★ Field-verified · Dave's ownBLM · dispersedFree
BLM public land
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Maricopa County, AZ · 33.84560, -112.82350
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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 spur at the end of a short BLM road just off the blacktop. Primitive setting with fire ring. Occasionally used for boondocking, but seemingly not as popular as other sites, perhaps due to rough road and small space. Some cell service. Enough room for two or three vehicles. Desert setting surrounded by saguaro cacti. Recommended due to convenience and proximity to town, but road noise very close and your vehicle in plain sight from road.
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 2,252 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
- GGrocery8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- DDump25 mi
- RxPharmacy26 mi
- OOutfitter29 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- PPropane36 mi
- LLaundry36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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
2,252 ft
County
Maricopa County, AZ
Coordinates
33.84560, -112.82350
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Resupply lookup unavailable — try the map links below.
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)
- Vault / pit toiletVulture Peak Lower Trailhead · ~2.2 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSophies Flat Recreation · ~13.4 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletBoulders Recreation · ~18.2 mi E · BLM
- Highway rest areaBurnt Well (WB) · ~26.5 mi SW
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- BLM public land~4.2 mi
- Big Horn Mountains Wilderness~24.2 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 (Maricopa 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 →Dumping grey & black →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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