Campground sites now open in Williams and Tusayan districts

The Ten-X Campground is located two miles south of Tusayan and 47 miles north of Williams on U.S. Highway 180/AZ Highway 64. (fs.usda.gov photo)

Originally Published: May 4, 2015 9:39 a.m.

Recreational campgrounds on the south zone of the Kaibab Forest opened Friday, May 1.

On the Williams District, Kaibab Lake, Dogtown Lake and White Horse Lake campgrounds are now open and available for public recreation and overnight camping.

For the Tusayan District, Ten-X campground, located two miles south of Tusayan, is now open.

In eastern Arizona, many campgrounds in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are opening in the next few weeks.

According to forest officials, nearly all campgrounds are already open, but some have limited services until mid-May.

Forest officials encourage visitors to enjoy the fresh air and outdoors but to please be mindful of any rules associated with the campground and always maintain fire safety when making a campfire.

For current fire restrictions in Arizona go to firerestrictions.us/az.

To make reservations at these campgrounds, please visit www.recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777.

For additional information on the Ten-X Campground, visit this link to www.fs.usda.gov.

For additional information on all of the Kaibab National Forest recreational sites go to www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/kaibab/recreation.