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Cochise Stronghold Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 31.92250, -109.96753
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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 Cochise Stronghold Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,929 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Cochise Stronghold 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 Cochise Stronghold Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- WWater19 mi
- EVEV fast charger20 mi
- DDump23 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Cochise Stronghold Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,929 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
31.92250, -109.96753
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Cochise Stronghold Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureHalfmoon Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townArizona Sun Sites · ~0.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~15.6 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane Refill Station · ~14.8 mi
- Dump station~23.3 mi
- GroceriesMustang mall · ~16.2 mi
- PharmacySafeway Pharmacy · ~24.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicBenson Hospital · ~20.2 mi
- HardwareSierra Lumber · ~24.0 mi
EV charging — from Cochise Stronghold Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.5 mi straight-line W — Walmart 3807 (Benson, AZ) · Electrify America · CHAdeMO, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach2 within 25 mi · 8 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 96 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.7 mi — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.3 mi — Tirrito Farm, Willcox, AZ · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Tombstone Grand Hotel - Tesla Destination, Tombstone, 15.2 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 123483 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Cochise Stronghold Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCochise Stronghold Interpretive Trail · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCochise Stronghold Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCochise Stronghold · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCochise Nature Trail · at this camp · USFS
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The unit that manages Cochise Stronghold Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Cochise Stronghold Campground are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Cochise Stronghold 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 Cochise Stronghold 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 — Cochise Stronghold Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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