About Cutthroat
Cutthroat Campground lies at an elevation of 9,000 feet in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. It sits on the shoreline of Big Lake and affords visitors many recreational opportunities in a quiet, scenic setting. Popular activities include trout fishing and hiking. Named after a species of trout, Cutthroat is adjacent to 450-acre Big Lake, one of Arizona's top fishing lakes. The lake is known for its trout fishing, with rainbow, cutthroat, brook and Apache being the most sought-after species. The recreation area is also popular for hiking, mountain biking, birding and wildlife viewing. Sites for tent camping only are scattered throughout this small facility and spaced a good distance apart. Some are directly on the waterfront. The basic amenities of restrooms, picnic tables and drinking water are provided, and anglers and boaters have the convenience of a boat ramp. An RV dump…
- Fees: Per vehicle per night $16.00 *Additional Camp Unit $16.00 Interagency/Senior Discount $8.00 **EZ Camping Tent Sites** Tent Package-Per…
- Managed by: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, FS
- Where: 10 mi south of Greer, AZ · 33.87222, -109.41833
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Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake Nature | Hiking | 0.7 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Railroad Grade | Horse | 1.1 mi | 19.2 mi |
| West Fork (Br) | Horse | 1.3 mi | 2.3 mi |
| Overland | Hiking | 2.0 mi | 17.8 mi |
| Thompson Trail | Hiking | 2.2 mi | 2.4 mi |
| West Fork Loop | Hiking | 2.3 mi | 2.3 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
No signal at camp
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 0.2 mi
Propane: 19.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Apache Trout Campground 0.2 mi
- Grayling 0.3 mi
- Brookchar 0.4 mi
- Big Lake Recreation Area 0.4 mi
- Rainbow (Az) 0.9 mi
- Reservation Lake Campgrounds 5.4 mi