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Chevelon Crossing Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.59124, -110.78898
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Chevelon Crossing Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,229 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Chevelon Crossing 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 Chevelon Crossing Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel14 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- HHardware17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- DDump18 mi
- ShShower18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- OOutfitter58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 14 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 — Chevelon Crossing Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,229 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.59124, -110.78898
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Chevelon Crossing Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureChevelon Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHeber · ~15.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~14.2 mi
- Propane / LPGPinnacle Propane · ~16.9 mi
- Dump station~18.5 mi
- GroceriesHeber Market · ~15.6 mi
- PharmacyWhite Mountain Pharmacy · ~18.1 mi
EV charging — from Chevelon Crossing Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.0 mi straight-line N — Flying J 612, Winslow, AZ · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 64 within 100 · 147 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)38.8 mi — Payson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Payson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO31.5 mi — Walmart 1328 (Winslow, AZ), Winslow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.2 mi — LA POSADA HOTEL LA POSADA, Winslow, 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 319648 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Chevelon Crossing Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChevelon Crossing Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLong Draw North Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomDurfee Trailhead · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomLong Draw South Trailhead · ~6.3 mi SW · USFS
Open Chevelon Crossing Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Chevelon Crossing Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground~6.3 mi
- Chevelon Canyon Lake Cg~6.4 mi
- Forest Road 237 Camping Area~16.5 mi
- USFS dispersed camp — AZ #7~16.6 mi
The unit that manages Chevelon Crossing Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Chevelon Crossing Campground are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Chevelon Crossing 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.
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 Chevelon Crossing 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 — Chevelon Crossing Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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