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Camp Rucker Group Site
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 31.75362, -109.35807
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Camp Rucker Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,632 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Camp Rucker Group SiteNIFC · 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 Rucker Group Site · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- @Mail17 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- DDump18 mi
- HHardware30 mi
- MMechanic31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- EVEV fast charger45 mi
- ShShower59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 45-mi run (and back).
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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Camp Rucker Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,632 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
31.75362, -109.35807
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Camp Rucker Group Site · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townSunizona · ~18.5 mi
- Drinking waterAnita Spring · ~8.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.8 mi
- GroceriesPortal Store Cafe & Lodge · ~16.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicDouglas Primary Care Clinic · ~30.9 mi
EV charging — from Camp Rucker Group Site · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger45.2 mi straight-line NW — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr · IONNA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 10 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 30 within 100 · 60 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.3 mi — COCHISE COUNTY SIERRA VISTA L3, Sierra Vista
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.4 mi — TWIN BUTTES RV TB RV STATION 1, Douglas, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Chiricahua Desert Museum - Tesla Destination, Rodeo, 20.6 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 390392 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Camp Rucker Group Site · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHerb Martyr · ~11.0 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRustler Park · ~11.5 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStewart · ~14.7 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomCave Creek Visitor Center · ~15.3 mi NE · USFS
Open Camp Rucker Group Site elsewhere
Other camps near Camp Rucker Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Walnut Grove Campground~0.7 mi · fee
- Cypress Park Campground~3.0 mi
- Rucker Forest Camp~3.9 mi
- Morse Canyon Campground~7.1 mi
The unit that manages Camp Rucker Group Site
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Camp Rucker Group Site are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Camp Rucker Group Site
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Camp Rucker Group Site
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 — Camp Rucker Group Site
What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →