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Ponderosa (Az)

US Forest Service · Arizona

Ponderosa (Az) in Arizona. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 327 public campsites we map in Arizona.

Named for the towering pines under which it sits, Ponderosa Campground is tucked in the rolling forests of northern Arizona. As one of the largest forest in the country, the Tonto National Forest is one of the most-visited urban forests in the United States, boasting about 5.8 million visitors annually. Its boundaries are Phoenix to the south, the Mogollon Rim to the north and the San Carlos and Fort Apache Indian reservations to the east.

What we know about it

Managed by
US Forest Service
Fee
$22/night
Booking
Reservation required
Dogs
Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)
Number of sites
305
Coordinates
34.29889, -111.11417

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Nearest sites we map

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-05-22, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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