★ Field-verified · Dave's ownBLM · dispersedFree
BLM public land
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · Yavapai County, AZ · 34.45501, -113.32319
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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.
About a mile in from the highway, this is an otherwise remote primitive campsite in a mountainous part of the desert. Saw cattle, horses, and donkeys. Nice views in all directions without being too high in elevation. Saguaro cacti are here. Very long, rough, dead-end BLM road ensures little or no traffic. Great privacy. Some distant highway noise. No cell service. Enough room for several vehicles between two sites. Enjoyed my stay. 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 3,401 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
- FFuel12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- GGrocery24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- HHardware37 mi
- LLaundry46 mi
- +Urgent care47 mi
- WWater48 mi
- RxPharmacy48 mi
- OOutfitter49 mi
- DDump49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 48-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Propane. Plan those before you head up.
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
3,401 ft
County
Yavapai County, AZ
Coordinates
34.45501, -113.32319
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townBagdad · ~11.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBashas' · ~11.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
No
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomRestroom Upper - Burro Creek Recreation · ~9.2 mi NW · BLM
- RestroomRestroom Lower - Burro Creek Recreation · ~9.3 mi NW · BLM
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burro Creek Campground~9.2 mi
- Burro Creek Recreation Site~9.2 mi
- Tres Alamos Wilderness~16.8 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 (Yavapai 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
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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