White Spar Campground

My first choice was Granite Mountain but it was closed. What really irks me is that many if not most of the USFS and NPS campgrounds have gone to the recreation.gov reservation system. Despite being almost empty, I had to make a reservation on the spot begging the question of what happens if there is no internet or cell phone coverage. The reservation system really stinks. One now cannot check out the campground for favorable spots and to avoid being near unpleasant campers much less not knowing the campground unless one has been there previously. It disfavors people like me who do not travel on a schedule. Furthermore, one gets surcharged a $9 fee for each reservation. In my case, I could only make a reservation for only one night without driving around the campground while on the phone which was obviously impractical. I consequently moved on the next day because otherwise I would have had to make another reservation and move camp. The representative picked up quickly and was as helpful as he could. The campground hosts also were helpful as best they could. The outhouses were in disrepair with no way to look the doors. The hosts told me hat vagrants had been a problem. After four years of using a USFS campground in the South Forty Eight, this was a rude wake-up call. This is another sign of how our country has gone south. Even camping out has become industrial-strength and unpleasant.

Grounds were safe, clean and beautiful. Maybe 15 minutes from town. Easy drive. Will definitely be back.

No host to be found. People were coming in with no reservations. Disappointing.

Camping for beginers was not thrilled when I looked up and saw houses in the distance. We went for Christmas so it was very quiet otherwise we would have left.

Great little campground right outside of town. While we were there there was no camp host on duty (possibly traveling for the holiday) and the restrooms were VERY smelly!! We were there between Christmas and New Year’s.

Nice campground and hiking. However, there were many vacant sites that were not on the website, as well as some unadvertised FCFS sites. Y’all need to check that out and fix it.

Whitespar is our favorite campground near Prescott .

Avoid site 12 if it’s slippery or snowing. Driveway is at a steep slope.

We went in the winter, everything was really great but no toilet paper in the ladies room. Luckily we had some with us. The views were so pretty too. We are definitely going back though!

Very nice campsite close to town. The RV sites are paved and fairly level. It was winter so water was turned off although I thought they had frost proof hydrants. The campground could use a pump out.