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Bear Canyon Lake Campground, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Arizona
Campground Review from Deno64

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I found out about this campground from a friend, and I tent camped there in September 2007.

Describe your camping trip:

Campground has plenty of shade. If going with a big group, there are nice spots that are closer together.
Pros: You can camp alongside the road. Just pull off and set up camp.

Cons: Campground can be busy on holiday weekends. Bathrooms not real clean.
Nearby attractions: Bear Canyon Lake, Woods Canyon Lake.

Further comments:

We go camping at Bear Canyon Lake all the time, and we just love it. If you want to camp with a group, camp in the campground. If you would rather be a bit away from people, you can select your camping area off the road to the campground. I highly recommend this place, if you don't like to drive for hours to go camping. It's roughly three hours from Mesa, Arizona.
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It's like living in the inner cityAugust 31, 2009By finnigancox
"This place is horrible. We took our tent down at midnight and drove back to Phoenix to get away from all the noise. It seems to attract 20-somethings who want to run wild, scream and hollar all night long, race their ATVs not only down the road but in and around the tents, and play their stereos at max volume. At one point there were 3 stereos blaring. Obviously there are a lot of unconsiderate slobs who now think the forest is their place to exhibit their rude and inconsiderate behavior. When will the forest service start placing restrictions on behavior and enforcing them? I'm more than willing to pay to camp in order to fund the enforcement."
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