About Ashurst Lake Campgrounds
**Ashurst Lake/Forked Pine Campgrounds** Good fishing and excellent views of the San Francisco Peaks characterize these two lakeside campgrounds. **Ashurst Lake** is stocked with trout, bass, and channel catfish, and boasts enough wind for windsurfing. Both campgrounds hug the lakeshore with campsites huddled in a picturesque stand of gnarly old juniper trees and pinyon pines. One of Ashurst Lake's most notable characteristics is it ability to hold a high water level in drought years. That can be very important here in northern Arizona where less resilient lakes sometimes dry up. In addition to fishing and board sailing, the lake offers excellent opportunities for birdwatching during the spring waterfowl migration. For a special treat look for white-faced ibises grazing in the shallows along with the cinnamon teal, pintails and other ducks. Bald eagles and osprey can also be seen in the…
- Fees: - **Camping:** $24 per night, up to eight people with one vehicle. 10 sites are first come-first serve. - **Second vehicle per night:** $10…
- Season: early May – Oct 11
- Managed by: USFS - Coconino National Forest Recreation
- Where: 8 mi north of Mormon Lake, AZ · 35.02253, -111.40748
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Mesa | ATV road | at camp | 26.5 mi |
| FR 740 | ATV road | 0.6 mi | 0.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 17.5 mi
Water fill-up: 6 mi
Propane: 17.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Forked Pine Campground 0.5 mi
- Pinegrove 3.2 mi
- Lakeview Campground 5.8 mi
- Dairy Springs 6.4 mi
- Double Springs Campground 7.4 mi
- Lake Mary Recreation Corridor 8.8 mi