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111 campsites
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Price
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Booking
Reservable
Sites
111 campsites
Season
Year-round
Cell
No Service
Pets
No Pets
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34.2756, -110.0708
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Learn more about alerts →Anglers and boaters who want full hookups near the water: Mallard and Redhead loops have sewer in addition to electric and water, concrete pads, clean showers, and a fish cleaning station on-site. Bring a pressure regulator, sites run around 80 psi.
Big rigs that need a reliable dump station or boat ramp should check current conditions first, both close seasonally, and low lake levels have shut down the launch ramp before. No pets allowed, no camp store, no cell service.
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Context for the broader area surrounding Ruddy Duck Campground, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
This newly expanded reservoir has 114 miles of shoreline for family recreation uses. The reservoir boasts a 10-lane boat ramp; parking for 200 vehicles. Recreational facilities concentrated primarily on the reservoir's western shore. About 450 picnic sites, 165 campsites ranging from tent to primitive to improved camping with full utility hookups, 14 group-use areas, 4 overlooks, a full-service marina equipped to handle 1,000 boats, and 7 miles of trails. The lake also has a visitor center an overlook as well as a desert education center. Along with hiking, biking and watersports, sportfishing is very popular and numerous species inhabit the lake including white bass, largemouth bass, striped bass, channel catfish, and black crappie. A state-issued license is required. Contact/Entry Station phone number is 928-501-1710. <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=311">New Waddell Dam</a> and Lake Pleasant are features of the <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=504">Central Arizona Project</a>.
Site is about 30 miles from Phoenix, Arizona. North on I-17, west on State Hwy. 74.
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Summer delivers the best window for lake recreation, with daytime highs around 70–85°F and nights cooling into the mid-40s to low 50s. It's a legitimate escape from desert heat, and gate hours run longer from April through October to maximize daylight for boating and fishing. Elk and waterfowl sightings peak during these months. July and August bring afternoon monsoon thunderstorms that can roll in quickly. The campground operates year-round, but some loops close seasonally in winter and gate hours shift to a shorter November–March schedule.
Summer is best for lake recreation; daytime highs 70–85°F and busiest season.
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Concrete pads at many sites, restrooms and showers, water at all sites, 30A (some 50A) electrical service at RV sites, sewer available in some loops, dump station and fish cleaning stations (seasonally closed), picnic tables, fire rings, group ramadas with grills and 15A power.
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