Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.52746, -112.54438
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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 Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,402 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.NIFC · 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 Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp. · Prescott National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- DDump34 mi
- ShShower34 mi
- AAir-up42 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,402 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.52746, -112.54438
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp. · Prescott National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~3.1 mi
- FuelFry's Fuel Center · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~4.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicPolara Health Integrated Care Clinic · ~3.7 mi
- HardwarePrescott True Value Hardware · ~4.0 mi
EV charging — from Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp. · Prescott National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.2 mi straight-line E — APS - Prescott (Prescott, AZ) · Electrify America · 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 · 17 within 50 · 119 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)7.9 mi — Prescott, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Prescott
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO50.6 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.4 mi — Hilton Garden Inn - Prescott · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports 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 253937 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp. · Prescott National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomThumb Butte Picnic Ground · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomThumb Butte Group Reservation Picnic Ground · ~2.2 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletWhite Spar Campground · ~4.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlto Pit Ohv Campground · ~4.1 mi N · USFS
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The unit that manages Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp. are set by Prescott National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
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 — Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.
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