Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · public land · AZ · 33.23976, -111.33907
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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 Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,865 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Gold Canyon Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping · public land · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- AAir-up5 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- OOutfitter16 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- PPropane22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
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 — Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,865 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.23976, -111.33907
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping · public land · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGFerrellgas · ~22.1 mi
- Dump station~3.8 mi
- GroceriesFitzStop · ~5.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~10.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicfirst-aid · ~7.4 mi
- HardwareRuggiero's Ace Hardware-San Tan · ~12.9 mi
EV charging — from Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping · public land · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line W — FasCharge 4596 FastMarket Shell Gilbert (at a public site) · RED_E · CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach19 within 25 mi · 77 within 50 · 146 within 100 · 182 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.1 mi — Queen Creek, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Queen Creek
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.7 mi — GPM INVESTMENTS 4597 DC2, Queen Creek
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 mi — NEXMETRO AVILLA BELLA, San Tan Valley, 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 422964 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping · public land · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPicketpost T H · ~9.7 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeralta Th · ~10.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFirst Water Th · ~17.6 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomTortilla · ~20.3 mi N · USFS
Open Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Picket Post Dispersed~8.2 mi
- Picket Post Dispersed~8.7 mi
- Picket Post Dispersed~9.3 mi
- Tonto National Forest~10.7 mi
How we know this — Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
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
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
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 Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
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 — Gold Canyon Dispersed Camping
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