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Gentry Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.30138, -110.71298
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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 Gentry Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,726 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gentry 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 Gentry Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- WWater6 mi
- DDump7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- AAir-up11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- EVEV fast charger35 mi
- LLaundry39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 35-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 — Gentry Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,726 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.30138, -110.71298
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Gentry Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGentry Canyon Stream (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townForest Lakes Estates · ~5.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~6.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.1 mi
- Propane / LPGPinnacle Propane · ~11.2 mi
- Dump station~6.7 mi
- GroceriesForest Lakes General Store · ~5.5 mi
- PharmacyWhite Mountain Pharmacy · ~11.1 mi
EV charging — from Gentry Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.8 mi straight-line W — APS - Payson (Payson, 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 101 within 100 · 173 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)35.0 mi — Payson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Payson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO51.2 mi — Walmart 1328 (Winslow, AZ), Winslow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)38.1 mi — Best Western Paint Pony Lodge, Show Low, AZ · CHARGELAB · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 238674 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gentry Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomGentry Lo · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGentry Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomHangman Trailhead · ~1.1 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Canyon Rim Cg · ~1.8 mi W · USFS
Open Gentry Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Gentry Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Black Canyon Rim Campground~1.7 mi
- Brookbank~2.8 mi
- Nelson Lake~2.8 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Campground~5.2 mi
The unit that manages Gentry Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Gentry Campground are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Gentry 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.
Agency page
fs.usda.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
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 Gentry 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 — Gentry Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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