Windy Hill Campground in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping
Windy Hill Campground in AZ
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TONTO BASIN RANGER DISTRICT (602) 225-5395
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved, pitching to 4%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 45 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 45 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 45 ft.
- 81 pull-through sites.
- Driveway grade: slight.
Campground details
Setting
Lakeside campground 6 miles southeast of Roosevelt Dam on central Arizona's largest lake. Vault toilets, potable water, and picnic tables at each site. Sewage dump available 8 miles north at Cholla Campground. Elevation 2,100 feet. Open year-round with 14-day stay limit. Fishing, motorized and non-motorized boating, and hiking available. Reservations available November through March ($25–50/night).
Getting there: This site is 6 miles southeast of historic Roosevelt Dam. 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 33 miles to the junction of SR 88. Continue south on SR 188 for 4 miles to Forest Road (FR) 82 (Windy Hill Recreation Site entrance). Turn left and continue for 2 miles to the site. The entire route is paved. From the Globe area: take SR 188 north for 25 miles to FR 82 (Windy Hill Recreation Site entrance), turn right and continue for 2 miles to the site. The entire route is paved.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 137-site campground with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- The Theodore Roosevelt Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
- 20 hike-in sites, with 137 on the water and most of them shaded.
- Honey Butte stands 1,342 ft above the map pin, 2.4 miles southwest.
Climate averages
October normals 57–86°F, 0.8″ 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.