Rio Verde RV Park
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ABOUT THE PLACE
Rio Verde RV Park, Arizona
We spent three nights here in April 2026, on our spring 2026 loop through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, using it as our base for the Verde Valley. Our full field report is still being written, so here is what to know about the place itself.
The short version
Rio Verde RV Park is a privately owned RV park on State Route 89A in Cottonwood, Arizona, with access to the Verde River from the property. Cottonwood sits in the Verde Valley of central Arizona, within reach of Sedona, the old mining town of Jerome and several state and national park sites.
The park
- The park says all sites have full hookups with 20, 30 and 50 amp electric, and it has ten pull-through sites.
- Amenities include laundry, restrooms, fire pits, on-site propane, limited wifi and river access. It also rents tiny houses.
- It describes itself as very pet friendly.
A little history of the valley
- Tuzigoot National Monument, near Cottonwood, protects a hilltop pueblo of more than 100 rooms built by the Sinagua people about a thousand years ago. Its residents left sometime in the 1300s, and it was proclaimed a national monument in 1939.
- Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood takes its name from a dead horse the Ireys family saw by the road. Arizona State Parks acquired it in 1973.
- In Jerome, James S. Douglas built the Douglas Mansion in 1916 above his Little Daisy Mine. It is now Jerome State Historic Park, a museum of the town's mining history.
What the area is known for
- Dead Horse Ranch State Park, with camping cabins near the river and trails that lead into Coconino National Forest.
- The red rock country around Sedona and the panoramic Verde Valley views from Jerome.
Good to know
- Dead Horse Ranch, Jerome State Historic Park and Tuzigoot each charge an entrance fee.
Facts checked October 2026. Things change, so check the official site before you go.
IN THE JOURNAL
Where we wrote about it
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Our Snowbird RV Route: Colorado to Texas and Back
Our first snowbird winter in the Brinkley: Colorado to Texas through New Mexico, and home through Arizona. Every stop in order, with costs by state.
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Arizona and New Mexico State Parks for RV Camping: What We Paid
Arizona state parks cost us about $50 a night and New Mexico about $35. Nine parks, plus the fee schedules that explain the gap.
Field report coming soon.
the notebook is full, the page is not (yet)
