Rustler Park is a wildflower-carpeted meadow high in the Chiricahuas. The campground has campsites scattered along access roads that have been purposefully kept out of the meadow to avoid damaging fragile plants and soils. Since the Horseshoe II fire in 2011, the campground has been rebuilt and some campsites now have canopies to give visitors shade. Rustler Park is an excellent place to...

Sunny Flat Campground is a beautiful campground located in Coronado National Forest. The campsites are clustered around a grassy meadow in a relatively open streamside camp. All sites are shaded, some more than others, and all are reasonably close to Cave Creek. Birdwatching is good right in camp (as it is in all Cave Creek camps) with elegant trogons and many other interesting species sighted...

Stewart Campground is a cool, shady streamside camp situated under the canopy of Arizona cypress and sycamore trees. The campground, and nearby Cave Creek Nature Trail and South Fork Trail, offer excellent birding. Sites at Stewart have pull-ins making it one of the better places along Cave Creek for camping if you have an RV. Trailers up to 16 feet are permitted.

Idlewilde Campground is located in the Coronado National Forest and is the first campground you encounter as you enter Cave Creek Canyon from the east. The campground is best suited for camping in tents, vans, or pickup truck campers, as no trailers are permitted. The area is well known for its spectacular scenery and excellent birding, and a short distance from the entrance, you’ll find the...