Cave Springs Campground

Shady creekside camping in Oak Creek Canyon.

One of Coconino National Forest’s most popular campgrounds, in shady ponderosa pines along Oak Creek about 12 miles north of Sedona, with many sites right on the stocked trout stream. Slide Rock is down the road and Flagstaff is half an hour up the canyon. Sites and roads are tight, so it suits tents, vans and small trailers better than big rigs.

At a glance

Sites

84 (about 65 reservable), no hookups

Nightly

$30 for up to 8 people and 1 vehicle

Max RV

36 ft

Showers

Token showers

Stay limit

7 nights

What’s here

• Tent sites
• Showers
• Lake or riverfront
• Pets allowed

Gear, rentals and guides

• Absolute Bikes

  Bike sales, service and rentals in Sedona and Flagstaff since 1989.

• Sedona Adventure Tours

  Tubing and kayak trips on the Verde River, including a float that ends at a winery.

Where to stay

• cabinForest Houses Resort

  Sixteen stone-and-timber houses on 20 wooded acres in upper Oak Creek Canyon.

  5 min drive
• condoJunipine Resort

  Creekside resort on the banks of Oak Creek.

  10 min drive
• innBriar Patch Inn

  Cottages on the banks of Oak Creek, closer to Sedona.

  20 min drive

Nearby

• Slide Rock State Park · 10 min drive

  Natural sandstone water slide and swimming holes in Oak Creek. The swim area has reopened.

• Oak Creek Vista · 15 min drive

  Overlook at the top of the switchbacks, looking down the canyon.

• Indian Gardens Cafe & Market · 15 min drive

  Cafe and market in the canyon.

• Lowell Observatory · 30 min drive

  Where Pluto was discovered, with telescope viewing in Flagstaff.

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Getting there

• Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG) · about 30 min drive
• Phoenix · about 2.5 hr
• Las Vegas · about 4 hr

Directions in Google Maps