Frazier Horse Campground

FRAZIER HORSE CAMPGROUND

Overview

The Frazier Horse Campground is nestled into a Sonoran desert landscape at Roosevelt Lake, one of Arizona's most outstanding water-based recreation areas. The lake is the largest of four reservoirs within a 2-hour drive of Phoenix and Tucson. The facility has the first lakeside horse camp built in the Southwestern Region of the Forest Service. From the recreation site, trail users access the Arizona Trail, an 800-mile (1,287-kilometer), non-motorized trail.

Facilities

Frazier Horse Campground is an equestrian campground and offers a vault toilet, horse drinker, potable water hydrant, and horse corrals.

Natural Features

Roosevelt Lake was dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1911 and boasts 112 miles of shoreline and peaceful coves. When full, the lake provides 21,500 acres of surface water. Frazier Horse Campground is situated near the lake’s shoreline. Views of the blue water and sunsets against the Sierra Ancha, Salome, and Superstition Wilderness areas are a sight that keep many visitors coming back year after year.

The area around Frazier Horse Campground is often alive with abundant wildlife such as mule deer, coyotes, geese, fox, javalina, and the occasional bald eagle.

Recreation

Bring your horses and head out to the Arizona Trail right from camp via the Cottonwood trail. There are many other trails in the area but they require trailering your horses.

Nearby Attractions

Discover two nearby National Scenic Byways (AZ Hwy 88 Apache Trail and AZ Hwy 288 Spines to Pines Highway). Local areas to consider around Frazier Horse Campground include Roosevelt Dam, Tonto National Monument, the Arizona Trail, endless miles of jeep trails, the Towns of Payson and Globe, and the Superstition, Sierra Ancha, and Four Peaks Wilderness areas. Don't forget to stop by the Tonto Basin Environmental Center to learn about the history of the area.

Important Notices

Frazier Horse Camp is for occupants with a horse(s) only.
Check in time is 2:00pm and check out time is 11:00am. Quiet hours are 10:00pm to 6:00am.
Maximum trailer length is 32'.
Gas is only located at both ends of the lake at the towns of Roosevelt and Tonto Basin, Arizona.
Any motorized watercraft or additional vehicles must purchase and display a separate watercraft sticker or Tonto Daily Pass. Additional vehicles are subject to overflow parking; space is not guaranteed. Additional vehicles include the second vehicle in each single family campsite, and on the third and fourth vehicle in any double family campsite, provided these vehicles are not joined to the first vehicle by a hitch and towed onto the site. Motorcycles are considered vehicles. The Tonto Daily Pass or watercraft sticker are available for purchase at local participating businesses, the Tonto Basin Ranger District Office during business hours: Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., or purchase on-line

Available Activities

Camping - Camping
Horseback Riding - Horseback Riding
Horse Camping - Horse Camping
Picnicking - Picnicking
Photography - Photography
Water Access - Water Access
Wildlife Viewing - Wildlife Viewing

Directions

This site is 2 miles southeast of historic Roosevelt Dam. <br /><br /> From Mesa: Take State Route (SR) 87 (Beeline Highway) north for about 60 miles to its junction with SR 188. Turn right onto SR 188 for 35 miles to the site. The entire route is paved.<br /><br /> From the Globe area: Take SR 188 north for 28 miles to the site. The entire route is paved.

Contact Information

Phone: TONTO BASIN RANGER DISTRICT (602) 225-5395

28079 N. AZ HWY 188
Roosevelt, Arizona 85545

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