Hidden Hideaway — Apache National Forest, Greenlee County, Arizona

How we know thisCONFIDENCE · LIKELY

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World-class recommendation
GPS and field notes from veteran overlanders Dave vouches for. The source
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Researched
Checked and detailed by Dave — five decades in the field. Public data — no copyright on coordinates
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Verified on the ground
No dated visit here yet. Stays Likely until Dave's stood on it — or the crowd confirms

A world-class recommendation — GPS and notes from veteran overlanders Dave vouches for, carried and detailed across his five decades in the field. Coordinates and facts are public. Confidence stays Likely until Dave's been there or the crowd confirms — then real field notes replace this.

At this pin

A developed campground in Greenlee County, Arizona — a built-up site with marked spots and facilities, not free-form dispersed camping. The facts below are structured data from Dave's list; the write-up is being rebuilt from real field notes, so it's held at Likely until it's confirmed on the ground.

✓ Free — no fee

✓ Tent-friendly

✓ Fire ring

✓ Vault toilet

✓ Picnic table

– No 4×4 required

? Cell signal — reports differ list and field disagree · verify it

The list has this developed campground marked free, but nightly limits and any reservation system are set by the managing office, and free status can change — confirm the current rules and road status before you commit.

Dave was here

Not logged yet. This site is on Dave's list, but there's no dated personal visit for this exact spot. When there is, his notes and photos land here — and confidence moves toward Verified.

Where this is

The list filed this pin under Grant County, but Grant County is in New Mexico -- its coordinates (33.10 N, 109.06 W) sit just west of the state line, in Greenlee County, Arizona. This is the Apache half of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (Clifton Ranger District), federal public land managed by the US Forest Service. The list flags this spot as a developed site (fire ring, picnic table, vault toilet) with no fee. The wider forest also allows free dispersed camping on a 14-day limit within any 30-day period, so confirm whether this exact GPS is the developed site or a dispersed pull-off before you count on it. There's no drinking water here -- pack in your own and never assume open water is potable. Heads up: the draft write-up names the Gila National Forest, which is the next forest over, across the line in New Mexico, not where this pin is. Forest, district, and county are confirmed against US Forest Service data and the Census/FCC county lookup for the coordinates; the on-the-ground details are still unverified.

What we don't know

Road surface & last-mile access
How many rigs fit
Cell coverage by carrier
Seasonal / winter access
Current fire restrictions
Water access from the pin
Shade & wind exposure
Noise / neighbors

Everything you need — measured from camp

Nearest: Water 17 mi · Dump 56 mi · Fuel 14 mi · Grocery 14 mi · Mechanic 42 mi · Pharmacy 43 mi

Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.

A rough supply run — closest of each, nearest first

1 Fuel14 mi
2 Grocery14 mi
3 Water17 mi
4 Dump56 mi

Ordered by straight-line distance, not a routed loop — real drive-time is the refinement coming.

Straight-line miles from camp — real roads run longer; drive-time is the refinement coming. Nearest few per category, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Treat all natural water. Open in Google Maps ↗

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