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Pull-thru
USFSKaibab National Forest · Arizona
White Horse Lake Campground
Overview White Horse Lake is an extremely popular fishing lake, 19 miles southeast of Williams, in northern Arizona.
Sites8869 reservable
Elev.6,588ft
Comf.Apr-Oct7 months
Max rig50 ft
Electricnonesites
From Flagstaff1h31real 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 6,588 ft, White Horse Lake Campground has a 7-month comfortable window (Apr-Oct). Winter nights average around 22°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 88 sites total: 69 reservable and 19 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 walk-in, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 9 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.
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 · Jun
Apr-Oct
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
83%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
May 11
Last spring frost; first fall frost Oct 20.
58°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Flagstaff
42 mi
1h31
02
Phoenix
184 mi
3h57
03
Tucson
297 mi
5h53
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 9.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 88 SITES
Color byShow only
69 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
8
Walk-in
0
50-amp
88
Accessible
0
Prime
88
Sites
★ The standout
Site 010
A · good location.
To neighbor
132 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
27
Peaks
9
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
9.3 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.