Brookchar

Overview

Brookchar Campground is tucked on the banks of Big Lake in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona. The campground is a small, tent-only facility comprised entirely of walk-in sites. Of the lake's five campgrounds, Brookchar is nearest to the water.

Operator

National Forest

Camping types

Tent

Sites

13 campsites

Reservations

Reservable online

Phone

928-735-7313

Amenities

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Brookchar, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Hikes and trailheads

• West Fork Of Black River TrailheadTrailhead · 1.6 mi from camp

  Trailhead to the West Fork Black River Trail #628. Recreation.gov

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• Overland Trail #615Hike · 18.7 mi long · 1.8 mi from camp

  A trail starting near Crescent Lake Trailhead, maintained by U.S. Forest Service.

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• Railroad Cove TrailheadTrailhead · 1.1 mi from campShow on map
• Crescent Lake TrailheadTrailhead · 1.8 mi from campShow on map
• Horseshoe Cienega/Hannagan Meadow Loop - # 4Hike · 17.8 mi from camp

  **NOTICE** The area where this trail is located has been severely affected by the Wallow Fire of June 2011. Recreation.gov

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• Murry Basin TrailHike · 4.3 mi long · 15.6 mi from campShow on map

Scenic sights

• Baldy PeakPeak · 11,407 ft · 8.8 mi from camp

  Mount Baldy is an extinct stratovolcano in eastern Arizona in the United States. Wikipedia

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• Mount OrdPeak · 11,348 ft · 11.8 mi from campShow on map

Trail and sight data: Recreation.gov and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

Reviews

Data sources

• Recreation.gov (RIDB) — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
• OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.