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Whether you prefer to sleep in a tent, cabin, RV, or try something unique, camping can reconnect you with nature and family while you disconnect from the rest of the world. When you are ready for your camping trip, Arizona has plenty of options as well as awe-inspiring views. Think sun-crested mountains, white-water rivers, lush pine forests, red-rock buttes or towering saguaros.
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There's hardly a day of the year that isn't perfect camping weather somewhere in Arizona. Whether you pitch your tent in a state park, a national monument or a national forest, you will find plenty of campgrounds waiting to be discovered all across the state.
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For more than a century, adventurous prospectors have scoured the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix in search of the fabled Lost Dutchman Gold Mine. While the gold mine has never been found, the Superstitions are home to a hidden gem of a campground at Lost Dutchman State Park. In springtime, Mexican gold poppies and other wildflowers paint this park's hillsides with bold swaths of colour.
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For a Grand Canyon camping experience without the crowds, head to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Here you will find Lees Ferry Campground, roughly midway between the South Rim and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. This Colorado River camping spot, deep in a scenic canyon filled with strange balanced rocks, is known both for its trophy trout and as the starting point for rafting trips through the Grand Canyon.
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In southern Arizona, Patagonia Lake State Park's boat-in sites are secluded and quiet, and your only neighbours will be a wide range of migratory birds. Cruising around in a kayak at sunset is a must do activity. Kayaks, canoes, rowboats, paddle boats and pontoon boats are available for rent at the lake.
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Note, if you don't want to bring your camping gear with you, there are plenty of rental options available throughout the state including companies such as REI Co-op and Arizona Hiking Shack in Phoenix and Peace Surplus in Flagstaff. Arrive Outdoors lets you order your outdoor camping gear online and will deliver straight to your door so you are ready to camp when you arrive in state.
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In Arizona, we're lucky to have access to a wide variety of scenic options for outdoor fun. Renting a cabin is a great way to unplug and enjoy nature's scenic wonders while staying right in the middle of it.
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There are currently seven Arizona State Parks that offer cabin rentals and Lake Havasu State Park is the most recent state park to do so. The cabins here have lakefront access and great views. Cabins also have heating and air-conditioning! Each cabin has a barbecue and picnic table outside, plus an individual fire ring. There are tons of activities and fun at Lake Havasu State Park year-round, so plan on relaxing, boating, fishing, or hiking.
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In northern Arizona, close to Flagstaff is Mormon Lake Lodge with cabin rentals (as well as RV and tent camping). There is a steakhouse, saloon and country store on the premises as well as activities such as horseback riding and hiking. And, only a forty-minute drive to Flagstaff, you are close to all the outdoor adventures in and around Flagstaff including three national monuments: Sunset Crater, Wupatki and Walnut Canyon.
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Located in southeast Arizona, roughly between Tucson and Phoenix, is the area known as Aravaipa Canyon wilderness. Here, the narrow, winding canyon chiselled by Aravaipa Creek is lined with a lush, riparian habitat, and offers some of the most spectacular and remote scenery found in Arizona. Please keep in mind that a permit is required year round to visit Aravaipa Canyon, and reservations can be made up to 13 weeks in advance of the start date. No hunting, camping, or parking is allowed on this private land, but you can still get away......Get away from it all at the Aravaipa Farms Orchard & Inn. This family-owned Inn is full of colour, charm, and warmth. Activities include birding, hiking and stargazing.
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In Arizona you don't have to "rough it" to experience the great outdoors. Several places offer unique or glamorous camping (glamping) options.
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Under Canvas, Grand Canyon is set upon 160-acres of secluded pinĚon and juniper forest, Under Canvas Grand Canyon is located just 25 minutes from the South Rim entrance to Grand Canyon National Park. Recognised in 'Top 25 Resorts in the US - Midwest & West' by Condé Nast Traveler, Under Canvas Grand Canyon offers upscale accommodations near one of the Seven Wonders of the world. Here you can explore Arizona's vast landscape and the grandeur of the Grand Canyon with safari-inspired glamping accommodations in Valle, Arizona. Under Canvas is open seasonally April to October.
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If you prefer to take a recreational vehicle (RV) on your camping trip, Harvest Hosts, a nationwide company, offers one-night stays at more than a dozen surprising Arizona RV spots like wineries, breweries, farms and museums. Because these sites are so unique, you may be the only camper, or at most, one of only a few. You must be a Harvest Host member to participate and you can join on their website.
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Travelers along Route 66 in Northern Arizona don't have to pitch a tent to camp on this historic highway. Instead, glamp in style in Williams at the Canyon Motel and RV Park's converted railway car or caboose suites. The renovated 1950s classic railway car is separated into three guest suites - accommodating two to four people - each with its own bathroom and everything you'd expect in a "traditional" motel room. In addition, the motel is within walking distance to Williams' restaurants, shops and attractions, including the Grand Canyon Railroad.
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In Southern Arizona, The Shady Dell in Bisbee features accommodations in nine fully restored vintage aluminium travel trailers which combine mid-century Americana kitsch with the comforts of home in the 1950s. The Shady Dell's long and epic journey began in 1927 as a place to provide trailer and camping spaces to weary travellers along the famous Highway 80, which stretched from Savannah, Georgia to San Diego, California. Like its more famous brother Route 66, Highway 80 was a centre of travel, exploration and family getaways in the early portions of the 20th century.
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Located near Patagonia Lake in Southern Arizona, Raven's Nest operates two secluded glamping sites at their eco-friendly retreat. At each site, African-style safari canvas tents atop wooden platforms are outfitted with rustic furnishings, fans in the summer (heaters and electric blankets in the winter) and an outdoor shower. When you aren't relaxing on the patio or rocking in your hammock, enjoy bird watching excursions, astronomy programs, biodiversity tours, botanical walks, wilderness survival workshops and more hosted by Raven's Way Wild Journeys.
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At the Arizona Nordic Village in Northern Arizona, you can spend the night in a yurt, a circular tent common among the nomadic tribes of Central Asia. The yurts at Nordic Village are an adventurous option for up to four people. Their yurts come equipped with beds, bunks or mattress pads and wood stoves, and each has a window-like bubble at its top so you can count stars as you fall asleep. It's only a 30-minute drive from Arizona Nordic Village to downtown Flagstaff and an hour to the Grand Canyon.
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Located on a working sheep farm just 12 miles south of Page in Northern Arizona, Shash Dine' Eco-Retreat, a Glamping B&B, introduces guests to Navajo culture. Stay in one of two canvas bell tents, two covered sheepherder wagons or two hogans, traditional Navajo dwellings. All guests enjoy private "camp showers," plush bedding and a traditional Navajo breakfast of blue corn porridge. A five-minute hike up a nearby ridge reveals the Colorado River, Lake Powell and distant mountain ranges.
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The Arizona Office of Tourism and the Leave No Trace Centre for Outdoor Ethics have forged a partnership to promote sustainable tourism practices across Arizona's spectacular landscapes and unique destinations. In addition to following local rules and regulations, it's important to understand the principles of Leave No Trace, which are guidelines that help protect beautiful, wild spaces. These include such things as plan and prepare, stick to trails, trash your trash, leave what you find, be careful with fire, respect wildlife, and share the outdoors. Appreciate AZ is Arizona's program for responsible tourism. It ensures we are doing our part to educate visitors and residents on how to recreate responsibly and to keep our state beautiful for future generations. If we do our part to take care of our public lands, we will have the privilege of enjoying them for many years to come. Thank you for doing your part to keep Arizona beautiful!
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Trade:
Katie Gould
kgould@hillsbalfour.com
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Media:
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For visitor guidance due to COVID-19 such as mask-wearing, a list of tourism-related reopenings or closures, and a link to public health guidelines, click here: https://www.visitarizona.com/covid-19/ .
Some attractions are open year-round and some are open seasonally or move to seasonal hours. To ensure the places you want to see are open on your travel dates; please check their website for hours of operation.
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