Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Crabtree Wash Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.57340, -111.25591
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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 Crabtree Wash Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,925 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crabtree Wash DispersedNIFC · 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 Crabtree Wash Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- WWater10 mi
- ShShower10 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- DDump15 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- RxPharmacy19 mi
- +Urgent care19 mi
- HHardware20 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- PPropane32 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Crabtree Wash Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,925 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.57340, -111.25591
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Crabtree Wash Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCrabtree Wash (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townHorse Mesa · ~5.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~19.1 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~27.7 mi
- Dump station~15.2 mi · free
- GroceriesMarina Convenience Store · ~9.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~19.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicPinal County Public Health · ~19.7 mi
- HardwareFrontier Ace Hardware · ~20.4 mi
EV charging — from Crabtree Wash Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger21.5 mi straight-line SW — Walmart EV Charging, Apache Junction, AZ (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 73 within 50 · 151 within 100 · 179 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.7 mi — Ridgeview Plaza (PHX), Mesa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.5 mi — Apache Junction Multi-Generational Facility · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.58 Peak / $0.34 Off-Peak per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 450435 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crabtree Wash Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Portable toiletDavis Wash · ~2.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFish Creek Vista · ~4.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBurnt Corral Boating · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBurnt Corral Picnic · ~4.7 mi NE · USFS
Open Crabtree Wash Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Crabtree Wash Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Davis Wash~2.4 mi · fee
- Davis Wash Dispersed~2.5 mi
- Apache Lake North Shore Boat Cg~4.5 mi
- Burnt Corral Campground~4.7 mi · fee
The unit that manages Crabtree Wash Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Crabtree Wash Dispersed are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Crabtree Wash Dispersed
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
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 Crabtree Wash Dispersed
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 — Crabtree Wash Dispersed
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