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Cholla Campground

Site 95
Teddy Bear Loop Map
On-site water.
Site 19
On-site flush restrooms.

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly
Playground
Playground

About Cholla Campground

Cholla Campground at Roosevelt Lake, is one of several campgrounds on the shores of the largest lake/reservoir located entirely in the State of Arizona. It is situated within a lush sonoran desert landscape at an elevation of 2168'. Cholla Campground is also the largest solar powered campground in the United States. Each of its 206 campsites have shade ramadas, firepits, grills, and picnic tables. Playgrounds, showers and toilet facilites are scattered throughout the campground. The area around Cholla Campground is often alive with abundant wildlife such as mule deer, coyotes, geese, fox, javalina, and the occasional bald eagle.

Number of accommodations: 59

Campground Amenities

  • Pet Friendly
    Pet Friendly
  • Dump Station
    Dump Station
  • Playground
    Playground

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
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Currently open - Mar 16 to Oct 31

Sites & Availability

59 Sites Available

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Price
🚐 11, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
No Hookups
$25.00
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🚐 13, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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$25.00
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🚐 15, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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$25.00
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🚐 163, Loop: CANE
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$25.00
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🚐 165, Loop: CANE
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$25.00
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🚐 167, Loop: CANE
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$25.00
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🚐 169, Loop: CANE
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$25.00
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🚐 17, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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$25.00
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🚐 171, Loop: CANE
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$25.00
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🚐 173, Loop: CANE
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🚐 175, Loop: CANE
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🚐 177, Loop: CANE
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🚐 179, Loop: CANE
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🚐 181, Loop: CANE
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🚐 183, Loop: CANE
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🚐 185, Loop: CANE
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🚐 187, Loop: CANE
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🚐 19, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 21, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 23, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 25, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 27, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 29, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 3, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 31, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 35, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 37, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 39, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 41, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 43, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 45, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 47, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 49, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 5, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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🚐 51, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 53, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 55, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 57, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 59, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 61, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 63, Loop: BUCKHORN
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🚐 65, Loop: BUCKHORN
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$25.00
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🚐 67, Loop: BUCKHORN
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$25.00
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🚐 7, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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$25.00
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🚐 73, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 75, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 77, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 79, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 81, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 83, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 85, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 87, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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🚐 89, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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$25.00
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🚐 9, Loop: TEDDYBEAR
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$25.00
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🚐 91, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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$25.00
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🚐 93, Loop: CHRISTMAS
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$25.00
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🚐 95, Loop: CHRISTMAS
No Hookups
$25.00
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T15, Loop: CANE
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
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T17, Loop: CANE
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$25.00
/ per night

Reviews (255)

What Guests Are Saying

Cholla Campground offers a pleasant camping experience with friendly and helpful hosts, clean facilities, and beautiful views of Roosevelt Lake. Many visitors enjoyed the well-maintained grounds, ample hiking trails, and family-friendly amenities like playgrounds. While some noted issues with shower temperatures and limited water access, the overall atmosphere is peaceful and enjoyable, making it a popular choice for return visits.

Review Summary

4.1
255 reviews
5
52.9%
135
4
21.6%
55
3
14.9%
38
2
7.5%
19
1
3.1%
8

Rick K

Verified

December 5, 2021 Stayed at: 57, Loop: BUCKHORN

1

The campgrounds were kept nice but to fish was really bad. You had to climb down a steep rocky cliff to get to the water. They need to put in access for people to get to the water

james m

Verified

November 26, 2021 Stayed at: 19, Loop: TEDDYBEAR

5

Nice campground. This is our winter go to campground. Close to water and fishing. (Lake was very low this last time). We spend at least three hours fishing each morning. My wife caught three good size catfish bottom fishing from shore.

It has one of the best prices we have found. It is $12.50 a night with a senior pass. Good cell/internet service. Just turn off and on airplane mode to re-establish internet when phone drops to 3G. There are playgrounds for the kids and hiking trails. The odd number sites can be reserved in the winter. There are some full time people staying in even number sites.

Lots of sun and clear sky's so solar works great. We have a 4kw generator but hardly ever run it because batteries charge up by 1 pm each day with 400 watts of solar.

Not a problem for us because we are self contained but if you don't know the place you should know that only the restroom/shower buildings at the entrance to the loops are working each time we are there. (Don't understand why people clog the restrooms and dump with diapers and underwear. They have waist dumpsters.) Dump opened back up the Monday we were there.

Emily B

Verified

November 21, 2021 Stayed at: 67, Loop: BUCKHORN

2

The camp host was fantastic, but even as a Solar expert, he couldn’t fix the outdated and broken solar. For a campground that prides itself on being all solar, it was a huge disappointment. And, beware: no solar means NO HOT SHOWERS or lights in the bathrooms (at least in the Buckhorn Loop.) I’d love to return, but I’d like a discount next time for the extra I’ll spend on buying my own solar shower bag.

Cody S

Verified

November 20, 2021 Stayed at: 167, Loop: CANE

4

Nice place. Bathroom was clean and tidy garbage areas. Don’t care for all the RVs and the running generators. Would like to see Cholla separate out tent camping in one loop and noisy RVs in another loop

Mark L

Verified

November 19, 2021 Stayed at: 61, Loop: BUCKHORN

1

Dump station clogged and closed!!!

Robert B

Verified

November 15, 2021 Stayed at: 173, Loop: CANE

3

Spot was a double but small no way it’s a double

Jan E

Verified

November 12, 2021 Stayed at: 13, Loop: TEDDYBEAR

5

Beautiful, great campground, good access to water

Yuliana G

Verified

August 11, 2021 Stayed at: 177, Loop: CANE

5

Park helper was great!.

alexandra s

Verified

May 2, 2021 Stayed at: 55, Loop: BUCKHORN

4

campsite was very clean and spread out from other sites. we loved that it had a shaded area with the picnic table under it. it was a little bit of a hike down to the water but it was secluded which was nice. the water area doesn’t have a beach are so take your chairs, drinks, and umbrella with you because there is NO SHADE down there.
the bathrooms are closed which is why i didn’t give this a 5 star review. the porta potty is near the actual restroom building it wasn’t to terribly icky just inconvenient. bring toilet paper!!!

Kevin H

Verified

May 2, 2021 Stayed at: 169, Loop: CANE

3

Crowded. Campsites very close to others. Site attracts large groups and rowdy crowds. Nice to be at the lake, but probably won't come back here!

Location Cholla Campground

Address:
28079 N. Az Hwy 188
Roosevelt, AZ, 85545
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 33.7315 / -111.204

Elevation: 670 feet

Policies & Rules

Category About
General

Maximum stay limit is 14 days within 30 consecutive days on the Tonto National Forest including dispersed areas. Check in time is 2:00pm and check out time is 11:00am. Quiet Hours are from 10:00pm to 6:00am.During June, July, and August temperatures reach well over 100° and many RV air conditioners cannot keep up. Maximum trailer length is 32'.  Extra (second) vehicle charge of $8 per night is required. An RV towing a car counts as one vehicle and a vehicle pulling a trailer counts as one vehicle. There is a maximum of two vehicles at a single family campsite and four vehicles at a double family campsite. An RV towing a car counts as one vehicle and a vehicle pulling a trailer counts as one vehicle. Fee can be bundled with online reservation or purchased on-site at fee machine. Maximum of 2 vehicles per single campsite and 4 for double campsites.Boat ramps are usable when water elevations are higher then 2,110 feet.Fireworks are always prohibited on National Forest Land.

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