Knoll Lake Campground

US Forest Service · Arizona

Knoll Lake Campground in Arizona. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 327 public campsites we map in Arizona.

This secluded forest camp offers easy access to two features of high visitor interest. The first is Knoll Lake , a medium-sized body of water tucked away in a picturesque setting. People come here to fish for trout and tour the lake in small boats. The second feature of interest near this campground is the spectacular Mogollon Rim, a two thousand foot escarpment that marks the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau.

What we know about it

Managed by: US Forest Service
Fee: Not published (the agency does not list one)
Booking: first-come, first-served
Dogs: Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites: 165
Coordinates: 34.42622, -111.09365

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Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-02-25, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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