Agency-listedBLM · dispersedUnpriced · confirm
Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 32.89220, -109.49210
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,336 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gila Box Riparian National Conservation AreaNIFC · 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 Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- +Urgent care13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- LLaundry15 mi
- ShShower16 mi
- WWater45 mi
- EVEV fast charger48 mi
- DDump59 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 45-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 13 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 48-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 — Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,336 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.89220, -109.49210
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGila River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSanchez · ~3.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~12.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThriftee Super Market · ~13.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~14.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicMount Graham Regional Medical Center · ~15.0 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~14.4 mi
EV charging — from Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger47.7 mi straight-line SW — Willcox, AZ - 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 · 2 within 50 · 39 within 100 · 128 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS47.9 mi — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO79.7 mi — Walmart 3807 (Benson, AZ), Benson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)12.7 mi — Best Western Plus - Safford (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 101996 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletDry Canyon Boat Take-Out Recreation · ~0.7 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletSerna Cabin Picnic Area · ~0.7 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 2 - Riverview Campground Flying W · ~0.7 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 1 - Riverview Campground · ~0.8 mi SE · BLM
Open Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Riverview Campground~0.8 mi
- Black Hills Back Country Byway~5.3 mi
- Safford-Morenci Trail~9.4 mi
- Owl Creek~11.8 mi
How we know this — Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
Fee note
The BLM page names both free use and fee camping, read 19 Sep 2026: "The conservation area is open year-round. Fees are charged at Riverview Campground and Owl Creek Campground . Use of the Flying W Group Day Use Picnic Area is free of charge, but you can reserve it for a fee. Those float…" https://www.blm.gov/visit/gila-box-riparian-national-conservation-area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
BLM RIDB record, agency-listed. Its fee field names both free areas and fee sites, so the cost is unpriced ("The conservation area is open year-round. Fees are charged at Riverview Campground and Owl Creek Campground . Use of the") (field read 2026-09-19). Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | Mixed 2026-09-19: "The conservation area is open year-round. Fees are charged at Riverview Campground and Owl Creek Campground . Use of the Flying W Group Day Use Picnic Area is free of charge, but you can reserve it for a fee. Those float…" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/gila-box-riparian-national-conservation-area (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
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 — Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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