Zulu Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 We went through our first AZ Summer last year. Zow! It was hot. This year we're looking for some place cool to camp in our Class A for part of the Summer. Any recommendations? SKP #79313 / Full-Timing / 2001 National RV Sea View / 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubiconwww.rvSeniorMoments.comDISH TV for RVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeyres Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Show Low, AZ is great. We've spent time at the Encore RV park and like it but their are several others in the area. Pine Top, right next door is also nice and cool. Many people from Phoenix and Tucson spend the summer in the area. 2007 Arctic Fox 32.5 rls for full-timing, now sold. 2014 Sunnybrook Sunset Creek 267rl for the local campgrounds now that we are off the road2007 Silverado 2500 diesel Loving Green Valley, AZ (just South of Tucson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Flagstaff and on the Rim (Payson, Show Low, Pinetop and Greer) are the coolest for summer. Flagstaff has slim pickings for RV parks and from driving by all of them, J&H is the best one but we've never stayed there. We stay either at Bonito national forest campground just outside the gate to Sunset Crater or at Pinegrove national forest campground at the south side of Lake Mary, south of Flagstaff. They are good if you want short-term (14 days). There are forest campground all along the Rim drive (Hwy 260) from Payson eastward. Just north of Show Low is Juniper Ridge RV. It's a huge complex with many park models but has a section for just RVers and also owners rent their lots (which is better if you can get one). It's very clean, big lots, has a pool, spa, tennis, pickleball, golf, clubhouse and activities. However, true to it's name is has junipers and very few actual shade trees and it's a little lower in elevation than Show Low so it's warmer - although not hot like the deserts. In Show Low itself is Venture In which is popular and others along Hwy 260. Good luck! Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Near or in Sierra Vista in the SE corner. High temp normally run about 95 cool nights.no big hills to climb or descend to get there. Huachica City has a neat little park called Mountain View. LeRoy & Anne Silver Eagle conversion PT Cruiser Conv. OK & KS now SD well sometimes The journey is the trip not the destination. http://2010liberty.wordpress.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rif Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 We spent last summer volunteering for the Forest Service near Happy Jack, AZ. It is on Highway 87 about 25 miles north of Payson, and is about the same elevation as Flagstaff, 7,000 feet. It is much cooler than either Payson or Show Low. About a mile up Forest Road 3 from its intersection intersection with 87 is the Happy Jack Lodge and RV Resort. It is a very nice place and the weather is great. 2000 Volvo 770, 500HP/1650FP Cummins N14 and 10 Speed Autoshift 3.58 Rear 202" WB, 2002 Teton Aspen Royal 43 Foot, Burgman 650 Scooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted December 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Excellent tips, folks. We camped at Show Low our 1st year and loved it, but looking for full hookup places. SKP #79313 / Full-Timing / 2001 National RV Sea View / 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubiconwww.rvSeniorMoments.comDISH TV for RVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Take a look at the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The Big Lake area is about 9,000' elevation. Lots of campgrounds some with electric and one with full hookups. There are some commercial RV parks in Alpine (about 8,300'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMc Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Went to web-site: ... David On-The-Road with a Purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 We lived in Show Low before we went fulltime. It's a nice area, as are nearby Pinetop and Lakeside. My inlaws keep their 5th wheel at the HonDah RV park, it's a nice place. Gypsy Journal RV Travel Newspaper http://gypsyjournalrv.com/category/nicksblog/ Author of "Meandering Down The Highway, A Year On The Road With Fulltime RVers" and "Work Your Way Across The USA, You Can Travel & Earn A Living Too!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertraveler Posted December 17, 2014 Report Share Posted December 17, 2014 Went to web-site: ... If your point is that it is closed, yes it closes for the winter. There may be snow on the ground and there is a chance of snow today. It is scheduled to open May 1-October 31. The OP was looking for places to go next Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Just made reservations for month of July and September at Hualapai Mountain RV Park. Full hookups @ $485/month at 6500 feet. Plus, there's a great restaurant nearby. SKP #79313 / Full-Timing / 2001 National RV Sea View / 2008 Jeep Wrangler Rubiconwww.rvSeniorMoments.comDISH TV for RVs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeebagel Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 We went through our first AZ Summer last year. Zow! It was hot. This year we're looking for some place cool to camp in our Class A for part of the Summer. Any recommendations? I'll second this. Wife and I enjoyed our recent stay there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberdave Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Williams West of Flag. Several large parks plus it is at 6800' so while it may get warm during the day the temp plummets after sunset. There are many sites to see in the area from the forest to driving parts of old Rt 66. There is some fishing but it's not that great. The planes of fame second location is on 84 near the big ditch also. The big ditch is North on 84 and there are parks up that way also. Dave & TishBeagle Bagles & Snoopy RIP Snoopy we lost you 5-11-14 but you'll always travel with us On the road somewhere.AF retired, 70-90A truck and a trailer“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion” -unknown HoD vay' wej qoH SoH je nep! ngebmo' vIt neH 'ach SoHbe' loD Hem, wa' ngebmo'. nuqneH... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blrsmith Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Just a quick question...if you're fulltime RVing, why are you in AZ in the summer? That's when most people travel to the "other" places you can't make it to in the winter! Just saying Al and Barbara Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blrsmith Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 My parents lived here for 30 years and always had a place in Show Low or Pinetop. There's BLM land up there too. We plan on finding a place there when we can't drive anymore. We'll settle in PHX but summer in Show Lo...we have friends there now! Al and Barbara Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Lots of very nice camping in AZ in the summer, Flagstaff area is nice, we spent time up around Clint's Well for several summers. Just look at a map that gives elevation and head above 7,000 feet, you'll be cool and a happy camper. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theeyres Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Excellent tips, folks. We camped at Show Low our 1st year and loved it, but looking for full hookup places. Show Low, PineTop, Lakeside has many full hook up RV parks. As I mentioned, we really like th Encore park that is very near the state park. Nice people, activities, nice sites--- 2007 Arctic Fox 32.5 rls for full-timing, now sold. 2014 Sunnybrook Sunset Creek 267rl for the local campgrounds now that we are off the road2007 Silverado 2500 diesel Loving Green Valley, AZ (just South of Tucson) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dranoel Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 We spent last summer at Greer's Pine Shadows in Flagstaff. Not fancy but, a nice bike path to downtown (6 miles) and hiking in the backyard on Mt Elden which we liked. 2014 DRV Mobile Suites 36' RSSB3 2013 Ford F350 http://where-rv-going.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Joyce Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Just a quick question...if you're fulltime RVing, why are you in AZ in the summer? That's when most people travel to the "other" places you can't make it to in the winter! Just saying Like much of the West, Arizona's climate is not uniform across the state. It has places that are cold in winter, but reasonable in summer, along with the places that are reasonable in winter, but hot in summer. Coming from Washington state I am used to this, the climate in Richland (where I lived for many years) is desert, but when people think of Washington they assume it is all like Seattle, mild, wet and green. Not all fulltimers travel long distances, especially as they get older. 2004 40' Newmar Dutch Star DP towing an AWD 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid, Fulltimer July 2003 to October 2018, Parttimer now. Travels through much of 2013 - http://www.sacnoth.com - Bill, Diane and Evita (the cat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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