Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

My husband and I took our new-to-us, motorhome, the USS Shewbox, on our maiden voyage to this State Park sight unseen. We just read about it on the state park website and reserved a space. We were SO IMPRESSED! It was beautiful! Our space felt like we were alone in the wilderness there was so much room between sites.

The bath and shower were pristine and the lake was beautiful. Each camp site had a concrete pad, picnic table and either a barbeque or fire pit on which to grill. You can rent kayaks, canoes and paddle boats at the marina and they have a small store for forgotten odds and ends.

We had such a great time! If you want a mountain experience, this is a great place. We will absolutely go back. I would suggest booking in advance.

If you have never been here before, like us, you should call the state park number to book your sight. I booked online choosing from the photos and campground map. Ended up in a two in one site that is great if you are friends with the neighbors, not so great if you were expecting a little privacy. See added photos if the system accepts my additions.

Otherwise I great place to visit. Well maintained park. Great cellular.

This is a beautifully maintained park. Sites are clean and raked between visitors and consist of near level cement pads, fire pits and picnic tables. Full hookups were $35 or electric/water sites were $33. Bathrooms are clean and private, with toilet, sink and shower in each room. Boat ramp and docks on lake - perfect for fishing and kayaking. Camp hosts and plenty of park staff keep this park in top notch shape. Gravel trail around lake is perfect for hiking and bike riding. The only drawback is that many of the sites are doubles, which means you share a cement pad with your neighbor. That would be fine if you are camping with friends or family but a little too cozy for if not. We were lucky enough to have single sites so we had plenty of privacy, peace and quiet. Would stay here again in a heartbeat!

The sites are impeccably maintained, concrete, large and reasonably level. Lots of pines to provide shade and the sites are all close to the lake. Show Low nearby has plentiful amenities for food, shopping, etc. RV businesses in town for parts and services if you need them.

Plenty of trails to hike, fish in the lake, and cleaner air that just about anywhere in AZ. Definitely a jewel in the AZ state parks system.

I found this campground to be well cared for, clean, nice spaces between camping spaces. The facilities were well cared for and volunteers and workers regularly drove around making sure everything was in order and clean. The bathrooms were clean, no bad odors, working water, soap, and air dry machines for hands.

Very happy with this campground. The State of Arizona runs this facility and it is very well kept.

For larger rigs, I would recommend Mallard 09 and Redhead 10/11

We loved it here! It is an amazing state park. Lots of areas to walk, immaculate sites, good cell service, close to town. Lots of snow this year so the lake was full.

Other reviewers did a great job in describing the park. The only weird thing was that many of the sites are double sites, like the concrete pads touch each other. So be aware if you are reserving ahead of time. We had no problem getting a site arriving mid week in March without reservations. The sites are assigned as you enter.

These are the best view sites if you can get them: Mallard Loop #9; Red Head #12; Ruddy Duck #3, 6, 7, 8; Cinnamon Teal #19

We stayed for 2 nights with our trailer. I wish we could have stayed longer. The camp spots were large and had full hookups. We were in the Redhead campground. The lake was very pretty and there is a great hiking trail around it with benches. The bathrooms are showers were nice and clean. We loved all of the big pine trees and fresh air.