Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Flowing Springs Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.30820, -111.34080
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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 Flowing Springs Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,739 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Flowing Springs 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 Flowing Springs Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower3 mi
- WWater3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- MMechanic30 mi
- LLaundry34 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
- OOutfitter45 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 — Flowing Springs Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
4,739 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.30820, -111.34080
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Flowing Springs Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureButcher Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townFlowing Springs · ~0.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.9 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~2.9 mi
- GroceriesHouston Mesa General Store & Fuelwoods · ~3.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicBanner Health Clinic · ~5.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~4.8 mi
EV charging — from Flowing Springs Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.7 mi straight-line S — Payson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 128 within 100 · 165 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS4.8 mi — APS - Payson (Payson, AZ), Payson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO55.5 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.3 mi — MOSCATO STATION2, Camp Verde, AZ · ChargePoint 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 117722 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Flowing Springs Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletFlowing Springs · ~0.7 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Verde Crossing · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
- Flush restroomHouston Mesa Campground · ~2.9 mi SE · USFS
- Flush restroomHouston Mesa Horse · ~3.0 mi SE · USFS
Open Flowing Springs Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Flowing Springs Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Houston Mesa Campground~3.0 mi
- Sharp Creek Group~7.4 mi
- Kehl Springs Campground~8.9 mi
- Ponderosa Campground~12.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Flowing Springs Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Flowing Springs Dispersed are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Flowing Springs 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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Flowing Springs 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 — Flowing Springs Dispersed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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