Portal Ccc House in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping in Arizona
Portal Ccc House in AZ
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, this historic fieldstone cabin sits at 5,000 feet elevation at the entrance to Cave Creek Canyon. Located one mile west of Portal, Arizona, the five-room structure accommodates up to five guests with two bedrooms, a full kitchen, indoor plumbing, a wood-burning stove, and electricity. Outside features include outdoor furniture and a propane grill. Visitors come to explore the surrounding canyon's towering rock formations, perennial creek, hiking trails, and exceptional year-round birding.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 4%. Overhead clearance here is posted at 15 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit.
Cathedral Rock stands 1,827 ft above the site, 0.7 miles south. Cabins and shelters rather than pads -- most of them shaded. A body of water lies 1.2 mi off. The nearest town, Lordsburg, is 41 mi off.
September normals 55–84°F, 1.8″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Set by U.S. Forest Service. Stage 1 and 2 orders change within days -- check the current order before you build a fire.
fs.usda.gov