Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Crystal Hill Free Campsites
OHV / 4×4 · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.52398, -114.11951
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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 Crystal Hill Free Campsites
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,492 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Crystal Hill Free CampsitesNIFC · 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 Crystal Hill Free Campsites · U.S. Forest Service · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump8 mi
- WWater11 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy28 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- HHardware29 mi
- ShShower45 mi
- MMechanic59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Crystal Hill Free Campsites
Access
OHV / 4×4
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,492 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.52398, -114.11951
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Crystal Hill Free Campsites · U.S. Forest Service · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townPlomosa · ~7.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~11.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPattie's RV Park & Propane · ~11.1 mi
- Dump station~7.9 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~11.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~28.6 mi
EV charging — from Crystal Hill Free Campsites · U.S. Forest Service · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.6 mi straight-line NW — Love's Travel #286 (Quartzsite, 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 52 within 100 · 207 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.8 mi — Quartzsite, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Quartzsite
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.0 mi — El Rancho MHP, Blythe, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 187948 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Crystal Hill Free Campsites · U.S. Forest Service · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 4 - La Posa Ltva South · ~7.4 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 3 - La Posa Ltva South · ~7.8 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 2 - La Posa Ltva South · ~8.3 mi NW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 1 - La Posa Ltva South · ~8.7 mi NW · BLM
Open Crystal Hill Free Campsites elsewhere
Other camps near Crystal Hill Free Campsites
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Roadrunner 14 Day Area~7.6 mi
- Yuma County~9.7 mi
- Scaddan Wash Camping Area~9.8 mi
- La Posa Long Term Visitor Area~10.5 mi
How we know this — Crystal Hill Free Campsites
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
Agency page
fws.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
likely OHV (only a rough 4wd track in) — confirm
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 Crystal Hill Free Campsites
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 — Crystal Hill Free Campsites
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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