Primitive Camping

8 mi northeast of Apache Junction, AZ · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype

First comebooking

Jan–Apr & Novbest months

About Primitive Camping

Managed by: USFS Tonto National Forest
Where: 8 mi northeast of Apache Junction, AZ · 33.48648, -111.46755

Weather by month

65°

43°Jan

68°

45°Feb

75°

49°Mar

83°

54°Apr

92°

62°May

101°

71°Jun

104°

78°Jul

102°

77°Aug

97°

72°Sep

86°

61°Oct

74°

50°Nov

64°

42°Dec

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
Jacobs Crosscut	Hiking	1.0 mi	5.5 mi
Dutchmans	Hiking	1.1 mi	18.0 mi
Second Water	Hiking	1.7 mi	3.1 mi
Treasure Loop	Hiking	1.8 mi	2.1 mi
Black Mesa	Hiking	2.3 mi	2.9 mi
Prospectors	Hiking	2.4 mi	0.6 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Suburban

The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.

Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Apache Junction Municipal Complex (Urban Night Sky Place), 6 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 2 mi
Water fill-up: 7.6 mi
Propane: 7.5 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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Goldfield Camp 2.6 mi
Canyon Lake Campground 4.3 mi
Tortilla Campground 5 mi
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