Spencer Canyon Campground

Friendly Park Ranger came by with firewood bundles for sale and to collect campsite fees. He warned us of the bears and encouraged us to use the bear boxes. Campsites are close enough to hear each other but not too close to be bothersome.

Spent the night after a motorcycle ride up the old control road to Mt Lemon. Beautiful Campground, well maintained, clean facilities. Very big thank you to Angie who helped me out of a pickle. Absolutely recommend!

Beautiful camp ground with pretty big sites. They are in clusters of several sites together but still plenty of room. We went during the week and barely anyone was there. We did find a flatish place to put our pop up. But definitely more tent sites. We paid for 2 nights but ended up leaving after the first but only because it started raining for so long that everything was getting to be a muddy mess. I wish we could’ve stayed both nights. There was a fire ban so no fire but that was ok.

The campsites are clean and well maintained by the camp hosts, it's so beautiful and quiet. Costs $28 a car overnight to camp. Bring your own firewood. There is a "Bathroom" and each campsite include a bearbox. Cell service available, I was able to work and use my phone while I was up there and the younger kids had tablet use when antsy.

My partner and I went camping and stayed here, the paying station it’s pretty easy to use. For every station you get a bear box, "booth", parking area and a woodfire area. There is also a couple of restrooms located all over the place so that’s nice. We had a really good little getaway at nature over here. It brought us closer to each other while we where able to appreciate all the beauty of nature.

Spencer Canyon is one of the campgrounds we frequent the most on Mount Lemmon. Some of the campsites are not very spread out from one another while others offer sufficient space and distance between. This works great for groups or larger families wanting to camp close to one another. Spencer Canyon can get busy, but I've never seen it full while we've been there. Camp hosts Sergio and Bertha are super friendly and do a great job keeping up with the campgrounds. Bathrooms are cleaned regularly and tend to be tidier than other spots in the area. Things to note: There are some down trees in the area and cellular service can be limited and spotty at best. There is an extra $10 charge for a second vehicle per campsite.

The best thing about my stay at Spencer Canyon Campground was the camp hosts, Mark and his wife. They kept the place very clean and were always friendly. Having clean smelling bathrooms was a great surprise while camping. As others have said, some of the sites are very close together but some allow for more space. The views from the higher number sites, 45+ are amazing as you overlook Tucson. From most of the sites it is a little walk to get to where you can park but a few are closer. I had a relaxing and restful stay.