Desert Tortoise Campground
- Nov–Apr
- best months
- At 1,708 ft
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park
Desert Tortoise Campground is a campground in Arizona at about 1,708 feet.
Local outfitters
- Black Canyon Campground17 mi away
- Horspitality RV Resort and Boarding Stables24 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Wild Burro TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi- Pipeline Canyon TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi
- Yavapai Point TrailHikingPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.5 mi
- Lake Pleasant Regional ParkState park2.6 mi
- Castle Creek Boat RampBoat launch3.3 mi
- Ice CastlesRock climbing8.3 mi
- West Wing MountainSummit9.1 mi
- East Wing MountainSummit9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Horsethief CabinCamping · ~36 min drive
- HostCamping · Next door
- Javelina CampCamping · Next door
- Raccoon CampCamping · Next door
- Coyote CampCamping · Next door
- Rooadrunner CampgroundCamping · ~3 min drive
- Pleasant Harbor RV ParkCamping · ~6 min drive
- Shooter's Campground (West)Camping · ~15 min drive
- Shooter's Campground (East)Camping · ~17 min drive
- Paradise RV ResortCamping · ~24 min drive
Best time to visit Desert Tortoise Campground
Best months: November–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
69° / 43°
3 wet
Feb
71° / 45°
4 wet
Mar
77° / 49°
3 wet
Apr
84° / 54°
1 wet
May
93° / 61°
1 wet
Jun
102° / 70°
1 wet
Jul
105° / 77°
2 wet
Aug
104° / 77°
4 wet
Sep
99° / 71°
2 wet
Oct
89° / 60°
2 wet
Nov
78° / 50°
2 wet
Dec
68° / 43°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Hot Springs, AZ, 9.1 mi away at 1,990 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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