USDA Forest Service · Arizona
Upper Canyon Creek Campground
USDA Forest Service · Arizona, United States
- Cost
- No fees are required for this site
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,568 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
- COLCORD RIDGE (NFSR 33) · crushed aggregate or gravel · suitable for passenger cars
- Nearest town
- Payson and Young, AZ
About
US Forest Service campground. The campground of dispersed units is set in a mature stand of Ponderosa pine with a mix of white and Douglas fir. Canyon Creek is popular among anglers fishing for rainbow trout. The Arizona Game and Fish Department Canyon Creek Fish Hatchery is nearby. Wildlife includes: Abert squirrel, black bear. Pack it in & Pack it out, no trash services. 14-day stay limit. Trailers must be under 16 feet. Open season: April 1 - November 1. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 11° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 48° | 31° | 7° | 67° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 53° | 33° | 6° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| April | 63° | 41° | 26° | 77° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 72° | 49° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 84° | 59° | 46° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 64° | 58° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 60° | 55° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 58° | 43° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 69° | 46° | 34° | 81° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 61° | 39° | 19° | 72° | 4 of 10 |
| December | 53° | 32° | 7° | 66° | 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
- Airplane Flat Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Canyon Point · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 106 sites
- Colcord Ridge Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Black Canyon Rim Campground (Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, AZ) · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 20 sites
- Fr 171 Campground · USDA Forest Service · 4 mi
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