Tent Camping near Holbrook, Arizona

Gateway To The Petrified Forest RV Resort

31 RV Sites, 7 Tent Sites

Gateway to the Petrified Forest RV Resort in Holbrook, Arizona, offers 31 full-hookup pull-through RV sites and seven tent sites with 30 and 50-amp service, sized for rigs to 45 feet, 22 miles from Petrified Forest National Park. Every RV site is pull-through — the right configuration for a park-touring stop on the Route 66 and I-40 corridor. Thirty-one pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with water-and-electric pull-through options also available. Seven tent sites cover dry camping. A general store handles supplies, and a community fire pit anchors the evenings. The gravel lots are sized for rigs of most configurations. Pets are welcome. On-site facilities are practical rather than extensive — this is a national park base rather than a destination resort, and guests spend their days out in the painted desert country. The community fire pit and shaded picnic areas cover the campground socializing that suits a park-visitor property. The distances are what matter here. Petrified Forest National Park is 22 miles, the Painted Desert 42 miles, and Winslow — where you can stand on the corner and visit the La Posada museum and restaurant — is 41 miles, all on the historic Route 66 alignment. Holbrook itself carries genuine Wild West character in the architecture and streets around the park entrance, which makes it more than a waypoint. The resort operates on the I-40 corridor year-round. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable conditions for walking the petrified forest and painted desert, and those shoulder seasons carry the heaviest demand. Reserve ahead for March through May and September through October.

from $28/night

Cortez RV Resort

46 RV Sites, 12 Cabins, 23 Tent Sites

Cortez RV Resort in Cortez, CO, offers 46 full-hookup RV sites, 12 cabins, and 23 tent sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 65 feet. Site categories cover the range: back-in sites, back-in 20/30-amp water-and-electric sites, pull-thru 30-amp, pull-thru 30/50-amp water-and-electric, and premium pull-thru 50-amp. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and a dump station cover the basics, and propane fills are available on site. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The resort keeps guests busy between park days: an outdoor pool, a water park, a recreation center, a clubhouse with billiards, a playground, basketball, horseshoes, a boutique shop, and walking trails through the grounds, plus a lake, pond, and beach area for swimming, kayaking, and fishing. Golf is nearby, and the dark skies make for good stargazing. Cortez sits in Montezuma County in the Four Corners, at the gateway to Mesa Verde National Park and one of the densest concentrations of Ancestral Puebloan sites anywhere. Rates for sites, cabins, and tent spots are on the booking page. Summer, when Mesa Verde is at its busiest, books first.

Country Rose RV Park

48 RV Sites, 4 Tent Sites

Country Rose RV Park in Fredonia, Arizona, offers 48 full-hookup RV sites and four tent sites at the Arizona-Utah border, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Back-in and pull-through categories join a general store, laundry, dump station, community fire pit, and dog park. Forty-eight sites run in back-in and pull-through categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. Two straightforward categories keep booking simple. Four tent sites and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. One practical note for planning: Arizona stays on Mountain Standard Time year-round, though Navajo lands observe daylight saving — worth checking your clock against your itinerary. A community fire pit, dog park, and picnicking fill the grounds, with a river nearby. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which keeps rates reasonable for a park whose guests are here for what surrounds it. Pets are welcome. Fredonia sits in Coconino County at the gateway to the Grand Canyon's North Rim — the quieter, higher, less-visited side of the canyon, roughly 80 miles south through the Kaibab Plateau's ancient ponderosa forest. Zion is close to the north, with Bryce, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, and the Vermilion Cliffs all within range. The North Rim season runs mid-May to mid-October, and that is the window. Reserve well ahead for summer.

from $35 $31/night

Dolores River RV Resort

64 RV Sites, 13 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 2 Yurts, 2 Wagons

Dolores River RV Resort in Dolores, CO, offers 64 RV sites, 13 cabins, 10 tent sites, and 4 wagons and yurts, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 45 feet. Sites come in five categories — standard back-in, standard pull-thru, premium pull-thru, premium riverfront back-in, and water-and-electric back-in — with full-hookup sites carrying water, sewer, and electric plus site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. The riverfront back-ins are the ones to request. No wristbands are required for any amenity, which is worth knowing if you've stayed at resorts that charge for them. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a snack bar, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, a clubhouse, a recreation center, and recycling cover the rest. Pets are welcome. A beach, a pond, a lake, walking trails, horseshoes, and a playground fill the forested grounds, with fishing, kayaking, and hiking on the Dolores. Wine tasting and a state park are nearby. Dolores sits at 18680 Colorado Highway 145, three miles from town on the road toward Telluride, with Mesa Verde 50 miles east. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Premium riverfront sites book first.

from $35/night

HTR Durango Campground

51 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 3 Cottages, 2 Lodges

HTR Durango Campground in Colorado offers 51 RV sites, 14 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and 10 tent sites on the western approach to Durango, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Canyonside and creekside categories at both amperages join pull-in and water-and-electric tiers, with a pool, on-site dining, and live music. Fifty-one sites span back-in water-and-electric, canyonside back-in 30-amp, canyonside back-in 50-amp, canyonside pull-in 30-amp, and creekside back-in 30-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with picnic tables, sized to 45 feet. Naming categories canyonside and creekside tells you exactly what you are booking; confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric option does not carry sewer at the site. Fourteen cabins, cottages, and lodges and 10 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Office hours run 10am to 6pm, and the dry camping season runs May 1-14 and October 10-31 — worth checking if you are traveling in the shoulders. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with a pond and creek supporting fishing, and basketball, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. Hiking, biking, swimming, live music, and strong birding round it out. Canyon walls of Douglas fir and ponderosa surround the property, with downtown Durango and the San Juans close. Summer and fall color drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $39/night