Runners up:
2. TIE
Catalina State Park, www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/catalina.html
Rose Canyon, www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/forest/recreation/camping/sites/rose_cyn.shtml
Best Campground
Mount Lemmon (general)
Readers Pick
Mount Lemmon (general)
Mount Lemmon (general)
Driving up Catalina Highway to the top of Mount Lemmon, you'll pass through four completely different ecological strata--and you can camp in each one of them. For those who like it warm and dry, we suggest the Gordon Hirabayashi campground, where you can climb rocky embankments, walk through washes and curl up in your sleeping bag to the gentle rustle of cottonwood trees. Or if--like most of us Tucsonans--you'd rather ascend to a higher elevation, you can go up thousands more feet to Spencer Canyon and roast some marshmallows under the pines. Whichever of Mount Lemmon's zones you choose, you can be sure it'll beat the heat of Tucson's asphalt. All you need for a super-cool weekend is a tent, a package of wieners and a car with functional brakes.
Previous Winners
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2021
Patagonia Lake State Park
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2020
Patagonia Lake State Park
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2019
Patagonia State Park
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2018
Mount Lemmon
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2017
Mount Lemmon
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2016
Mount Lemmon
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2015
Mount Lemmon
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2014
Rose Canyon Lake
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2013
Rose Canyon Lake
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2012
Mount Lemmon (general)
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2011
Catalina State Park
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2010
Mount Lemmon (general)
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2009
Mount Lemmon (general)
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2008
Mount Lemmon (general)
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2006
Mount Lemmon
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2005
Mount Lemmon
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2004
Rose Canyon
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2000
Rose Canyon
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