Forked Pine Campground
Coconino National Forest Recreation
Good fishing and excellent views of the San Francisco Peaks characterize this lakeside campground. Ashurst Lake is stocked with trout and boasts enough wind for windsurfing.
Both Ashurst Lake and Forked Pine Campgrounds hug the lakeshore with campsites huddled in a picturesque stand of gnarly old juniper trees and pinyon pines. One of Ashurst Lake's most notable characteristics is it ability to hold a high water level in drought years. That can be very important here in northern Arizona where less resilient lakes sometimes dry up.
In addition to fishing and board sailing, the lake offers excellent opportunities for birdwatching during the spring waterfowl migration. For a special treat look for white-faced ibises grazing in the shallows along with the cinnamon teal, pintails and other ducks. Bald eagles and osprey can also be seen in the area, along with a number of species of hawks and songbirds.
A graveled road to the lake and graveled road that surrounds most of the lake provides convenient access for most passenger vehicles and bicycles. Rustic gravel and “two-track” roads in the area offer some great opportunities to mountain bike or walk out into the surrounding juniper/ponderosa mixed forest for some wildlife viewing and open spaces. The San Francisco Peaks stand majestically on the horizon providing a grand display of Arizona’s volcanic past.
Need to Know
To access this campground you must drive thru Ashurst Lake Campground, it is located on the other side of Lake Ashurst.
Forked Pine Campground has 24 sites, each with picnic table and campfire ring.
Check in - 2:00pm Check out - 11:00am
Firewood is available for sale from Host site at Ashurst Lake Campground for $8.00/bundle.
The entrance to this campground is located up a 4-mile dirt road that is grated and maintained.
This campground sits on Ashurst Lake which is stocked with trout.
There is cell service at the campground.
Day use fee for noncampers is $12.00/day.
Extra vehicle fee is $10.00/day of reservation.
Contact Information
Phone Number
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Available Campsites
- Site 03, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 10, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 20, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 21, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 18, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 17, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 05, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 22, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 11, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site ScanPay 3, Loop Scan and Pay, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 04, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site ScanPay 4, Loop Scan and Pay, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site ScanPay 2, Loop Scan and Pay, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 06, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 13, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 14, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 01, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 09, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 07, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 08, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 02, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 16, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 12, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 15, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 23, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 19, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Standard, Loop Scan and Pay, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 24, Loop Forked Pine, Type Standard Nonelectric
