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Stewart Campground

Statistics Elevation
5100'
Season
Apr - Nov
Days Limit
14
Fee
Yes
Units
6
Trailer Limit
22'
GPS Location
Access
Paved
 
Amenities Potable Water
Sunny Flat
Waste Disposal
No
Restrooms
Vault
Showers
No
Reservations
No
Store Nearby
No
Campsite Grills
Yes
Campsite Tables
Yes
Fire Rings
Yes
Utility Hookups
No
Information
(520) 364-3468
Firewood
Bring It
Fishing Supplies
-
Laundry
-
Gas & Propane
-
ATV Use
-
Visitor Center
Cave Creek V.C.
 
 
Fish Species Rainbow Trout
-
Cutthroat Trout
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Brook Trout
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Brown Trout
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Apache Trout
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Crappie
-
Yellow Bass
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Flathead Catfish
-
Tilapia
-
Yellow Perch
-
Carp
-
Redear Sunfish
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Bluegill
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Green Sunfish
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Walleye
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Northern Pike
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Channel Catfish
-
Sunfish
-
Smallmouth Bass
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Largemouth Bass
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Striped Bass
-
White Bass
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Arctic Grayling
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Bullhead
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Fly and Lure Only
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Acreage
-
Body of Water Depth
-
Catch and Release Areas
-
Boats Allowed
-
Motor Limit
-
Boat Rentals
-
 

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Stewart Campground is the only one of the three lower Cave Creek Campgrounds that you can visit without fording the creek. This is a cool, shady streamside camp where sites are clustered under a healthy stand of Arizona cypress trees, with some picturesque old sycamores closer to the streamside. As with all Cave Creek campgrounds, birdwatching is good right in the campground. It’s also close to other areas that are less disturbed and therefore even more productive for adding to your life-list. A short distance upstream from Stewart, the Vista Point Trail climbs above the canyon floor to offer unobstructed views of Cave Creek Canyon. Though this extremely easy stroll has little elevation change, the view it presents is impressive.

Other recreation amenities conveniently close to Stewart Campground include the Silver Peak Trail #280 and Cave Creek Visitor Information Center. The South Fork area, famous for its birdwatching and beautiful riparian forest, is a short drive away. The campground is located on the Cave Creek/Portal-to-Paradise scenic drive.

Sites at Stewart have pull-ins making it one of the better places along Cave Creek for camping if you have an RV. Trailers to 22 feet are permitted.

Location: 150 miles east of Tucson, 2.3 miles southwest of Portal.

Access: From Tucson, take I-10 east 139 miles to US 80 (you will cross the New Mexico border to get to this intersection). Turn right (south) and drive 28 miles, then turn right (west) on the road to Portal, 7 miles. From Douglas, take US 80 east approximately 50 miles to Rodeo, NM. Two miles past Rodeo, turn left (west) on Portal Road.

From Portal, drive west on Forest Road 42 approximately 2.3 miles to Stewart Campground. All roads are paved and suitable for passenger vehicles.

Season: Closed during winter season, usually November through April.

Elevation: 5,100'

Attractions: Facilities:
Easy access 6 individual sites
Bird/wildlife watching Tables and fire grills
Close to creek Toilet
Vista trail  

Notes:

  • No drinking water. It's always a good idea to bring drinking water with you on your camping trip.  However water can be obtained from the Sunny Flat Campground.   
  • No hook-ups
  • Trash bins provided
  • Pack and saddle stock are not permitted in campground

 

 

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