About Showers Point Group Site
The cool shade of tall ponderosa pines and an overlook of Palisade Canyon from the campgrounds edge make Showers Point Group Site a popular place for groups to spend a weekend or an afternoon. Visitors can relax in shaded campsites, picnic at nearby Rose Canyon, hike and mountain bike on nearby trails or take a scenic drive on Catalina Highway. Within easy walking distance from Showers Point is one of the most scenic overlooks in the Santa Catalinas. From this towering bluff visitors can see the lower slopes of the Santa Catalina Range and the Santa Cruz Valley stretching toward Mexico. Tall, pyramid-shaped Mt. Wrightson of the Santa Rita Mountains stands prominent on the horizon. Visitors enjoy hiking through the Santa Catalina backcountry, via the Palisade Trail that departs near the campground. The trail drops down the southwestern slopes of the mountain range to the popular Sabino…
- Fees: Showers Point Group Sites 1, 2, 3 each rent for $103.00 each. Firewood is $8.00 per bundle/bag.
- Season: April – October
- Managed by: Coronado National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi southeast of Summerhaven, AZ · 32.40833, -110.72056
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: Dec–Feb.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisade | Hiking | 0.1 mi | 6.4 mi |
| Bigelow | Hiking | 0.4 mi | 0.9 mi |
| F A A | ATV road | 0.5 mi | 0.8 mi |
| Incinerator Ridge | ATV road | 0.7 mi | 0.4 mi |
| Kellogg | Horse | 0.7 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Butterfly | Horse | 0.7 mi | 4.8 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 is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.
Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 9.8 mi
Water fill-up: 14 mi
Propane: 12.7 mi
Camps nearby
- Navajo Camp 0.2 mi
- Camp Lawton 0.3 mi
- Palisades Ranger Residence Cabin 0.3 mi
- Southern Pines Baptist Camp 0.4 mi
- Camp Zion 0.4 mi
- Camp Whispering Pines 0.5 mi