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Columbine Corrals
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 32.70417, -109.91057
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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 Columbine Corrals
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,494 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Columbine CorralsNIFC · 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 Columbine Corrals · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery11 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- WWater32 mi
- DDump58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 30-mi run (and back).
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 — Columbine Corrals
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,494 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.70417, -109.91057
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Columbine Corrals · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townThatcher · ~11.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~13.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesDaily Stop Market · ~11.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~13.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~13.3 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~13.5 mi
EV charging — from Columbine Corrals · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.2 mi straight-line S — Willcox, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 50 within 100 · 153 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS30.7 mi — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO55.9 mi — Walmart 3807 (Benson, AZ), Benson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.7 mi — TUSTT EV1 LEFT, Thatcher, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 101996 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Columbine Corrals · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletColumbine Corrals · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletColumbine Visitor Center · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletColumbine Vc Nature Trail · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSoldier Creek · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
Open Columbine Corrals elsewhere
Other camps near Columbine Corrals
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Soldier Creek Campground~0.7 mi
- Cunningham Campground~2.0 mi · fee
- Riggs Flat Campground~3.1 mi
- Hospital Flat Campground~3.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Columbine Corrals
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Columbine Corrals are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Columbine Corrals
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Columbine Corrals
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 — Columbine Corrals
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Water on public land →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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