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A small flat foot bridge crosses a shallow wash to a wide open space with one picnic table
a large tree shading a picnic table with the gravel entry road to the rightA stone-ringed fire pit on the ground with dark ashes in the center.
USFSCoronado National Forest · Arizona

Calabasas

Overview Calabasas Group Campground is a place for groups of up to 250 people to enjoy scenery and privacy in a remote, natural setting.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.4,045ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig22 ft
Electricnonesites
From Tucson1h22real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 4,045 ft, Calabasas has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: 6 peaks, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on big-rig fit.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 15.
70°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Tucson
65 mi
1h22
02
Phoenix
177 mi
3h21
03
Flagstaff
320 mi
5h50
By drive time
Tucson · 1h22Phoenix · 3h21Flagstaff · 5h50Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.4 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 1 SITES
0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
21
Peaks
6

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.4 mi
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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