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Bureau of Land ManagementLower Sonoran Field Office · Arizona

Painted Rock Petroglyph Site And Campground

The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site and Campground are located approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona.
Sites0all reservable
Elev.584ft
Comf.Jan-Dec7 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Phoenix2h10real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 584 ft, Painted Rock Petroglyph Site And Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 44°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on quiet and cool nights. Softest on cool nights.

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.
96%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 20
Last spring frost; first fall frost .
85°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Phoenix
94 mi
2h10
02
Tucson
147 mi
2h48
03
Flagstaff
227 mi
4h29
By drive time
Phoenix · 2h10Tucson · 2h48Flagstaff · 4h29Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 8.8 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
8

Water & Access

To nearest major road
8.8 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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