Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM
Drive-up · public land · AZ · 36.14735, -109.33895
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,036 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NMNIFC · 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 Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM · public land · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- RxPharmacy32 mi
- MMechanic47 mi
- EVEV fast charger53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 12 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 53-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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 — Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
7,036 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
36.14735, -109.33895
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM · public land · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townDel Muerto · ~6.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~14.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBashas' · ~13.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~12.4 mi
- HardwareNavajo Westerners Ace Hardware · ~13.8 mi
EV charging — from Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM · public land · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger52.8 mi straight-line SE — Gallup, NM - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 19 within 100 · 50 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS53.4 mi — Gallup, NM, Gallup
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.4 mi — Walmart 906 (Gallup, NM), Gallup
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.1 mi — FT DISTRICT STATION 2, Tsaile, 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 102305 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM · public land · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomAntelope Comfort Station · ~5.7 mi W · NPS
- RestroomWhite House Comfort Station · ~7.9 mi W · NPS
- RestroomHQ Picnic Area Comfort Station · ~11.2 mi W · NPS
- RestroomHQ Visitor Center Building · ~11.2 mi W · NPS
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How we know this — Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM
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
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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM
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 — Free Campground in Canyon de Chelly NM
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