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USFSCoronado National Forest · Arizona
Portal Bunkhouse
Overview The Portal Bunkhouse is a two-room cabin located one mile west of Portal, Arizona.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.4,957ft
Comf.Jan-Dec12 months
Max rig20 ft
Electricnonesites
From Tucson3h12real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 4,957 ft, Portal Bunkhouse has a 12-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: 4 named hiking routes, 9 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Apr
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 15
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 16.
69°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Tucson
154 mi
3h12
02
Phoenix
266 mi
5h11
03
Flagstaff
410 mi
7h39
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 7.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
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50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
4
Trail segments
162
Peaks
9
Viewpoints
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
7.4 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.