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Mingus Mountain Campground

Cottonwood, AZ

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32

Total Sites

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10 Tent21 RV1 Group

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About

Located in the cool pines of central Arizona, Mingus Mountain offers a wide range of recreational opportunities including: picnicking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, fishing, hunting, hang gliding, and paragliding. Scroll down (below the recreation map) to learn more about the excellent recreational opportunities on Mingus Mountain. Mingus Mountain Brochure (1.86 MB) NOTE- Brochure Correction: Potato Patch Campground is the only recreation site that has water available, the other sites on Mingus Mountain do not have water available at this time. Mingus Rim Trails Description and Map (563 KB PDF; 8.5” X 11”)

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How busy it gets

Recreation.gov
4.7

38 camper reviews on Recreation.gov

Moderate demand

60% booked

706 of 1,186 released site-nights were already reserved · Sep 2026 – Oct 2026 · busiest Sep 2026 at 96%

  • Sep

    96%

  • Oct

    38%

Share of nights Recreation.gov had released for online booking that were already reserved when we checked. Walk-up sites, closures, and nights outside the booking window are excluded.

Amenities

Flush Toilets
Potable Water
Picnic Tables
Fire Rings
Trash Service
Cell Service

Cell reception

Camper reports · checked Sep 29, 2026

Good Coverage

Average 3.5 of 4 bars · 30 reports across 3 carriers

Uninterrupted voice connection; consistent but possibly weak/slow data service; rare and/or very small drop-outs at site/facility. Signal may not show as full-strength across site/facility. Slower social media photo/video upload speeds.

  • Verizon

    Good Coverage

    3.5/4

    17 reports

  • AT&T

    Good Coverage

    3.4/4

    5 reports

  • T-Mobile

    Excellent Coverage

    3.5/4

    8 reports

Reported by campers on Recreation.gov, not measured by us. Reception varies by handset, weather, and where you stand in the campground. Recreation.gov

Campground Rules

  • Campfires generally permitted — verify current fire restrictions before lighting

Reservations

This campground accepts reservations. Book early for popular dates.

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Individual Sites (32)

1

1

Loop 104a

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CampsiteRVPets OKCampfires
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1

1

Loop B

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CampsiteTentPets OKCampfires
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1

1

Loop A

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10

10

Loop A

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CampsiteRVPets OKCampfires
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11

11

Loop A

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12

12

Loop A

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Within ~30 miles

Trails near Mingus Mountain Campground

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Gaddes 2

Arizona

0.6 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

South Camp Ground

Arizona

0.2 mi56 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Mingus Heliport

Arizona

0.1 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Dry Lake

Arizona

0.6 mi16 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy
North Mingus Loop Trail

North Mingus Loop Trail

Arizona

4.1 mi1,670 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Difficult

View Point

Arizona

2.6 mi62 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: Easy

Hunt context

Hunting unit around this campground

During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Arizona hunting page

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