Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 33.87916, -112.17944
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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 Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,879 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Black Canyon National Recreation TrailNIFC · 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 Black Canyon National Recreation Trail · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- EVEV fast charger2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- DDump8 mi
- PPropane13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- AAir-up19 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 — Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
1,879 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.87916, -112.17944
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Black Canyon National Recreation Trail · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAnthem · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.9 mi
- Fuel4 Son's · ~1.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~12.7 mi
- Dump station~7.5 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~1.5 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~3.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicNextCare Urgent Care · ~6.2 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~5.9 mi
EV charging — from Black Canyon National Recreation Trail · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger1.6 mi straight-line E — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach29 within 25 mi · 93 within 50 · 132 within 100 · 191 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)3.2 mi — New River, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, New River
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.8 mi — Outlets at Anthem, Phoenix, AZ · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 124348 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Black Canyon National Recreation Trail · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletEmery Henderson · at this camp · BLM
- RestroomLake Pleasant-Roadrunner Campground-Restroom 3 Building · ~6.1 mi W · BoR
- RestroomLake Pleasant-Roadrunner Campground-Restroom 4 Building · ~6.2 mi W · BoR
- RestroomLake Pleasant-Roadrunner Campground-Restroom 1 Building · ~6.2 mi W · BoR
Open Black Canyon National Recreation Trail elsewhere
Other camps near Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- BLM public land~7.6 mi
- BLM public land~7.8 mi
- Tonto National Forest~19.1 mi
- Juniper~19.1 mi
How we know this — Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
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 Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
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 — Black Canyon National Recreation Trail
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