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Hilltop Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.51055, -112.38181
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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 Hilltop Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,664 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hilltop 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 Hilltop Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- HHardware4 mi
- OOutfitter4 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower27 mi
- AAir-up33 mi
- PPropane58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Hilltop Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,664 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.51055, -112.38181
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Hilltop Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLynx Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townGroom Creek · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.0 mi
- FuelCostco Gasoline · ~2.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~26.5 mi
- Groceriesampm · ~2.8 mi
- PharmacyYavapai Herbal Services Prescott Valley · ~5.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicHospital · ~3.3 mi
- HardwareThe Home Depot · ~3.8 mi
EV charging — from Hilltop Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.0 mi straight-line NW — Prescott, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-04-21 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 19 within 50 · 116 within 100 · 166 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS3.4 mi — Casa Chevrolet Cadillac of Prescott, Prescott
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.1 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.8 mi — HAMPTON PRESCOT RIGHT STATION, Prescott, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Residence Inn by Marriott Prescott, Prescott, 2.9 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; customer use only; see front desk for access · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 450029 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hilltop Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHilltop Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLynx Lake Recreation Area - South Shore · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEagle Ridge Group Camp · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLynx Campground · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Hilltop Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Hilltop Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Eagle Ridge Group Campground~0.3 mi · fee
- Lynx Campground~0.6 mi · fee
- Enchanted Forest Dispersed Camping~1.1 mi
- Fdr30-Bannie Mine Designated Disp~1.8 mi
The unit that manages Hilltop Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hilltop Campground are set by Prescott National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hilltop 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 Hilltop 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 — Hilltop Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →How to read this page →All field notes →
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