Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 32.89756, -110.56984
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,685 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Aravaipa Canyon WildernessNIFC · 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 Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- WWater23 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- DDump39 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- PPropane49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 23-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-mi run (and back).
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 — Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,685 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.89756, -110.56984
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townDudleyville · ~8.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesCircle K · ~12.7 mi
- PharmacyKearny Health Mart · ~22.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSun Life Family Health Center · ~20.0 mi
- HardwareMammoth Lumber · ~12.9 mi
EV charging — from Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger35.2 mi straight-line SW — GPM INVESTMENTS 4613 DC2, Tucson, AZ · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 12:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 12:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 12:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 12:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 12:00am-11:59pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 121 within 100 · 167 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)44.8 mi — Tucson, AZ - E Skyline Dr - Tesla Supercharger, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.0 mi — Oro Ford, Oracle, AZ · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Biosphere 2, Oracle, 27.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for visitor use only · AFDC lists it “Free; parking fee”
- 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 387111 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Trailhead - Aravaipa Canyon West Trailhead · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 2 - Aravaipa Canyon West Trailhead · ~2.4 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletAravaipa Canyon East Trailhead · ~8.8 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet North - The Shores Recreation Site · ~13.0 mi NW · BLM
Open Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness elsewhere
Other camps near Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brandenburg Campground~2.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Camp Sites~7.8 mi
- Shores~13.0 mi
- Christmas~14.3 mi
How we know this — Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Source
Bureau of Land Management recreation data
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
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 — Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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