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Hospital Flat Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 32.66629, -109.87526
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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 Hospital Flat Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,990 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Hospital Flat 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 Hospital Flat Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery10 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- HHardware14 mi
- FFuel14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- @Mail14 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- EVEV fast charger27 mi
- WWater29 mi
- DDump54 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 mi out.
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 — Hospital Flat Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,990 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.66629, -109.87526
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Hospital Flat Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBig Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townOld Columbine · ~3.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~14.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~14.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~14.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicMount Graham Regional Medical Center · ~13.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~14.4 mi
EV charging — from Hospital Flat Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger27.4 mi straight-line S — 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 · 49 within 100 · 148 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS27.9 mi — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr, Willcox
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO54.5 mi — Walmart 3807 (Benson, AZ), Benson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)14.5 mi — TUSTT EV1 LEFT, Thatcher, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port 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 101996 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Hospital Flat Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletHospital Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletTreasure Park East · ~0.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShannon Th · ~1.2 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCunningham · ~1.3 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Hospital Flat Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Treasure Park - North~0.3 mi · fee
- Treasure Park - East~0.5 mi
- Shannon Campground~1.2 mi
- Cunningham Campground~1.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Hospital Flat Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Hospital Flat Campground are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Hospital Flat Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233398
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 Hospital Flat 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 — Hospital Flat Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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