Lakeside Campground

You can see a busy street on one side and on two other sides is a view of a neighborhoods. Does not feel like camping at all. The staff is very rude. I went with my parents and they came over to tell me I couldn’t set up my tent away from them I had to be right next to them. The lady was extremely rude to me. When my mom started arguing back with her and told her why couldn’t i put my tent in the spot that I paid for only then did she try and treat me with respect! I don’t know how she didn’t know I paid for my own campsite. You could hear cars all through the night and a couple of sirens. If you throw a rock you will hit the road. If your looking for a trip to nature this is not it. If you want to feel like you are camping in your backyard, this is the right place.

The address on the website is wrong so our GPS did not get us to the right location. FYI there is no lake here.
It is right next to the road so noisy all night. We left 5 minutes after we checked in. We tried to cancel our reservation but the website did not work for that either. We called in the next day so they charged us for two nights even though we did not even stay one. We spent the first night in a motel and went to show low lake which actually has a lake.

We camped here with some friends this June. We were hoping to stay at Fool’s Hollow CG but it was booked up. Pleasently surprised by Lakeside. Simple and inexpensive, wtih nice shaddy sites. A bit close to the road, so be sure you tell them if you are tent camping so you can find a spot closer to the lake. The lake is nice, but more of a fishing lake than a swimming lake (we swam anyway). There is water available at the campground, but not flush-​toilets or showers.

I recently spent 4^th of July weekend here with a group of friends and really enjoyed the campground. It’s right off the highway, which is very convenient for running in and out of town, but the spots in the back among the trees still make it seem like you’re in nature. The campground is a short walk down the road from Rainbow Lake, which is a nice little spot for fishing.
I had spot B14 for the weekend, which was larger than most and right next to the water spicket. There are tons of large pine trees throughout the site to provide shade during the heat of the day and campfire tinder. They sell firewood on site, but I think it’s chemically treated and produced tons of smoke. I would turn off the main highway and find an empty plot of land and collect you own wood to use for the fire instead.
Be sure not to book a spot right next to the toilets… they’re the vault toilets that’s basically a big hole in the ground and they stink something rotten in the heat of the day when the wind picks up.
Overall, a cheap and cheerful way to get out of the desert heat and explore small town Arizona.