Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 31.53090, -111.25200
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,805 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Arivaca Lake Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- MMechanic23 mi
- DDump24 mi
- WWater26 mi
- PPropane38 mi
- AAir-up45 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- ShShower57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
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 — Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,805 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
31.53090, -111.25200
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at nearest parking · ~0.39 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureArivaca Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townOro Blanco · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~23.5 mi · fee
- GroceriesStore · ~5.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~22.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicHoly Cross Hospital · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~24.8 mi
EV charging — from Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.4 mi straight-line E — Flying J 279, Rio Rico, AZ · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 12 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 122 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)46.4 mi — Tucson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Tucson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.9 mi — JC HYUNDAI GV DC FAST 2, Green Valley
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.2 mi — Old Presidio Traders, Tubac, AZ (at a parking lot) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-12-12 · 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 404579 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~5.2 mi NW · FWS
- RestroomVisitor Center Comfort Station · ~12.1 mi E · NPS
- RestroomTumacácori Visitor Center · ~12.1 mi E · NPS
- Vault / pit toiletPena Blanca Lake · ~13.1 mi SE · USFS
Open Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- White Rock Campground~13.6 mi · fee
- Calabasas Group Site~15.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
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 — Arivaca Lake Dispersed Camping
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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