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Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.59001, -112.55911
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,069 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Alto Pit OHV Day Use/CampgroundNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail1 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- WWater6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- DDump33 mi
- ShShower33 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,069 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.59001, -112.55911
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSpence Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townIron Springs · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.5 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~4.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicPolara Health Integrated Care Clinic · ~4.8 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight · ~7.6 mi
EV charging — from Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.0 mi straight-line E — FINDLAY BUICK GMC, PRESCOTT, AZ · EV Connect · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach6 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 117 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.4 mi — Findlay Hyundai Prescott, Prescott
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO50.1 mi — La Quinta Grand Canyon (Williams, AZ), Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.9 mi — Hilton Garden Inn - Prescott · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 346355 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletAlto Pit Ohv Day Use · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlto Pit Ohv Campground · ~0.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYavapai Campground · ~1.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMetate Trailhead · ~1.8 mi N · USFS
Open Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Alto Pit Ohv Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Yavapai Campground~1.4 mi · fee
- Fdr373-Thumb Butte Loop Designated Disp.~3.4 mi
- Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.~4.4 mi
The unit that manages Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground are set by Prescott National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251846
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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