About Catfish Point Dispersed Camping Area
Catfish is a site located on the Horseshoe Reservoir in Cave Creek. This site offers beautiful vistas of the surrounding mountains. Horseshoe Reservoir provide opportunities for many water activities. **Catfish Boating Site offers access boat for non-motorized boating ONLY**. It will not accommodate larger boats. Horseshoe Reservoir is one of the most remote lakes in the area and is ideal for anglers looking for a quiet lake. Horseshoe Reservoir is the first of the Salt River Project lakes to be drawn when irrigation and domestic water requirements dictate. Often only a small pond is left.
- Managed by: USFS - Tonto National Forest
- Where: 16 mi northeast of Carefree, AZ · 33.98324, -111.70911
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: Jan–Apr & Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sears | Hiking | 1.8 mi | 7.9 mi |
| Davenport | Hiking | 1.9 mi | 16.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 20 mi
Propane: 21.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Horseshoe Campground 0.6 mi
- Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed 0.7 mi
- Mesquite Campground 1.3 mi
- Sheep Bridge 6.5 mi
- Bronco Trailhead Dispersed 7.3 mi
- Cave Creek Group Site 9 mi