Whitetail Campground in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping
Whitetail Campground in AZ
CampgroundUSFS
9.9 mi from Tanque Verde
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, paved the whole way.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 26 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 26 ft.
Campground details
Setting
Whitetail Campground sits at an elevation of 8,000 feet on the slopes of the Santa Catalina Mountains, five miles south of Summerhaven and Mt. Lemmon. Shaded by ponderosa pine forest, the facility caters to groups for day or overnight use. It features five group areas accommodating 40 to 90 people each, equipped with picnic shelters, drinking water, small-appliance electrical outlets, vault toilets, and trash collection. Nearby activities include hiking forest trails and fishing for stocked trout at Rose Canyon Lake.
Getting there: From Tucson, Arizona, go north on Catalina Highway approximately 30 miles from Tucson until you reach Milepost 20. Turn Left on Whitetail Road.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 5-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- A group campground, with most of them shaded.
- Palisade Spring lies 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 42–64°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 77 of 100.