Bonito Campground

I love camping, I didn’t know there was a campground there, till I saw the tents… well, we have stayed here few times very nice and quite. Love the space around your campsite. I love the small amphitheatre and the Rangers involve the kids about nature. Walking around the Lava Flow is fun but dangerous sharp edges. NIce place to trail walking by the Volcano with the kids. Don’t forget to take some water you can actually feel the heat when walking around the cinder rocks.

Gorgeous stars. Found from the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition:
And if you show up at 11pm and wake up at 3:30, you might not even have to pay. :) #shhhh

Wow, what a sweet campground! My wife and I camped here earlier this summer and found this to be a really great location. The scenery is beautiful — huge pine trees (which provide some shade), squirrels, birds, impressive black lava flows and cinder hills and, of course, the amazing volcanoes themselves. We were there in late June, and the campground was only about ¹⁄₃ of the way full, so it was pretty quiet and peaceful, and easy to get a good spot. The restrooms were, well, campground restrooms… but kept clean and well-​maintained, as far as campground restrooms go. The camp host sells firewood and ice, and if you forget something really essential, Flagstaff is only about 30 minutes away. The climate was great too: late June = low 80’s in the day, low 60’s at night. But, heads up — it gets breezy, so STAKE YOUR TENT DOWN or you’ll regret it later! We staked our tent down like we always do, and had no problems whatsoever; the people in the site across from us didn’t…and had their tent flipped over and their tarp end up in some bushes about 100 yards away!
Added bonus: Walnut Canyon National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, Meteor Crater, and the Lowell Observatory, are all within about a 30 — 60 (+/​-​) minute drive!