Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Juniper Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.97350, -111.86234
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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 Juniper Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 3,405 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Juniper DispersedNIFC · 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 Juniper Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater8 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- DDump14 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- OOutfitter24 mi
- AAir-up24 mi
- LLaundry24 mi
- PPropane25 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 — Juniper Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
3,405 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.97350, -111.86234
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Juniper Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBronco Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townRoad Junction Windmill · ~5.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.3 mi
- FuelShell · ~10.7 mi
- Propane / LPGSuper Pumper · ~17.3 mi
- Dump station~13.6 mi
- GroceriesDesert Donkey · ~10.8 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~12.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicHonorHealth Primary Care - Dynamite Blvd · ~17.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~17.4 mi
EV charging — from Juniper Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.6 mi straight-line W — New River, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 10 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 reach13 within 25 mi · 89 within 50 · 134 within 100 · 180 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.3 mi — CircleK - Anthem, AZ, Phoenix
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO18.2 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.4 mi — Town of Cave Creek Administration · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 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 151953 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Juniper Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletCave Creek Th · ~0.2 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCave Creek Group · ~0.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCcc Campground · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSeven Springs · ~0.4 mi S · USFS
Open Juniper Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Juniper Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Cave Creek Group~0.2 mi · fee
- Tonto National Forest~0.3 mi
- Juniper~1.0 mi
- Bronco Trailhead Dispersed~3.6 mi
The unit that manages Juniper Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Juniper Dispersed are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Juniper Dispersed
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Juniper Dispersed
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 — Juniper Dispersed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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