Cave Creek Regional Park Campgrounds — Hotel in Cave Creek

First, the good. The sites here are well spaced, paved, and level. There is a gravel patio area separated from the paved rv slot, with a generous picnic table. The bath houses are clean and have private showers. The overall park setting is excellent, and it just screams Arizona in every way.

If that were the end of the story, this would be a five star park. HOWEVER, two problems take it down to three. There's no sewer hookups which, under normal circumstances, although not preferable, would have been tolerable due to the well maintained bath house. BUT, when I used the shower, I found that it was the push button variety with no temperature adjustment. Which ALSO would have been tolerable, except the only temp you get is WHITE HOT! It was legit painful, so much so that I could barely get through my shower and didn't dare let my children use it.

Okay, so maybe I'm just a whimp. But still - does anyone want a boiling hot shower when it's 100 freaking Arizona degrees outside? Really? Come on guys, put in some adjustable faucets, or at least ones that don't allow scalding. It's unsafe, and you're...

We spent one night in the campground in Cave Creek Regional Park in late September, 2023. We were in space D-37. I don't think I have ever been in a cleaner campsite. It was level with lots of room for two tents. We had a 3 person dome tent and a 2 person rectangular tent, but there is enough room for two larger tents in that site. There were no large trees but the surrounding brush gave us plenty of privacy on 3 sides. The restroom is a short walk from this site, just far enough to be out of range of any associated noise. They were clean and well-lit with flush toilets. There are showers but we didn't use them the short time we were there. The campground is lovely. I had my binoculars and saw a number of birds. We want to come back for a longer stay and hike some of the trails. Be aware that there are scorpions. We saw one so we were careful to check our shoes before we put them on. Friends who were in D14 saw a couple of rattlesnakes in the brush adjacent to their campsite so we were on the lookout for those too. When we come back we'll bring a black light flashlight and see what we can...

We are from the area and have stayed here twice now, in spots 2 and 4. We didn’t love 2 only because our small camper felt a bit “exposed” in the parking spot (it’s like you are parking on street parking), but spot 4 was a back in and we loved it. The campgrounds are always so clean; the staff at both the entrance and the nature center are so kind and friendly!! My boys loved the nature center, loved the playground, and we also really enjoyed the beautiful hikes. It’s quiet and there is ample space between sites, which we really appreciate. The only downside is the lack of tall mature trees, as this is true desert, so there just isn’t much shade which makes it really hot during the months of May-October. But if you’re coming to mainly sleep there, or sleep and hike, the venture into town, it’s perfect. It’s only about 15-20 minutes from downtown Cave Creek which has tons of restaurants (love El Encanto, Big Earls, Local Johnny’s, Brunch), but also only 10 minutes from Sprouts, Walmart, Fry’s Grocery, Lowe’s, Home Depot and Glaze donuts (local awesome donut place)! Highly recommend...