Catalina State Park Campground

We have stayed at this very busy CG numerous times. We had lived a few miles away for 12 years. This CG has views, hiking, biking, programs, and there is always something to do around Tucson.

Don’t miss the Desert museum and other sites such as Biosphere 2, Titan Missile museum, Bone yard of planes and the museum at Davis Montham Air Force base.
You can do day trips to Tombstone and one of my favorites Kartchner Caverns.
Across from the CG is the Marketplace with restaurants, a theater, Walmart and for the ladies who have their nails done Chic Nail Boutique ( ask for Linda)
The bike path that accesses Oro Valley and Tucson is right there along with mountain biking on some trails within the park.
There is a separate horse camp along with group and overflow camping.
Plan you visit ASAP you can always cancel because they never take down the CG full sign. There still will be a few sites available for the night and the ranger at the front entrance will take you $$

Great location with trails right in the campsites. Had water & electric for $35 a night. There was onsite showers but didn't use. Large dumpsters throughout the campground.
Sites were kind of close together & the park was pretty full. Great location to Walmart if you needed any last minute items. Dump site was on location & free to campers as well. Noise wasn't too bad, you can hear the coyotes pretty good!

We stayed in loop B in a tent, mostly RVs there. Some road noise in the morning but overall really quiet camp. The views are lovely and it was very friendly though no one was intrusive. The toilets are spacious, very clean and showers amazing and hot. Wi-Fi was a bit wonky, but could have been my device. Close to shops if needed and good base for Tucson. Tent pad was not in loop B but the ground was pretty level.

We loved this campground! We stayed for 6 nights and had some great hikes and biking. Hiked the 50 Year and Bridle trails, and biked on the Tucson Loop trail twice, also going through some neighborhoods to stay off the bike lanes along busy roads. I called ahead to the Ranger Station for route advice and Tangerine Rd, I-10 exit 240, was suggested and was perfect. Had our first Burger at In and Out - really good! - and also ate at The Keg nearby. Our site 33B was paved and needed 1" board to level. Loved seeing roadrunners for the first time. Beautiful mosaic wall art at the Romero Canyon Trailhead. Very cool Ranger Station with souvenirs and a live snake habitat. Awesome experience!

We stayed in the overfill lot, which was very quiet, just way too close to our camping neighbors. In fact, a very strong wind woke us in the early morning & we were lucky that the portable solar panel of the campers next door was not blown into our trailer. (It did move away from their space.). There was no potable water, but the bathroom & showers were very clean & nice,
Also, the trailheads were a bit far, requiring us to drive there and fins a parking spot in the lot.

Big spaces with metal picnic tables and a few trees for shade but little privacy-we were between two roads. Nice bathrooms. Even on a Sunday night we could hear the highway all night long. This is in campground B. A few nights earlier we stayed in overflow camping, which was cramped and campers were too close together, but at least we couldn’t hear the road. Verizon is like one or two bars-enough to check email but not do real work.

Our site had electricity and water. It was very spacious and we didn’t feel cramped. And that’s something I hate. It was quiet at night and during the day. Sounds of birds chirping. The view of the mountains were grate. If you want to be outdoors this is the place for you. Hiking, and bike riding is a huge thing. And only a couple miles from Walmart or any places to eat and fuel. Verizon cell phone service was spotty in some places but not THAT bad. I’d stay again. They also have multiple dump stations.

Catalina State Park in Arizona offers spectacular views of the Santa Catalina Mountains. In this video, we provide a walking tour and show you the best campsites at Catalina State Park. It gets better, just outside the entrance of Catalina State Park, we found shopping with a Walmart, Petco, movie theater, and more. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 45.4 Mbps download speed and 7.45 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 11.5 Mbps download speed and 0.02 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 4.13 Mbps download speed and 0.22 Mbps upload speed.