Cutthroat in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping
Cutthroat in AZ
CampgroundUSFS
18 mi from Eagar
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 3 of 5: a rough drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt, pitching to 6%.
Campground details
Setting
Cutthroat Campground lies at 9,000 feet on the shoreline of 450-acre Big Lake in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. Surrounded by ponderosa pine, spruce, fir, and aspen, this tent-only facility features widely spaced campsites, including waterfront sites. Amenities include picnic tables, restrooms, drinking water, and a boat ramp for direct lake access, while an RV dump station operates one mile away. The adjacent lake is stocked with rainbow, cutthroat, brook, and Apache trout, with nearby opportunities for mountain biking, hiking, and wildlife viewing.
Getting there: From Pinetop, Arizona, take Highway 260 east 25 miles to Highway 273 south. Follow Highway 273 south 19 miles to Forest Road 8115 (Big Lake Entrance). Turn right and travel 2 miles to Cutthroat Campground.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, an 18-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Big Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- Mostly tent-only sites.
Climate averages
October normals 30–59°F, 1.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.