Shannon Campground in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping

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Shannon Campground in AZ

CampgroundUSFS

9.8 mi from Swift Trail Junction

9.0 mi off US 191 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 9,049 ft

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$15 per nightOpen 4/16-11/14Stay limit: 14 days
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
No drinking waterVault toilets

Setting

Some privacy

Shannon Campground sits at 9,025 feet along Marijilda Creek in the Pinaleño Mountains under Engelmann spruce and Douglas-fir. Coronado National Forest features two three-sided wood shelters, vault toilets, picnic tables. No potable water available. Individual sites $15/night single, $30/night double. 14-day stay limit. Trailers limited to 22 feet maximum. Black bear area; store food securely. Quiet hours 10 p.m.–6 a.m. Arcadia Trail and Heliograph Peak (10,022 ft) nearby.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
  • Heliograph Peak stands 964 ft above the map pin, 0.8 miles southeast.
  • Heliograph Spring lies 0.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–61°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Starlink Radar

Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 58 of 100.

Tree cover49%30m sat. est.