The Chavez Crossing Group Campsite

The Chavez Crossing Group Campsite

Campsites at Chavez Crossing are located in a grove of Arizona sycamores and Arizona cypress. Access roads are paved, and there are three separate sites, or you can reserve the whole campground (strongly recommended). 110 person capacity. Rates are from $65-$85 per campground per night. Using a campground for a wedding venue is savvy but can also be tricky. See the pros and cons below.
 

Cody took a day trip with me to go exploring. The creek he's standing next to is the back drop for the campground.

Pros:

• Sedona is the ultimate wedding location.
• It's right next to what I believe is Poco Diablo Resort (great place for the bride and wedding party to get ready or for guests).
• No drinking and driving (guests can camp directly on site or stay at one of Sedona's many fabulous nearby hotels, many within walking distance).
• Beautiful red rock back drop and creek running directly through the property really set the scene and make for a great photo opportunity.
• Price, you cannot beat the cost of using this as a wedding venue. Trust me I've looked.A campsite is about as inexpensive as you can get without using a public park (also an idea but has its limitations) or someone's back yard.
• Lots of picnic tables on site and bunched together (this could help you save on rentals). They could be decorated with table linens and centerpieces to add elegance used for the reception.
• You CAN supply your own alcohol or even hire your own bar tender. Most wedding venues require you to use their alcohol, servers, and require security when serving alcohol which can really be a budget buster usually adding at least a thousand or more in additional costs.

Cons:

• Vault toilets. These were a deal breaker for me (maybe if they were flush toilets?). If I had used this venue I would have had to do some sort of set up in the restrooms (my mom made fun of me but seriously). I would have had probably added baskets filled with the essentials; tp, fa-breeze, hand sanitizer etc. Also some sort of set and refresh deodorizers couldn't hurt. I apologize, I took pictures of the facilities but it was a year ago and I'm afraid I may have deleted them after ruling out the venue. Who saves pictures of toilets right?. The restrooms were overall clean but still... keep in mind VAULT toilets.

• Parking. I considered dedicating one of the campsites to use for parking however I don't think it would be enough room and it would probably ruin the rustic ambiance I was going for. However, people could probably park at the resort next door, along side the road, carpool from a set location, taxi it, or even walk if their hotel is close enough which is very possible in Sedona.