Sawmill Flats Campground: A Quiet Retreat in Young, AZ

24 reviews

Globe-Young Hwy, Young, AZ 85554, USA
+1 928-462-4300
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Sawmill Flats Campground Introduce

Sawmill Flats Campground, located along Globe-Young Hwy in Young, Arizona, offers a tranquil camping experience for those seeking a peaceful retreat in the heart of nature. As part of the Campgrounds & RV Parks category, this site provides a simple yet scenic environment for campers.

You can contact Sawmill Flats Campground at (928) 462-4300 or +1 928-462-4300 for any inquiries. This campground is known for its quiet atmosphere and is particularly suitable for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle.

Recent visitor reviews highlight the campground's serene setting among tall pine trees, providing ample shade and a refreshing environment. The campground offers a limited number of spots, with picnic tables and some sites featuring rock fire pits. However, it's important to note that the picnic tables are not movable.

Sawmill Flats Campground is a free campground, which adds to its appeal for budget-conscious campers. However, it comes with limited amenities. Visitors have reported the absence of outhouse facilities and poor road conditions within the campground, particularly after snowy or wet weather. Additionally, there is no internet connection, especially for Verizon users, and cell service is generally unreliable (zero cell service on Sprint).

The campground's proximity to the road, while convenient, results in a moderate amount of traffic, even in this relatively remote area. The drive to the campground from Phoenix (Camelback and 51) is approximately 2 hours and 20 minutes, featuring a gorgeous scenic route with the last 12 miles or so being single-lane, curvy mountain roads, making it unsuitable for trailer campers.

Key features and considerations for Sawmill Flats Campground include:

Free campground access
Quiet and serene environment among tall pine trees
Picnic tables provided (non-movable)
Some sites with rock fire pits
No outhouse facilities
Bumpy road conditions within the campground
No internet connection and limited cell service
Proximity to the road with moderate traffic
Scenic but challenging drive, unsuitable for trailers

If you're looking for a simple, free camping experience in a beautiful natural setting and are prepared for limited amenities and connectivity, Sawmill Flats Campground could be an ideal choice. It offers a peaceful escape and a chance to reconnect with nature.

Location

Arizona Gila County Young Globe-Young Highway

Customer Reviews

4.0

24 reviews

Rv_life_Road_Travel_ Minimalist (Aika)

Jul 06, 2023

Quiet good spot specially if your out of sunlight and wanna camp beside the road, it's a small campground with tables provided, it's clean but the road inside the camp was a little bumpy maybe due to the snow the land got muddy and leaves marks.. free campground ( we saw one camping) could be the caretaker or so, we just passed by here and check the area. (7/4/2023) No internet connection! (Verizon users)

Ken Lamb

Jul 28, 2019

Great campsite in tall pine trees. Maybe five or six spots, I did not see any outhouse. It does sit very close to the road, for a fairly remote place was surprised amount of cars driving by...Rose Creek Campground is just down the road a bit and there were a lot of people there so might been source of the traffic. Stayed here on a Friday night. From Phoenix (Camelback and 51) was 2 hour 20 minutes drive. Gorgeous drive. The last 12 or so miles are single lane curvy mountain roads. I would not bring a trailer camper here. Campsite is clean, picnic tables cannot be moved, some the sites had rock fire pits mine did not. Zero cell service on Sprint. Definitely recommend.

cvwalls

Mar 03, 2021

It's where they got 3,000,000 bft of lumber to build the Roosevelt Dam, etc. Back in 1905 and hauled down the mountain 32 miles by horse. Quite Impressive

Nelia I.

Mar 08, 2021

Great place to stay and hike ...We couldn't stay away from this place we went back for another hike at armer mountain this time around was soooo much easier and soooo much faster we also found a different route to come down the mountain and took us straight to the memorial site and to rose creek which by doing so it shave about a mile !! And the path was much cleaner not to mention the views!!!! ...we saw a mountain lion!! that was a bit scary specially since we were at the EDGE of the mountain ...but he was not aggressive at all he climbed the rocks so smoothly and disappear into the bushes thank goodness . The weather was 10 degrees hotter not as much snow on the mountain like last Sunday overall great hike ....

Joshua A.

Jan 16, 2019

Great spot for hiking and camping. Beautiful scenery all around this area. A little road noise near the campground. Forrest ranger was very friendly. Only big negative was the skunk infestation. We saw no less than 4 skunks in our campsite on both nights.