Ajo

Shadow Ridge 
Ajo is a great place to stay the night before crossing the border into Mexico. This is a basic campground, terraced into a hillside. Decent water pressure, big pull-throughs, pet-friendly, quiet and safe.  My Mom says Ajo now has a big, new supermarket too.

Bisbee (also see Tombstone, Arizona)

Read our postcard from Bisbee
Copper Queen Mine  | See a photo

Casa Grande

Postcard from Casa Grande 

Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort 
Palm Creek Golf & RV Resort is a 55+ park. If they are not full, and you are not quite 55 and are traveling without the kids, they may let you stay for a few days. Huge park, with many park models and tons of seasonal guests. Many activities and a very nice Par-3 course (see a photo ) that is incredibly green year-round. If you have a pet, you can only stay in a certain area of the park.

In the area:
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument | Read our postcard
Grande Valley Golf Club | See a photo 

Restaurants:
Manuel's | Review
Bedillon's Cactus Garden - Review

Casa Grande Ruins

Chinle

In the area:
Canyon de Chelly National Monument | Read our postcard

Dragoon

The Thing? What is it? | Read our postcard

Flagstaff

In the area:
Walnut Canyon National Monument | Read our postcard
Meteor Crater | Read our postcard

Ganado

In the area:
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site | Read our postcard

Globe

In the area:
Besh-Ba-Gowah Ruins | Read our postcard
Tonto National Monument | Read our postcard
Theodore Roosevelt Dam | Read our postcard
The Apache Trail | Read our postcard

Restaurants:
La Casita | Read our review

The Lower Dwellings at Tonto National Monument

Goodyear

Cotton Lane RV Park 
Overnighted here.  15 miles east of Phoenix. Good water pressure, fabulous pool and steamy indoor hot tub. 55+ park, lots of park models. 4-hole golf course - but it's free!

Grand Canyon National Park

Mather Trailer Village   +
RV Park inside Grand Canyon National Park. Full-service sites with 30 or 50 amp electrical and cable TV. Half-mile from the rim, in the South Rim Village. Read our postcard

Holbrook

Holbrook/Petrified Forest KOA  +
Pretty noisy, since it is right on the freeway, but the only show in town. They have 30 amp full-hook-sites, gravel pull-throughs, cell service, dog friendly, pool and a big pancake breakfast. Sites are pretty tight together.

In the area:
Petrified Forest National Park | Read our postcard

Lake Havasu City

Beachcomber  (928-855-2322) 
Like most of the parks in Lake Havasu, The Beachcomber has many park models.

Islander RV Resort 
The Islander is huge and right on the water.  Many park models. Try to request a front-in site on the lake. Pool, hot tub, lake, marina and boat launch. Read our postcard from Lake Havasu City

In the area:
London Bridge | Read our postcard from the London Bridge

The London Bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona

Page/Lake Powell

Page-Lake Powell Campground 
Too many long-time live-ins and fairly run-down. They have 50 amp gravel pull throughs, picnic tables and really good water pressure. Newspaper box, pool, hot tub, great location.  (I noted my my Camping Journal to stay at the National Parks Service campground at the marina next time.)

In the area:
Antelope Canyon | Read our postcard
Glen Canyon Dam | See photos

Parker

In the area:
The Desert Bar/Nellie E's | Read our postcard

Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park | Read our postcard

Petrified log in Petrified Forest National Park

Phoenix (area)

Mesa Spirit RV Park 
I gave this place four stars, but just because they have everything. It is a 55+ park with mostly park models. They have an area in the back for losers like us who want to only spend a few days (not the winter) at their campsite. Phones available at these sites.

In the area:
The Raven Golf Club | Read our postcard
The Foothills Golf Course | Read our postcard

Picacho (also see Tucson)

Picacho Peak RV Resort   +
This park is very nice - but it is near nothing.  Between Casa Grande and Tucson, you need to drive over 20 miles to even a supermarket. They have a great pool and hot tub and it is right on the interstate. Picacho Peak State Park is nearby and they also have a campground.

Pipe Springs National Monument

Pipe Springs National Monument

Quartzsite

Read our postcard from the largest RV show in the world

Sedona

Rancho Sedona RV Park 
GPS: 34.8587N/111.7418W
Very convenient park while touring in Sedona. It is an old park, but very nice and the staff is very friendly.  Ask for an executive site for the best features, and reserve well-ahead. Full hook-ups, cable, free wifi, good cell and radio reception, quiet, picnic tables, laundry. On Oak Creek.

In the area:
Tlaquepaque
Oak Creek Canyon Drive | Read our postcard
Slide Rock State Park | Read our postcard
Chapel of the Holy Cross | Read our postcard
Sedona Golf Resort | Our round
Snoopy Rock | Photo

Restaurants: 
Oak Creek Brewery | Review and back again
Rincon
Coffee Pot Cafe | Review
Dahl & DiLuca | Review

Snoopy Rock - red rock formation in Sedona, Arizona

Silver City

Billy the Kid grew up in Silver City | Read our postcard

Tempe

Apache Palms RV Park  
GPS: 33.41579N/119.9067W
Apache Palms is really small and a bit difficult to maneuver, but it is just a mile or so from Sun Devil stadium and ASU campus. (They have a sign stating that if you "see someone litter or not clean-up after their dog, you can turn them in for a free nights stay".) Newspaper delivered to your door in the morning, great water pressure, gravel sites with patios and picnic tables, good cell service, pool and okay hot tub.  It is a little noisy as it is on a busy street.

Restaurants:
Riazzi's Italian Gardens | Review
Gordon Biersch | Review

Tombstone

The Tombstone RV Park  
Dumpy, but friendly and very convenient for a visit to Tombstone. The campsites are marked with numbered tombstones: "Here Lies 4". Very funny. The park just has new owners and they were already making improvements. All the usual hook-ups, bad cell service, pool in-season, quiet. Many live-ins.  See a photo

In the area:
Tombstone | Read our postcard
Boothill Cemetery | See photos

Restaurants:
Tombstone Boarding House

Boothill Cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona

Tucson

Beaudry's 
Your one-stop RV park. Beaudry's has it all - though it is just a fancy parking lot in reality. They have a store, restaurant, pub and a Camping World on site.  If you don't like your RV, you can buy a new one at the on-site sales lot! Great pool & hot tub, and you can also rent a site with a private hot tub. Paved sites, with gravel instead of lawn, a patio and table. Also RV repair service on-site and a great crew to wash/wax your rig.

Voyager RV Resort 
This park is advertised as the "Best RV Park in America". It was nice, but not the best. Every amenity though, great water pressure and cell service. Dogs are allowed, but there are so many rules. I also noted in my Camping Journal that they were not "kid friendly". Pool, hot tub and quiet - but far from town and near nothing.  Many park models.

In the area:
Saguaro National Park | Read our postcard
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum | Read our postcard
University of Arizona
Museum of Art | Historic District | Read our postcard
Sabino Canyon | Read our postcard

Restaurants:
El Charro | Review 1 | Review 2

Yuma

Cocopah RV Resort & Golf 
Most of this park is filled with park models. There is a par-70 golf course running through the campground. Hundreds of full service sites and tons of planned activities in the winter. Read our postcard

Caravan Oasis RV Park 
This park caters to snow-birds and is full with mostly live-ins. They have an area in the rear for short-timers/over-nighters. Level gravel sites with good cell service.
See a photo

Restaurants:
Julieanna's Patio Cafe
Ciao Bella | Review
Chretin's | NOTE: Chretin's moved in 2007 to 16th Street and Arizona Avenue, Yuma. New building, so no more funky ambience. Read our review . Where ever wherever you

Winslow

In the area:
"Standin' on the corner in Winslow, Arizona" | Read our postcard from Winslow

... in Winslow, Arizona