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Canyon Vista Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 35.12422, -111.59838
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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 Canyon Vista Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,839 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Canyon Vista CampgroundNIFC · 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 Canyon Vista Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery1 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- AAir-up6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- ShShower10 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Canyon Vista Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,839 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
35.12422, -111.59838
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Canyon Vista Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWalnut Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townMountainaire · ~4.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.3 mi
- Propane / LPGGiant · ~5.7 mi
- Dump station~6.8 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~4.8 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~5.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicPlanned Parenthood · ~5.4 mi
- HardwareAZ Royal Granite & Remodeling · ~5.6 mi
EV charging — from Canyon Vista Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.0 mi straight-line NW — Flagstaff, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 33 within 100 · 139 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.3 mi — Walmart 4252 (Flagstaff, AZ), Flagstaff
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.3 mi — Walmart 4252 (Flagstaff, AZ), Flagstaff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.5 mi — FLAGSTAFF - APS PULLIAMAIRPORT3 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 101982 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Canyon Vista Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCanyon Vista · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Lake Mary · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Lake Mary #1 · ~5.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Lake Mary #2 · ~5.7 mi SE · USFS
Open Canyon Vista Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Canyon Vista Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Marshall Lake Dispersed Camping~3.5 mi
- Coconino National Forest~5.7 mi
- Coconino National Forest~6.0 mi
- Coconino National Forest~6.3 mi
The unit that manages Canyon Vista Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Canyon Vista Campground are set by Coconino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Canyon Vista Campground
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
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 Canyon Vista Campground
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 — Canyon Vista Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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