Camp ObserverGila National Forest
Reviews
Gila National Forest campgrounds offer beautiful settings with clean facilities, attentive hosts, and good fishing opportunities. Many guests appreciate the peaceful atmosphere, wildlife sightings, and well-maintained bathrooms. However, some sites have tightly packed RV spaces, limited water availability, and occasional issues with cleanliness and camp host presence.
Beautiful natural surroundings with lake views
Clean and well-maintained bathrooms
Friendly and attentive camp hosts
Good fishing, hiking, and wildlife viewing opportunities
Quiet and peaceful environment during weekdays
RV sites are often cramped with three rigs per space
Limited or no water at some sites
Inconsistent cleanliness and bathroom supplies
Lack of cell service and internet
Occasional noise disturbances and campground management issues
Roger V
Reviewed 5 days ago
encourage to make reservations
Mary S
Reviewed 11 days ago
Just so you know (because we didn’t), there is a “bean bag toss” set-up at the group picnic site! Bring your own bean bags! Beautiful. Comfortable. Trash bins and bathrooms supplied with liners and TP (but no hand sanitizer), and a creek that runs through near the picnic tables and grills.
Mark m
Reviewed 16 days ago
Great hosts and clean area and facilities, camp sites are way to close together. So not great for slide outs, but during the week it’s ok
Brandi M
Reviewed 19 days ago
Our trips are always so much fun! The camp hosts James and Mia are amazing, the sites and bathrooms are so clean and kept. Fishing is great, a ton of space to walk and ground yourself for a reset. We love spending time here and will definitely be back.
Nancy B
Reviewed 25 days ago
Very clean, we had few neighbors that weekend, so it was super quiet and safe. There was a nice picnic table and fire ring, easy access to hiking trails around the lake. The camp host greeted us and was present often. We had wanted to put up a small tent by my trailer but were told that we couldn’t do that in the RV area, would have to get a separate spot in the 1st come 1st serve camping area. It wasn’t a big problem. The water at the campsite was awesome.. cold mountain well water that was quite delicious. I’ll be back soon! Thanks for a great experience
Francesca S
Reviewed a month ago
The rv spaces are too close together. There should only be 2 per space, not 3. The camp host didn’t monitor the campers. My neighbor was blasting music until 2am. No cell or internet service.
Popularity: Quiet
Busiest in August, when about 25% of guest capacity is reserved. Based on 5 years of reservations.
Campgrounds
Gila National Forest has 11 campgrounds, 61 campsites in total.
