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Demotte Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 36.41169, -112.13490
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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 Demotte Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,804 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Demotte 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 Demotte Campground · Kaibab National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery0 mi
- FFuel0 mi
- WWater14 mi
- LLaundry14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- @Mail25 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- EVEV fast charger30 mi
- HHardware48 mi
- AAir-up48 mi
- OOutfitter48 mi
- MMechanic49 mi
- RxPharmacy49 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Demotte Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,804 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
36.41169, -112.13490
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Demotte Campground · Kaibab National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDeer Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townCane · ~13.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~14.5 mi · free · customers only
- GroceriesStore · ~0.2 mi
EV charging — from Demotte Campground · Kaibab National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.2 mi straight-line S — Grand Canyon Visitor Center (Grand Canyon, AZ), Grand Canyon Village, AZ · Electrify America · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)30.6 mi — Tusayan, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Tusayan
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO80.2 mi — La Quinta Grand Canyon (Williams, AZ), Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.6 mi — Grand Canyon Auto Services, Grand Canyon Village, AZ (at a national park) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-01-13 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Maswik Lodge - North Cliffrose, Grand Canyon, 24.7 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily · 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 279502 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Demotte Campground · Kaibab National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDemotte Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomB#1572 - Vault Toilet #1, Point Imperial · ~12.6 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomB#1589 - Vault, Widforss Trailhead · ~13.5 mi S · NPS
- RestroomVault Toilet, CC Hill Area · ~13.9 mi S · NPS
Open Demotte Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Demotte Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Demotte Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Kaibab National Forest Free Campsite~1.0 mi
- Kaibab National Forest~7.8 mi
- National Forest Free Camping~14.6 mi
The unit that manages Demotte Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Demotte Campground are set by Kaibab National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Demotte 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 Demotte 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 — Demotte Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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