Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Homestead Climbing Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 33.17393, -110.78165
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USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Homestead Climbing Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,691 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Homestead Climbing 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 Homestead Climbing Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- WWater11 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger15 mi
- AAir-up16 mi
- DDump17 mi
- OOutfitter47 mi
- PPropane54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Homestead Climbing Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
3,691 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.17393, -110.78165
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Homestead Climbing Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureEl Capitan Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townEl Capitan · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelNorm's IGA Gas · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~17.1 mi
- Dump station~17.1 mi
- GroceriesCactus Video and Market · ~10.7 mi
- PharmacyKearny Health Mart · ~10.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicChiropractor · ~10.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~10.7 mi
EV charging — from Homestead Climbing Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger15.2 mi straight-line N — APS - Globe (Globe, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 142 within 100 · 181 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)46.4 mi — Walmart EV Charging, San Tan Valley
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.5 mi — GPM INVESTMENTS 4613 DC2, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.3 mi — Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Globe, AZ (at a hospital) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Holiday Inn Express & Suites Globe - Tesla Destination, Globe, 14.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 250746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Homestead Climbing Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPioneer Pass · ~7.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSix Shooter · ~8.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPinal · ~8.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletChristmas Recreation Site · ~8.6 mi SE · BLM
Open Homestead Climbing Area elsewhere
Other camps near Homestead Climbing Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Pioneer Pass~7.4 mi
- Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground~8.0 mi
- Pinal~8.4 mi
- Christmas~8.6 mi
How we know this — Homestead Climbing Area
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "None" https://www.blm.gov/visit/homestead-climbing-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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "None" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/homestead-climbing-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 Homestead Climbing 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 — Homestead Climbing Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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