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Bear Canyon Lake Cg

US Forest Service · Arizona

Bear Canyon Lake Cg in Arizona. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 327 public campsites we map in Arizona.

A beautiful, narrow, canyon-bound lake, accessible by foot trail only,Bear Canyon Lake is one of several in a series of fishing lakes built by Arizona Game and Fish Department in the early 1960s. Despite being 14 miles from Arizona Highway 260 and having few amenities, it draws many visitors. The partially developed campground which is set among the mixed conifer, oak and aspen, is free for use and as such has only limited amenities. Bear Canyon Lake is a 'Pack it in - Pack it out ' area. There is NO GARBAGE SERVICE.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Booking
first-come, first-served
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Site type
Camping area
Number of sites
350
Coordinates
34.40557, -111.00754

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Source: US Forest Service, dated 2026-05-01, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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