US Forest Service · Arizona
Nelson Lake in Arizona. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 327 public campsites we map in Arizona.
NELSON LAKE (Camping Area) is located on Forest Road 300 South toward Black Canyon. The site is just under 1 mile south of AZ State Highway 260. This is a dispersed camping area. When the forest is in fire restrictions NO FIRES are allowed at this location. This camp area is fee free and as such it is a pack-it-in, pack-it-out area. Be a good steward of your public lands and help us keep this area FREE by packing out everything your bring in with you. Please be respectful of campers around you. Quiet hours are from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
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Start a 14-day trialSource: US Forest Service, dated 2026-05-01, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.