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Kehl Springs Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.43583, -111.31646
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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 Kehl Springs Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,430 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kehl Springs 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 Kehl Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- WWater10 mi
- DDump11 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- AAir-up32 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- OOutfitter39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 8 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 — Kehl Springs Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,430 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.43583, -111.31646
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Kehl Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureQuaking Aspen Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townWashington Park · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~11.4 mi · fee
- GroceriesClints Well store · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~13.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamp Geronimo health lodge · ~3.7 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~13.4 mi
EV charging — from Kehl Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.4 mi straight-line S — Payson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 125 within 100 · 153 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS13.5 mi — APS - Payson (Payson, AZ), Payson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO54.5 mi — Walmart 1328 (Winslow, AZ), Winslow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.0 mi — MOSCATO STATION2, Camp Verde, AZ · ChargePoint 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 117722 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kehl Springs Campground · Coconino National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKehl Springs · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletThird Crossing · ~5.3 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSecond Crossing · ~5.8 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLong Valley · ~5.9 mi N · USFS
Open Kehl Springs Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Kehl Springs Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Long Valley Work Center Group Campground~5.9 mi
- Clints Well Campground~8.3 mi
- Sharp Creek Group~8.4 mi
- Flowing Springs Dispersed~8.9 mi
The unit that manages Kehl Springs Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kehl Springs Campground are set by Coconino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kehl Springs 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.
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 Kehl Springs 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 — Kehl Springs Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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