Box Bar Recreation Site
Tonto National Forest
Write a Review Box Bar Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85263 480-595-3300 602-225-5200 Official WebsiteGPS: 33.7437, -111.6608
Overview of Box Bar Recreation Site
Tonto National Forest Daily Pass or Tonto Discovery Pass are required. Contact the Cave Creek Ranger District at (480) 595-3300 for more information.
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by roadtrippers-tyndale on 10/25/2024
Longest RV Reported: 31 feet (Travel Trailer)
Reported by Trekerboy on 11/9/2018
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 1,476 ft / 449 m
Max Stay 14
Max Length 32 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Box Bar Recreation Site 13 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 1/2/2023
Confirmed by 5 Users
Last reported 10/25/2024
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Last reported 10/5/2019
“Great Dispersed Tent Camping”
Reviewed 10/25/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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Did not stay at RV site. I pulled into the dispersed camping that is immediately to your right(about 75 feet) once you turn onto Box Bar Road. Mid-October 2024, the nights were quite temperate. The sun hits your tent very early though and it gets warm quickly. A couple mornings there was some minor “machine shop noise” from the golf c... more
Did not stay at RV site. I pulled into the dispersed camping that is immediately to your right(about 75 feet) once you turn onto Box Bar Road.
Mid-October 2024, the nights were quite temperate. The sun hits your tent very early though and it gets warm quickly. A couple mornings there was some minor “machine shop noise” from the golf course direction but it didn’t last long.
There is one long-term trailer there but couldn’t really determine if someone was living in it. But there are about three camping loops so you have a lot of space for some degree of privacy.
Fountain Hills is not that far, great for trips to Safeway. The Chevron at Fort McDowell has free potable water.
The ground makes it easy for inserting tent pegs. There are a lot of nice birds. At night I could hear owl hoots and also howling of either coyotes or wolves in the far distance.
There are a number of large ant colonies so make sure you don’t place your tent over one.
I stayed five nights but you definitely could use this spot for a single night camping layover.
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roadtrippers-tyndale would stay here again
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“Great sunset campsite ”
Reviewed 3/12/2024
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
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It is a beautiful place to get out of the city life. I love Rio Verde nature. Box Bar campsite has an overnight fee, but there is a free campsite on the right the minute you get on the Bar Box road before the fee Box Bar campsite. The free campsite is about 50 feet from the main road. If you are a bird watcher and sunset lover, this is... more
It is a beautiful place to get out of the city life. I love Rio Verde nature. Box Bar campsite has an overnight fee, but there is a free campsite on the right the minute you get on the Bar Box road before the fee Box Bar campsite. The free campsite is about 50 feet from the main road. If you are a bird watcher and sunset lover, this is the place. This was my first visit and the campsite was quiet.
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camper-878843 would stay here again
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“Campsites Are Open Now 2/14/24”
Reviewed 2/14/2024
| Nightly rate: | $2 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Campsites are open now as of 2/14/24
etlindholm would stay here again
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“This BLM CLOSED”
Reviewed 2/10/2024
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This area has no access due to locked gates. We parked in what looked like someone’s access.
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“FREE Shaded Camping Near Phoenix”
Reviewed 2/10/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| RV Length: | 22' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here in April of 22. We chose this place because of it's proximity to Phoenix (we were visiting friends & family in the area) and there were actual trees here. The first afternoon we saw 3 wild mustangs heading to the river. Once you turn off the paved road it 's a short distance to the camping area, but there are a c... more
We stayed here in April of 22. We chose this place because of it's proximity to Phoenix (we were visiting friends & family in the area) and there were actual trees here.
The first afternoon we saw 3 wild mustangs heading to the river.
Once you turn off the paved road it 's a short distance to the camping area, but there are a couple of blind curves. While there were a number of people camping there we never met anyone of the curves.
We enjoyed our stay and would stay here again if we were in the area.
We have posted a video of our stay.
Two Tired Teachers would stay here again
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“Loud At Night”
Reviewed 1/2/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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It’s beautiful and the river is close by. But it’s loud at night. I’ve stayed a couple times and got some sleep, hiked, fished. although during the night you can here generators going, loud music, and cars screwing around.
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calcazswen would stay here again
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“Great for bird watching and photography!”
Reviewed 3/17/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 4 |
| RV Length: | 21' (Travel Trailer) |
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My German Shepherd and I stayed here for four nights and we had the best time! Right off the river just teaming with wildlife. I must’ve caught at least 10 different birds species. There is also an eagles nest in the reserve that I got some great shots of! I would definitely stay here again. Decent ATT signal. I think there are only a... more
My German Shepherd and I stayed here for four nights and we had the best time! Right off the river just teaming with wildlife. I must’ve caught at least 10 different birds species. There is also an eagles nest in the reserve that I got some great shots of! I would definitely stay here again. Decent ATT signal. I think there are only about 10 spots so it’s not very big but worth it if you can get in.
Gavin Whitehorn would stay here again
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“Convenient free camping in the Valley!”
Reviewed 11/28/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
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Great place to camp a short distance from the metro area. Right on the fast flowing Verde River. Things could possibly get a little sketchy after a rainstorm, be careful. Three porta potties and a couple dumpsters on sight, no other amenities. There is a 14 day limit but several campers look to have been here for quite some time. ... more
Great place to camp a short distance from the metro area. Right on the fast flowing Verde River. Things could possibly get a little sketchy after a rainstorm, be careful. Three porta potties and a couple dumpsters on sight, no other amenities. There is a 14 day limit but several campers look to have been here for quite some time. Generators seem to run nonstop from 7 am until 10 pm.
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1speed2 would stay here again
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“Nice quiet spot right by the river”
Reviewed 2/23/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 8 |
| RV Length: | 24' (Travel Trailer) |
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We stayed here for a little over a week and absolutely loved it. Plenty of spots to choose from and access to the river is super easy. We enjoyed taking advantage of the rope swing and taking a dip in the river. The road getting in has a couple of bumps but completely manageable for any vehicle. We would definitely stay here again! The... more
We stayed here for a little over a week and absolutely loved it. Plenty of spots to choose from and access to the river is super easy. We enjoyed taking advantage of the rope swing and taking a dip in the river. The road getting in has a couple of bumps but completely manageable for any vehicle. We would definitely stay here again! There are two porta potties and a couple of dumpsters which was very nice.
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rewildingroots_ would stay here again
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“Great Boondocking!”
Reviewed 2/6/2021
| Nightly rate: | $8 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | NA |
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This place was perfect for us. Access is not that difficult and there are a few sites where you are pretty much right on the river. The views are incredible of the river in the surrounding mountains. Dead silent at night. Fairly busy at times for day use. Absolutely perfect spot for us that we would return to.
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Smitty would stay here again
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Amenities
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- dry camping
- Dispersed Camping
Recreation
- fishing
- picnic area
- water access
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
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