About Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground
The campground is a fishing area with a picnic ground situated in a mixture of ponderosa pine, juniper and pinyon pine. Chevelon Canyon offers spectacular views and opportunities for hiking and fishing. NO trash collection available. This is a Pack-it-in / Pack-it-out area. Take your trash with you when you leave.
- Fees: There is no fee to camp.
- Managed by: USFS - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
- Where: 13 mi north of Forest Lakes, AZ · 34.5094, -110.84095
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–Oct (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevelon Lake | Horse | 0.3 mi | 0.9 mi |
| Long Draw OHV Shortcut | Hiking | 1.8 mi | 1.9 mi |
| One Eighty | Horse | 1.8 mi | 1.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
AT&T 5G
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.Stargazing nearby: Petrified Forest National Park (Dark Sky Park), 47 mi.
Dump station: 12.7 mi
Water fill-up: 13.9 mi
Propane: 16.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Campsite · 18 mi NW of Heber-Overgaard 6.3 mi
- Chevelon Crossing Campground 6.4 mi
- Forest Road 237 Camping Area 10.6 mi
- Fr 237 Camping Area 10.8 mi
- Forest Road 169 Camping Area 11 mi
- Fr 169 Campground 11.2 mi