Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFee
Bartlett Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.87897, -111.61495
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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 Bartlett Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,800 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bartlett 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 Bartlett Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail12 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- RxPharmacy16 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- WWater18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- AAir-up22 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- LLaundry31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Bartlett Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,800 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.87897, -111.61495
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Bartlett Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRio Verde · ~11.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~16.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~29.5 mi
- Dump station~14.4 mi
- GroceriesIGA · ~17.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicNV Medical Center · ~18.0 mi
- HardwareKarsten's Ace Hardware · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Bartlett Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.0 mi straight-line SW — Kroger-Frys 673 (Scottsdale, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 88 within 50 · 133 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)23.6 mi — Phoenix, AZ - E Mayo Blvd - Tesla Supercharger, Phoenix
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.3 mi — Kierland Commons, Scottsdale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — Rio Verde Community Center (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 279330 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bartlett Flat · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletBartlett Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYellow Cliffs · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSb Cove · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRattlesnake Picnic · ~2.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Bartlett Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Bartlett Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bartlett Flat Dispersed~0.2 mi
- SB Cove Dispersed~1.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Group~2.5 mi
- Rverside~5.1 mi
The unit that manages Bartlett Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bartlett Flat are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bartlett Flat
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-26: charged PER VEHICLE, not per site - there is no per-site nightly rate here. A Tonto Pass is $8 per vehicle per day bought in advance at a Tonto NF office or retail vendor, or $12 per vehicle per day at the on-site fee machine; $80 annual, $60 senior and access annual. A $4 Tonto watercraft sticker applies to motorized boats. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/tonto/recreation/bartlett-flat-shoreline-area.
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 Bartlett 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 — Bartlett Flat
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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