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Rim Campground

Shaded site at Rim Campground
Tall pines and site Loop road Picnic table and ring Forest floor and shade Evening light Trail nearby Rim country forest view Morning at camp Road out to the lakes Rim overlook nearby
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Overview

The quick FR 300 stop near the Mogollon Rim edge, with 26 parallel-parking sites and Woods Canyon Lake about three miles away.

Rim Campground sits close to the edge of the Mogollon Rim and works best when the trip is about viewpoints, short hikes, and a simple forest site without driving deep into the Woods Canyon complex. It is only about a mile off AZ-260 on FR 300.

Choose it over Mogollon when speed, views, and the edge-of-Rim feel matter most. Choose Mogollon instead if you want potable water in season and the closer two-mile Woods Canyon Lake base.

Best for
Rim viewpoints, a quick FR 300 arrival, 26-site developed camping, and lake day trips from a drier base.
Watch out for
No potable water listed, parallel parking instead of spurs, wind near the edge, and weekend pressure.

Best version of the trip: bring your own water, claim shade early, and save golden hour for the Rim viewpoints.

At a Glance
Region
Payson / Mogollon Rim
Elevation
~7,500 ft
Access Road
AZ-260 → FR 300, about 1 mile in
Best Season
Late spring - early fall
Campsites
26 sites; parallel parking around 40 ft
Facilities
Accessible vault toilets, trash service; no potable water listed
Fires
In rings only, follow restrictions
Cell
Spotty to fair
Getting There

From AZ-260, turn onto FR 300 and look for Rim Campground about a mile in. This is the easier, quicker FR 300 campground compared with Mogollon farther west along the road.

  1. Expect elk on the highway at dusk - easy speed pays off.
  2. Bring your own water because the current listing does not show potable water at this campground.
  3. Plan around parallel parking, not back-in spurs, especially if you are bringing a trailer.
Camping Info
  • Sites: 26 developed sites with roughly 40 feet of parallel parking.
  • Water: no potable water is listed, so treat this as a dry developed campground.
  • Facilities: accessible vault toilets, trash service, tables, and fire rings.
  • Nearby: Woods Canyon Lake is about three miles away; Rim viewpoints are the main reason to pick this page.
  • Weather: afternoon storms and wind can matter more here because the trip tends to include exposed overlooks.
My Notes

Rim should not pretend to be the lake-base twin of Mogollon. It is the quicker FR 300, bring-your-own-water, viewpoint-first campground. That is the useful distinction.

  • Choose this over Mogollon: you want the faster arrival, Rim-edge access, and a simple dry-camp setup.
  • Choose Mogollon instead: you want potable water in season and closer access to Woods Canyon Lake.
  • Photo note: use the campground as the base, but make the page's visual promise about nearby Rim viewpoints.
Choose It / Skip It
Good fit
Rim viewpoints, a quick FR 300 arrival, 26-site developed camping, and lake day trips from a drier base.
Bad fit
No potable water listed, parallel parking instead of spurs, wind near the edge, and weekend pressure.
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