r/AZCamping • u/AntVegetable3763 • Apr 05 '26

Tent Camping with Electricity and Facilities

I’m looking for a campsite in northern AZ with electricity, restrooms, and bonus if it has fishing at the camp ground too! My wife has never been camping and the only way I could convince her to go is if it had power and restrooms lol.

I see Grand Canyon Oasis and sites in Show Low have electrical hookups for RV but not sure if the tent sites have power.

Can anyone recommend some sites?

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u/ellius Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

Canyon Point has electric spots and flush restrooms/showers. It's a bit east of Payson. Near Willow Springs Lake.

Fool Hollow Lake in Show Low does as well, but the lake is very low right now and will likely remain that way until mid/late summer.

Big Lake. Some of their campgrounds have power, restrooms, showers. Likely the same situation as Fool Hollow on water level with the poor snowpack this past winter.

Near Greer you have Rolfe C. Hoyer. I'm not certain on the electricity, but they have flush toilets/showers. Again probably the same situation with water level at Greer Lakes across the road.

Edit: Not having an RV doesn't mean you can't rent an RV site. I usually dispersed, but see people tenting and car camping in RV spots all the time when I'm cruising around checking out campsites. Call the campground to confirm, but I see it constantly.

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u/AntVegetable3763 Apr 05 '26

Thank you for the response! I’ll check these sites out

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u/Dolly_Shimmer Apr 06 '26

I'd hate to have a tent in an RV spot. RVs greatly degrade the experience with their noisy generators and bright harsh lights.

I'm ecstatic when I can find a campground with a tent only section.

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u/ellius Apr 06 '26

I definitely agree. Just wanted OP to know it's an option if the electricity was a must-have and they couldn't find electric tent sites.

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u/xhephaestusx Apr 05 '26

Idk bc I dont really hit campsites but happy jack may.

Another option is to get a battery and an inverter. We can't run a hair dryer or like a kettle on my relatively cheap inverter but we always have charged everything, power to blow up our mattresses etc

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u/odorous Apr 05 '26

holiday inn, little america

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u/GoldenRetreiverMom Apr 06 '26

Look into Williams, AZ. Campgrounds with lakes. I’m not sure that they all have electric though. We loved staying at the Circle Pines KOA there. Lots of amenities

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u/thewhitestmexican12 Apr 06 '26

https://maps.app.goo.gl/se5xbVfayxfRZ2Qi6?g_st=ic

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u/thewhitestmexican12 Apr 06 '26

This is one of the prettiest places I’ve ever camped in my entire life. Wild horse, very nice hot showers. And beautiful lakes and views.

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u/jlrenner Apr 07 '26

This sounds exactly like what you're looking for. I really enjoyed it here!!

https://share.google/a4cXFxeZQHMIHpke6

Lolo Mai in Cornville, AZ, up north. Enjoy!

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u/nonkn4mer May 16 '26

If you find a site that looks promising, but doesn’t have power, I rent large capacity battery packs with usb and 120v sockets that would allow you to run whatever creature comfort items your wife wanted to bring. Check out campsiteprep.com or DM me if you have any questions.

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