USDA Forest Service · Arizona
Big Springs Cabin Site
USDA Forest Service · Arizona, United States
- Sites
- 7
- Hookups
- 7 electric, 7 with water
- Season
- May 22 to October 13
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,959 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- WEST SIDE ROAD (NFSR 22) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Lake
- Kaibab National Forest
- Nearest town
- Fredonia
- Address
- 430 S Main St, PO Box 248, Fredonia, Arizona, 86022
- Phone
- 928-643-7395 YOU MAY ALSO SEND EMAIL TO: [email protected]
About
Overview
Big Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been used since the 1800s, first by homesteaders and later the Forest Service. The complex consists of seven rental cabins, dining hall, shower house, group kitchen, a historic office, and several administrative structures.
Recreation
Big Springs Cabins are located on Forest Road 22. This road provides easy access to scenic overlooks of the Grand Canyon and other points of interest on the forest. The site is a perfect base camp for day hikes or drives on the Kaibab Plateau and for group retreats in the cool pines.
Facilities
While Big Springs serves as an active administrative site for the U.S. Forest Service, the rental cabins available to the public are in a discrete location separated from the administrative structures. Individual cabins vary in occupancy from two to four people per cabin and include use of the shared shower house, fully furnished kitchen, dining room, and living room. There are toilets and showers on site, but not in the cabins. There are no laundry facilities. There are seven cabins. Cabins 1 - 6 each have two twin-size beds and one full-size bed. Cabin 7 has one queen-sized bed only. Please bring your own linens, blankets, pillows, towels, toiletries and food. An on-site host is present. Administrative buildings are not open to the public.
Natural Features
Big Springs is the most abundant water source on the Kaibab Plateau. Water from the springs runs down a limestone cliff and pools near the cabins. Nestled among lush vegetation and several ponds, the area is surrounded by ponderosa pine and rolling hills. A visit to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is an easy day trip from the cabins.
Nearby Attractions
The Big Springs Cabins Site is located approximately 30 minutes from the Fredonia, AZ/Kanab, UT area and is within a one-hour drive of several scenic overlooks on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Contact Info
For facility specific information, please call (928) 643-7395.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 27° | 10° | 56° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 43° | 28° | 3° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 30° | 16° | 77° | 9 of 11 |
| April | 60° | 38° | 24° | 75° | 7 of 11 |
| May | 70° | 48° | 31° | 84° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 59° | 44° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 88° | 65° | 57° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 82° | 60° | 52° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 57° | 38° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 65° | 43° | 26° | 77° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 58° | 37° | 14° | 70° | 6 of 10 |
| December | 46° | 29° | 5° | 63° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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