The best dog-friendly campgrounds near Sun City, Arizona

The place was awesome! Don’t come in a Sudan though. The “road” up that mountain was very off road to say the least. There is mountain lions in the area, so it is definitely a good idea to bring bear spray or some other form of protection.

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rkymtn

September 2025

20 ft Class B

1 night at Nelles Ranch

Your camping in the backyard of a house on a 2 acre plot. Although it appears to be suburban and the lot is walled/fenced on three sides there is an astonishing amount of wildlife here. Flocks of doves, coveys of quail, tons of rabbits, other birds and we could hear coyotes every morning. The Suarouro (sp?) Cactus are really impressive if you've never been right up close to one. Our stay was quiet and peaceful, and Louise let me park the sprinter under the shade next to the corral... That was huge for keeping the van cool in 105 Phoenix weather. Thank you for that. The place is 20min from Mayo Clinc so we will definitely be back. And yes... we got a fantastic loaf of homemade bread.

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Dennis

May 2025

26 ft Class A

With pets

5 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

Being in walking distance of the Heritage District is awesome. Justine and Adam make us feel at home.

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Stephane

April 2025

Tent

With pets

Weekend Trip to Lake Pleasant Grand View

Great camping spot. The view is absolutely stunning. It felt like waking up inside a painting. Reaching the site is challenging, with difficult terrain and tricky trail, but it is worth it.

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Leslie

April 2025

40 ft travel trailer

Weekend Trip to Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

The site is so cute! There are twinkle lights on the side of the house, a little fire pit, and some other cute touches. The pad had ample space for our 23’ travel trailer and SUV, and the FHU was much appreciated. The dogs were grateful to have some space to run around after many days on leashes, and they found the chickens fascinating. 😁 The train is definitely loud, so if you’re a super light sleeper or have children who are, that may be a deterrent. For us, it was no big deal; the one time it passed when we were asleep, we just rolled over and went back to sleep. We would definitely stay here again!

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Kevin

April 2025

17 ft travel trailer

With pets

3 nights at CT & JRO Desert Oasis

Troy's spot worked out great for us. He met us when we arrived. Which worked out great since us newbies didn't know that we didn't have the right power adapter. Troy had one for us to borrow. The site was quiet with easy access to site.

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Susan

April 2025

25 ft Class C

3 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

This was a great location for us to be. Nice flat pad with full hookups. We really enjoyed staying here and will likely stay again in the future!

Carrie

April 2025

20 ft travel trailer

3 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

Great location within walking distance to down town. Be sure to try MexiQ for amazing BBQ. Plenty of space in back that felt very private. We would stay here again:)

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E.

April 2025

25 ft Class C

Weekend Trip to Nelles Ranch

Very welcoming reception. Louise has got a big terrain. It is quiet and fully hook up is available. Louise is a very good host, respects your privacy. As a welcome gift she brought us home made cheese cake, so nice. Would definitely stay again.

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KATHERINE

April 2025

23 ft travel trailer

7 nights at CT & JRO Desert Oasis

Good stay at this Hip Camp. Friendly hosts. Easy access. Private enough. Would stay again. Also have a house for rent on VRBO.

Cheryl

March 2025

22 ft travel trailer

With pets

Weekend Trip to CT & JRO Desert Oasis

The owners are wonderful hosts. They are very helpful if you need anything. The place is very quiet and peaceful.

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Wendy

March 2025

23 ft travel trailer

4 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

We were there for a wedding and were busy with everything so we didn’t get to spend any time in Gilbert, but our stay with Adam and Justine was fantastic. We have three dogs, and one that is obsessed with chickens. Adam and Justine have chickens so she was immediately in heaven. The RV site is level and enclosed and very safe and comfortable. Full hookups with 50 and 30 amps. Whenever we travel to that area, that’s where we’ll be staying. Safe, comfortable and accommodating.

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Keith

March 2025

30 ft Class C

4 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

The site was great - everything was perfect and as described. We stayed 4 nights and also used the laundry facilities. If we are ever back in the area, we would absolutely stay here again. 100% A+

Cliff

March 2025

22 ft Class B

1 night at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

Very simple spot to park over night near a nice downtown area. Includes necessary hookups as needed. All good.

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Liz

March 2025

28 ft Class C

6 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

Loved the easy access to Gilbert and Phoenix area. Level pad hosts and chickens were friendly. Since our pup does not chase chickens it was great to have him able to be off leash in a fenced yard.

Eileen

March 2025

42 ft Class A

4 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

We are full time RVers in a 40' Class A - and we loathe standard RV parks. So, when it comes to staying in Phoenix during the high winter season, this HipCamp spot was a great find. Our host was away during our stay, and so as a result, we shared this completely fenced backyard with just 5 chickens - which our cat found very entertaining. There was even grass, which we don't see often in this part of the country. There's a laundry room, a propane fire pit with chairs set up, and the host has a surge protector in place as well as a 50-30 amp dogbone, if you need it. It was a short walk to town for awesome restaurants and shops, with great biking/running trails nearby. We did a somewhat interesting 5 or 7 point K-turn to get ourselves into the site, but once inside the gates, we had plenty of room - just make sure you have a good spotter to guide you. Smaller RV's should have no issue. Our toad stayed outside the gates, making it easy to run errands. The only thing we'd warn folks about would be a train that runs by about 5 times a day, 2 of those being during the night. But - if you are an experienced RVer, then you know that 90% of the time, your campground is near a train line, an airport, an interstate, or all three. We heard the train, and then went right back to sleep. Honestly, we felt like this was a little oasis, and we would definitely stay again.

Mathew

February 2025

40 ft fifth wheel

With kids

13 nights at Heritage District Downtown Gilbert

We loved the location of this spot! Really enjoyed walking to restaurants and breweries. The pad and hook ups were in excellent condition. The host was very kind and friendly.