Agency-listedBLMFree
Christmas
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 33.05995, -110.72170
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Christmas
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,026 ft.
Fire & smoke — around ChristmasNIFC · 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 Christmas · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower6 mi
- MMechanic9 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- DDump25 mi
- OOutfitter53 mi
- PPropane57 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 — Christmas
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
2,026 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.05995, -110.72170
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Christmas · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDeer Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townChristmas · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~5.7 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~25.4 mi
- Dump station~25.4 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~5.7 mi
- PharmacyKearny Health Mart · ~10.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicChiropractor · ~10.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.7 mi
EV charging — from Christmas · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.3 mi straight-line N — APS - Globe (Globe, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 138 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)50.6 mi — Walmart EV Charging, San Tan Valley
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO41.6 mi — GPM INVESTMENTS 4613 DC2, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.7 mi — Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Globe, AZ (at a hospital) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Holiday Inn Express & Suites Globe - Tesla Destination, Globe, 22.8 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 250746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Christmas · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletChristmas Recreation Site · at this camp · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet North - The Shores Recreation Site · ~2.6 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet South - The Shores Recreation Site · ~2.8 mi S · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Trailhead - Aravaipa Canyon West Trailhead · ~14.3 mi SE · BLM
Open Christmas elsewhere
Other camps near Christmas
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Shores~2.8 mi
- Homestead Climbing Area~8.6 mi
- Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness~14.3 mi
- Brandenburg Campground~14.8 mi
How we know this — Christmas
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 Christmas
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 — Christmas
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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