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Nelson Lake

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.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Booking
first-come, first-served
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Site type
Dispersed camping area
Number of sites
100
Season
Open year-round
Coordinates
34.32526, -110.75243

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

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