Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Bigelow/Bear Wallow
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 32.42362, -110.73445
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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 Bigelow/Bear Wallow
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,908 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Bigelow/Bear WallowNIFC · 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 Bigelow/Bear Wallow · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Bigelow/Bear Wallow
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
7,908 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.42362, -110.73445
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Bigelow/Bear Wallow · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSoldier Lake Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townSoldier Camp · ~0.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.6 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~10.3 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~11.8 mi
- Dump station~13.2 mi
- Groceries7-Eleven · ~10.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Tucson · ~11.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.3 mi
EV charging — from Bigelow/Bear Wallow · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.6 mi straight-line W — 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 reach31 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 96 within 100 · 157 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.3 mi — Tucson, AZ - E Skyline Dr - Tesla Supercharger, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.5 mi — Loews Ventana Canyon, Tucson, AZ · 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 387111 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Bigelow/Bear Wallow · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSunset · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpencer Canyon · ~0.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhitetail Group · ~0.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletInspiration Rock · ~1.2 mi NW · USFS
Open Bigelow/Bear Wallow elsewhere
Other camps near Bigelow/Bear Wallow
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Spencer Canyon Campground~0.6 mi
- Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping~0.7 mi
- Whitetail Group~0.9 mi · fee
- Showers Point Group Campground~1.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Bigelow/Bear Wallow
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Bigelow/Bear Wallow are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Bigelow/Bear Wallow
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
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 Bigelow/Bear Wallow
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 — Bigelow/Bear Wallow
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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