About Cave Creek Group Site
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Reviews (15)
What Guests Are Saying
Cave Creek Group Site is a clean and spacious campsite, ideal for groups with ample fire pits and a covered veranda for inclement weather. It offers a beautiful, secluded setting perfect for escaping the city, especially during the fall. However, there were some issues with trash service and toilet paper availability during the visit.
What Guests Are Saying
Cave Creek Group Site is a clean and spacious campsite, ideal for groups with ample fire pits and a covered veranda for inclement weather. It offers a beautiful, secluded setting perfect for escaping the city, especially during the fall. However, there were some issues with trash service and toilet paper availability during the visit.
Review Summary
CRAIG P
February 9, 2022
awesome , everything about it was great except for the trash from the previous campers. we cleaned up the whole area and bagged the trash. just hope they picked it up before the next party arrived.
Corwin W
January 27, 2022
Site was very clean. Lots of room for everyone, and the common area is top shelf. It's definitely a hidden gem, and we will be returning.
I would recommend that once your group is in you keep the main gate closed as some people who weren't staying with us decided it was ok driving through the camp during the night. But other than that, perfect.
Michelle G
November 30, 2021
Great communication from staff. No problem with lock at gate. Clean restrooms. Absolutely beautiful surroundings and amenities.
Only drawback is the dispersed camping spot to the north of the group campground. The people there were loud and kept hopping the fence to use our vault toilets.
Dean W
October 18, 2021
It was very easy to access. The Gate code emailed when I booked the reservation was correct. Pretty nice facilities for camping with a large group. Overall it worked really well for our group of about 40 people.
Ezequiel T
August 23, 2021
The site itself looked great, it did have restrooms and was more than big enough to fit a large group, it has what it the description says it has. The 2 star review is for the lack of communication from the rangers or the recreation website, we arrived to the find the gate locked up with 2 padlocks, we were only given the code to 1, the second padlock required a key. Prior to driving up, we gave the ranger station a call, the person who picked up the phone seemed surprised we were driving up there but they were cordial and let us know if we needed anything to give them a call. Not once during the conversation were we told about a second padlock. We drove up with a group 25 people to find us locked out of the site, maybe it was bad timing, who knows, regardless, the website should not allow reservations if the site was inaccessible or at least a heads up about the second lock. When we did drive down to cell reception, the ranger station phone number rang and rang, we left a message but how would I receive a call
Back if we didn’t have reception. In any case, just do your homework ahead of time and make sure the gate is able to be opened for your reservation. Hopefully, none of this happens if you choose to reserve.
Location Cave Creek Group Site
Address:
40202 N Cave Creek Rd
Scottsdale, AZ, 85262
United States
Drive 19 miles north from Carefree, Arizona. From Carefree, take Cave Creek Road (Forest Road 24) to Seven Springs Day use area. Continue for less than 1/2 mile to the turn off to the group site. The last 9 miles of Forest Road 24 is an all-weather gravel road that is narrow with blind curves.
Latitude & Longitude: 33.9753 / -111.866
Elevation: 1038 feet
Policies & Rules
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No drinking water. |
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Please contact the Ranger District at 480-595-3300 (Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m.) for entrance gate code information. |
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Trailers over 16 feet are not recommended. |
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Use caution during the rainy season, the area is prone to flash flooding; do not cross flooded roadways. |
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The Cave Creek group site has a 150 people maximum. |
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Glass containers are prohibited. |
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Trash service and vault toilets are provided. |
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No horses, mules or livestock. |
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Dogs must be on a leash. |
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No amplified music or concerts. |
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No loud music or generators after 10 p.m. |
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Don't Move Firewood: Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood near your destination and burning it on-site. For more information visit dontmovefirewood.org. |