Lynx Campground in AZ -- Campground & RV Camping in Arizona
Lynx Campground in AZ
U.S. Forest Service allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Lynx Campground sits at 5,600 feet in a ponderosa pine forest along the west shore of 55-acre Lynx Lake, seven miles southeast of Prescott. The facility contains 35 asphalt-paved sites with picnic tables and fire rings, including selected sites with ramadas and three fully accessible spaces. Amenities include vault and flush toilets, drinking water, and trash dumpsters. The lake features a boat ramp accommodating electric and low-horsepower motors. Multi-use trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding surround the lake, and recreational gold panning is permitted nearby.
Road difficulty 1 of 5 -- an easy drive in. Recorded as fully maintained, paved, pitching to 6%. Overhead clearance here is posted at 14 ft -- the tightest site sets the limit.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off, a 35-site campground. The Lynx Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 4 -- a rural sky with a glow on the horizon. Most of them shaded. Bigelow Peak stands 1,111 ft above the site, 1.9 miles south. The nearest town, Prescott, is 5.8 mi off.
September normals 51–81°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