About this place
At 9,100 feet, Hannagan is one of the highest campgrounds in Arizona. It sits on the west side of US 191, a quarter mile south of Hannagan Meadow Lodge.
That height keeps it cool. When everywhere else is baking, this place is not.
The trees are alpine species. Colorado Blue and Engelmann spruce, subalpine and corkbark fir, and quaking aspen shade the sites.
In 2011 the Wallow Fire burned more than 500,000 acres of this forest, the biggest fire in Arizona history. It was started by a campfire left burning in the Bear Wallow Wilderness. It came right up to Hannagan Meadow, and firefighters had to protect the lodge. Put your fire dead out.
Trailers and motorhomes up to 16 feet fit. It is open about May to September.
There are hiking trails nearby and scenic drives, and the primitive area and the wilderness are both close.
There is a vault toilet. Drinking water runs only in season.
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Roads around it
- Some need high clearance
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Toilet
- Yes
- Type
- Specific campsite
- Managed by
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
The roads around this place are not maintained for a regular car. That comes from the US Forest Service, who grade every road by the kind of vehicle it is looked after for. Those records cover the roads nearby. They do not cover the last stretch in to the campsite, and nobody has checked that part. Treat this as a warning. We are not promising what you will find when you get there. If you have driven it, tell us what it was like and we will say so here.
Getting there
Coordinates 33.635941, -109.327866
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What is near here
Nothing nationally famous is close. These are the landmarks nearby.
- Escudilla Mountain Directions
- Big Lake Directions
- Mount Baldy Directions
- Sunrise Park Resort Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Alpine, AZ Directions
- Eagar, AZ Directions
Eagar is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Why the drive to town is usually twice what the map says — what we found measuring every campsite in this guide.
When it’s time to move on
On most public land you can camp for 14 days before you have to move on. Check this site’s own limit before you plan a long stay. This is Forest Service land, and each forest sets its own rule for how far you have to go, so check before you travel.
The nearest other free campsite in this guide is Upper Juan Miller Campground, Arizona — 25 miles in a straight line, but a 42 mile drive. Six more sit closer than 25 miles, if the rule here allows them.
This guide covers five states and does not list every free campsite, so there may be something closer that we do not hold. Check this site’s own rule before you rely on it.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.