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Pull-thru
USFSPrescott National Forest · Arizona
White Spar Campground
Overview White Spar Campground at 5,641 feet in elevation is a short drive of 2.7 miles south of downtown Prescott and east of Hwy 89.
Sites5637 reservable
Elev.5,627ft
Comf.Mar-Nov9 months
Max rig91 ft5 pull-thru
Electricnonesites
From Flagstaff2h03real 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 5,627 ft, White Spar Campground has a 9-month comfortable window (Mar-Nov). Winter nights average around 30°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 56 sites total: 37 reservable and 19 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, and the longest takes a 91-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, 15 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 · Apr
Mar-Nov
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Apr 1
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 2.
68°F
Average July low. Bring a fleece.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Flagstaff
100 mi
2h03
02
Phoenix
104 mi
2h12
03
Tucson
217 mi
4h08
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 56 SITES
Color byShow only
56 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
17
Accessible
12
Prime
56
Sites
★ The standout
Site 04
WHITE SPAR CAMPGROUND · prime location · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
117 ft
Location
Prime
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
1072
Peaks
15
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.1 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.