Fool Hollow Campground

This place is beautiful and quiet. The park is extremely well maintained and the Rangers are very helpful and personable. My visit was in April. The weather is still a little cool and can get below freezing at night. It wasn't real busy but I understand it is completely full in the summer. I was able to work remotely but the service is a little week. If you have a booster you should be good. I would see Osprey and Eagles as well as the resident ducks and geese every day. I would definitely stay here again.

You can swim and fish in the lake, which is awesome. Plus, they've got a really nice convenience store on-site with anything you might need (you know, in case you forgot the marshmallows for the s'mores or whatever). It gets crowded, though!

This is a lovely campground with widely spaced camping spaces and lots of tall ponderosa pines. We were in a bit of a valley and still had good Verizon coverage. Sites and bathrooms were very clean and everything felt very new. Nice walk down to the small lake which is several feet below normal currently. They have several different loops with no hookups at $17 to full hookups for $30. Definitely recommended and will stay again if we are back.

Date of Stay: April 2015

A great little park high up in the Arizona Rim Country, Fool Hollow offers everything from dry camping to full hookups on a fairly small lake/reservoir.

Located in a National Forest, but just outside of Show Low, Fool Hollow is a collaboration between the Forest Service, AZ Game and Fish Department, Arizona State Parks, and the City of Show Low. It is run by the AZ State Parks.

I reserved site 9 in the Mallard loop, which offers full hookups, a view of the lake, and the world’s longest (back-in) driveway for a campsite. There is very good spacing between the sites, so you definitely get your privacy - always a good thing!

The actual lake is setup for fishing. There is a boat ramp in the day use section of the park across the lake, as well as several fishing piers and docks. The lake level was down quite a bit, so the fishing piers were a bit higher than the actual lake.

There is a trail around most of the lake, connecting the day use and campground, as well as all the fishing facilities. This trail is only 1.5 miles long as the lake really isn’t that big, but I managed to cover 5 miles with an out-and-back plus meandering through the day use and campground areas.

Fool Hollow will always hold a special place in our hearts as it was the first place we camped ever as a married couple or in The Gump. Just outside the picturesque town of Show Low, AZ it is the perfect get away from the heat of Arizona.

We stayed for two weeks at the end of December 2015 through early January 2016 and another two weeks from the end of January through the beginning of February 2016. Snow, wind, tall pines, frozen lake, wildlife, and quiet. Each trip we were the only people there other than the occasional overnighter. The rangers at the park are friendly and helpful. They will accept package delivery, if they are in the office they even delivered the package to our campsite of their own volition.

We stayed in the Redhead Loop which is the only loop open in winter. Spots were well maintained, clean, and never lost power. Rangers are good about monitoring trees that need to come down in case the wind is blowing to ensure that trees don't come crashing through rigs in the middle of the night.

The dogs loved playing in the snow and walking along the lake shore. Pickles loved sitting out on the patio talking to the birds and squirrels on the days it was warm enough to let him do so. Leo was incredibly fascinated by all the wildlife passing by the windows, although he wasn't too keen on getting his paws in the snow.

We haven't been back since spring has sprung but this is a state park we will return to without hesitation. Especially since the lake is stocked and the fishing is supposed to be excellent.

This is a beautiful campground. We stayed only one night as a stop over, but would enjoy a return visit. The sites are very large, long and spacious. Our 43’ toyhauler fit easily into a 70’ concrete pad. Each site seemed to be angled really well for back ins, no 90* angles here. Each site has a lot of room, very private, peaceful and quiet. Well thought out campground.

Begin with warning. Many sites in Cinnamon Teal and Ruddy Duck are combined sites best for family or friends traveling together. Important to Read remarks section. We initially had site 2 at C Teal. First night was lovely. Second day a large family arrived with two huge RVs They thought they were going to be side-by-side. Instead we were in the middle. They couldn’t open all their pullouts. We all barely had room to move, certainly little privacy. The third day we were lucky to get to move to The red duck section because there had been a cancellation The families quickly booked our #2 site so no one would book in our place.
The park itself is lovely. Lots of walking paths around the reservoir. For just a few extra dollars Mallard and red duck sections have sewer in addition to electric and water. The Ranger station staff were very kind and accommodating, and helping us make the change.

This campground was a lovely find! So clean and peaceful! Fool Hollow lake is right nearby and is a great lake for kayaking. There is also a very walkable 1.8 mile one way trail around part of the lake. The tent sites are $25 a night and the RV sites are $35 a night. I originally had a tent site but realized that the lake would be more accessible with an RV site so I upgraded to the $35 even though I did not need the amenities as I did not have an RV. it was definitely worth the extra money! The bathrooms are clean and provide a shower with hot water, a sink and flushing toilets. It is very quiet here at night because generators are not allowed. Each RV site has water and electric hook ups. Cell service is pretty good. I have Verizon and was able to get two bars of 5G. I enjoyed my stay here immensely and will definitely be back!

This campground is one of my favorite state parks. Super clean and amazing camphosts.
I don't think we would stay in site 26 again since it's considered a double site so we had neighbors right next to us, but the view of the bluffs and lake were amazing there.

Beautiful park. Large level sites with good space between each site. Very well maintained. Close to town. Would definitely stay here again.