USDA Forest Service · Arizona
Lower Wolf Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Arizona, United States
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,027 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- PAYOFF (NFSR 000074) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Lake
- Prescott National Forest
- Address
- AZ
- Activities
- <p> Depending on the site, Lower Wolf Creek Campground can accomodate trailers between 22-40', but there are no hook-ups.</p> , <ul> <li> Each campsite usually accommodates one vehicle towing a camp trailer plus one additional vehicle (there is a charge for additional vehicle). Vehicles must be parked in space provided on site - not along side the road.</li> <li> Sites are designed for 5 people; a maximum of 10 is allowed only to accommodate a single large family.</li> </ul>
About
Located on the banks of Wolf Creek, Arizona walnut and live-oaks are interspersed among the ponderosa pines in this boulder-strewn campground that was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the late 1930s.
Facilities
20 campsites with picnic tables, and fire rings with grills
No drinking water
Vault toilets
Garbage service
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 31° | 13° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 51° | 32° | 11° | 70° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 57° | 37° | 24° | 84° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 66° | 43° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 75° | 52° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 88° | 62° | 46° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 68° | 60° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 84° | 64° | 58° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 82° | 60° | 49° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 71° | 47° | 36° | 86° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 65° | 40° | 26° | 73° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 55° | 33° | 23° | 67° | 8 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.
Nearby campgrounds
- Upper Wolf Creek Group · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Groom Creek Horse Camp · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 37 sites
- White Spar Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi · 56 sites
- Eagle Ridge Group Campground · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 2 sites
- Hilltop Campground (AZ) · USDA Forest Service · 6 mi · 37 sites
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