Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area

One of the most peaceful places we've camped since leaving home last September. Campground is very clean and well maintained. Restrooms clean, there are showers. We stayed in Mallard loop and lucked into a site with a view of the lake. Walking trail around the lake is mostly flat, there is fishing in the lake although we didn't try it. Campground is far enough from town to allow for star gazing. The town of Show Low is close enough for resupplying or dining out, and we arranged to have a package delivered to the Amazon pickup site at the Circle K nearby. Will admit we got a little turned around getting into the campground itself, could be navigator error though.

Definitely a do-over.

Excellent place to camp by the lake. Large campground with many spaces that have views and very close to the lake. Very peaceful and plenty of places nearby to explore. Only stayed one night to check it out as space availability was limited due to popularity. Will have to come again and reserve way in advance. Lake has plenty of geese and fish for those who like that sort of thing. There's a shoreline along most of it where you can walk right up to the water. It's very calm and not very large.

Camp here for the first time and we fell in love with the lake. The staff its very friendly and willing to answer all your questions. The campsites are nice and spacious, most are lakefront with a short walk to the water. There is plenty of roads to walk your dogs or yourself if you need to stretch. This lake has a lot to offer. If you like noise or being loud this is probably not the lake for you.

Stayed here 2 nights over the weekend, it’s probably one of the hardest state park to get reservations but totally worth it!

Perfect place to get away from the summer heat! Our site is by the lake, and bathroom (open now for public) and the site hosts are friendly and helpful. They have firewood for sale as well $7.50 a bunch.

Will be back again soon!

We love to come up here to escape the PHX heat and it never disappoints. Plenty of activities to do and access to the lake to take an evening stroll is great. It is very popular during the summertime and almost impossible to roll-up for an open space, so reserve ahead of time. Like others have said, just be aware that there are a lot of double-sites and if you don't know your neighbor, you'll get to know them really fast. That's risky, maybe one day; especially when it gets too hot! ;) We stayed during the covid-19 restrictions on the restrooms and wasn't a problem being 100% self-contained, their dump stations were available. We also love to come here for the cell connectivity, allows us to work without any worries of shady bandwidth; I mean, it's blazing fast! Having the town of Show Low is convenient for supplies and there are lots of other trails and beautiful scenery to take in. ... Fool Hollow is a great place to stay and camp awhile!

We had a great time biking (not entirely around) around the lake. Although the camp ground was a little too paved for us the Lake was amazing. We saw the sun set and the birds were singing. Some geese and ducks added to a nice ambient. Some of the spots were double spot and it felt a little tight, our spot was one of these but luckily our neighbors did not show up (reason for 4 stars). Very tidy and clean, lots of camp hosts, who seemed to me constantly raking and sweeping.