miles of jeep trails, Towns of Payson and Globe, Superstition, Sierra Ancha, and Four Peaks Wilderness'. Don't forget to stop by the Tonto Basin Environmental Center learn about the history of the area.
This site is located 11 miles south of the historic Roosevelt Dam. From Mesa: Take the State Hwy. 87/Beeline Highway north for about 60 miles to the junction with State Hwy. 88. Continue on State Hwy. 88 south for 8 miles to Forest Road (FR) 447/Schoolhouse Recreation Site. Turn left and continue for 4 miles to the site. From Globe: area: Take State Hwy. 188 north for 20 miles to its junction with Forest Road (FR) 447/Schoolhouse Recreation Site, turn right and continue for 4 miles to the site.
Nice well maintained camp ground. Very clean and well managed. It's usually very quiet. Please help keep it quiet and do not run your generators in the night. Also turn your porch and yard lights off. People come to these places to get away from the lights and noises of the city.
Neat place, good fishing. Only "issue" was how close together each site is and lack of privacy, but not all campgrounds can be spread out. It was clean and the toilet well kept.
If you’re looking for a spot to enjoy the lake views from the land, there are probably better spots along the waters edge, as the main feature here is the steep boat ramp; but if you do decide to walk down to the edge of the ramp there is a long floating dock and some great views. The water here is rather murky, but the area is very undisturbed and peaceful.
We stayed at Schoolhouse over new year. Our dog is scared of fireworks, so we got out of town and camped at Roosevelt lake. The only problem was the private land is only a mile away and some of the residents shot off fireworks.
