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Cave Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.99637, -111.73966
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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 Cave Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,416 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cave Springs 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 Cave Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- OOutfitter9 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- HHardware10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- LLaundry10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- DDump14 mi
- AAir-up14 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 — Cave Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,416 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.99637, -111.73966
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Cave Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Fork Oak Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townIndian Gardens · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~10.1 mi
- Propane / LPGGiant · ~14.0 mi
- Dump station~13.6 mi
- GroceriesPic N Run and · ~7.1 mi
- PharmacyWalmart Pharmacy · ~13.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicSedona Holistic Medicine · ~9.5 mi
- HardwareAZ Royal Granite & Remodeling · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Cave Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line S — APS - Sedona (Sedona, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 58 within 100 · 145 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.0 mi — Flagstaff, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Flagstaff
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO15.7 mi — Walmart 4252 (Flagstaff, AZ), Flagstaff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.3 mi — JRO STATION 1, Sedona, AZ · 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 238497 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cave Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCave Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCall Of The Canyon · ~0.5 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Flat · ~1.1 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBootlegger · ~1.9 mi S · USFS
Open Cave Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Cave Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pine Flat Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Manzanita~4.2 mi · fee
- Pumphouse Wash (FR 237) Dispersed Camping Area~4.2 mi
- Coconino County~7.7 mi
The unit that manages Cave Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cave Springs Campground are set by Coconino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cave Springs Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/232194
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
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 Cave Springs 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 — Cave Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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