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KP Cienega Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.57690, -109.35372
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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 KP Cienega Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,941 ft.
Fire & smoke — around KP Cienega 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 KP Cienega Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- WWater13 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- DDump21 mi
- GGrocery21 mi
- FFuel22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
- RxPharmacy56 mi
- EVEV fast charger60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 21 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 60-mi run (and back).
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 — KP Cienega Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,941 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.57690, -109.35372
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around KP Cienega Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureK P Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townStrayhorse · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- Fuelnone within 30 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~20.6 mi
- GroceriesBig Lake Store & Marina · ~20.9 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from KP Cienega Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger60.5 mi straight-line NW — HT02038 ABB STATION 1, Show Low, AZ · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 9 within 100 · 137 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)93.1 mi — Lordsburg, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Lordsburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO107.4 mi — Major Market Inc, Zuni
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)50.5 mi — CHARLIE CLARKS C.C. CHARGING 1, Pinetop-Lakeside, 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 450693 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around KP Cienega Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletKp Cienega Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomSalt House Trailhead (#18) · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Vista · ~0.8 mi S · USFS
- RestroomBlue Peak Th · ~2.5 mi SE · USFS
Open KP Cienega Campground elsewhere
Other camps near KP Cienega Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Strayhorse Campground~2.8 mi
- Hannagan Campground~4.3 mi
- Honeymoon Campground~10.1 mi
- Horse Springs Group Cg~14.5 mi · fee
The unit that manages KP Cienega Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at KP Cienega Campground are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — KP Cienega 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 KP Cienega 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 — KP Cienega Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →