★ Field-verified · Dave's ownBLM · dispersedFree
BLM public land
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · La Paz County, AZ · 33.21276, -114.64132
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Ask about this camp →Dave's been here. A spot from Dave's own travels on Bureau of Land Management land — free to camp. Conditions still change, so confirm access, stay limits and fire rules before you go.
A lovely secluded primitive campsite on BLM land next to the Trigo Mountain Wilderness. Desert plateau with large fire ring and sparse vegetation flanked by washes. Some cell service. Enough room for several vehicles. Fantastic hiking in wilderness are and along the Arizona Peace Trail if you're driving through. Recommended!
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 415 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- PPropane42 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
415 ft
County
La Paz County, AZ
Coordinates
33.21276, -114.64132
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPaymaster Landing · ~3.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~15.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~13.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~24.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~27.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~6.7 mi N · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.5 mi N · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.7 mi N · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletOxbow Recreation Site Vault Toilet 1 · ~12.7 mi N · BLM
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Pass Wilderness~12.0 mi
- Picacho Peak Wilderness~14.7 mi
- Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness~15.8 mi
- Little Picacho Wilderness~19.5 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
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
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (La Paz County, AZ). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Water on public land →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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