Agency-listedUSFSFree
Bagley Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.57175, -111.48523
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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 Bagley Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,533 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bagley FlatNIFC · 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 Bagley Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- PPropane20 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Bagley Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,533 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.57175, -111.48523
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Bagley Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCottonwood Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townTortilla Flat · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.0 mi
- FuelChevron · ~11.1 mi
- Propane / LPGArizona Gas Products · ~25.2 mi
- Dump station~7.7 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~11.1 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~11.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicPinal County Public Health · ~11.0 mi
- HardwareFrontier Ace Hardware · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Bagley Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.1 mi straight-line SW — Walmart EV Charging, Apache Junction, AZ (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach27 within 25 mi · 95 within 50 · 142 within 100 · 177 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO13.5 mi — Ridgeview Plaza (PHX), Mesa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.7 mi — Apache Junction Multi-Generational Facility · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.58 Peak / $0.34 Off-Peak per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 450435 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bagley Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBagley Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletButcher Jones Picnic · ~1.7 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSaguaro Del Norte Picnic · ~3.1 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWater Users Picnic · ~3.6 mi W · USFS
Open Bagley Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Bagley Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- The Rolls OHV Area - Butcher Jones Access~1.7 mi
- The Point~4.4 mi
- Larry Forbis~5.1 mi · fee
- Tortilla~5.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bagley Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bagley Flat are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bagley Flat
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 Bagley Flat
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 — Bagley Flat
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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