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Groom Creek Horse Camp
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.46545, -112.44413
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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 Groom Creek Horse Camp
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,365 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Groom Creek Horse CampNIFC · 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 Groom Creek Horse Camp · Prescott National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- EVEV fast charger6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- DDump31 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
- PPropane56 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, 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 — Groom Creek Horse Camp
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,365 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.46545, -112.44413
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Groom Creek Horse Camp · Prescott National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWolf Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGroom Creek · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.6 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~5.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~4.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~5.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicInject SkinCare · ~5.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight · ~5.7 mi
EV charging — from Groom Creek Horse Camp · Prescott National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.6 mi straight-line N — APS - Prescott (Prescott, 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 18 within 50 · 118 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)6.1 mi — Prescott, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Prescott
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO44.3 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)5.7 mi — Hilton Garden Inn - Prescott · Blink 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 253937 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Groom Creek Horse Camp · Prescott National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGroom Creek Horse Camp · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGroom Creek Schoolhouse And Picnic Ground · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Wolf Creek Group Campground · ~0.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Wolf Creek Campground · ~1.2 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Groom Creek Horse Camp
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- C101-Wolf Creek Designated Dispersed~0.6 mi
- Fdr9406L-Pipeline Rd-Designated Disp.~0.7 mi
- Fdr79-Tritle Mtn -Designated Disp.~0.8 mi
- Upper Wolf Creek Group Campground~0.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Groom Creek Horse Camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Groom Creek Horse Camp are set by Prescott National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Groom Creek Horse Camp
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
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 Groom Creek Horse Camp
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 — Groom Creek Horse Camp
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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