Agency-listedUSFSFee
Larry Forbis
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.55009, -111.57059
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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 Larry Forbis
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,401 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Larry ForbisNIFC · 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 Larry Forbis · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- DDump8 mi
- RxPharmacy8 mi
- MMechanic8 mi
- +Urgent care8 mi
- ShShower8 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- OOutfitter10 mi
- PPropane16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Larry Forbis
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,401 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.55009, -111.57059
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Larry Forbis · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFountain Hills · ~10.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.5 mi
- FuelChevron · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~15.6 mi
- Dump station~8.0 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~6.5 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicAdvanced Vein Center · ~8.1 mi
- HardwareDave's Ace Hardware · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from Larry Forbis · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger8.6 mi straight-line SW — Ridgeview Plaza (PHX), Mesa, AZ · eVgo Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach42 within 25 mi · 100 within 50 · 139 within 100 · 177 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)9.4 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Apache Junction
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.4 mi — Spark by Hilton Fountain Hills - Scottsdale · NOODOE · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 354303 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Larry Forbis · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLarry Forbis · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPebble Beach · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Point Recreation Site · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSheep Crossing · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Larry Forbis elsewhere
Other camps near Larry Forbis
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- The Rolls OHV Area - Butcher Jones Access~3.8 mi
- Bagley Flat~5.1 mi
- Primitive Camping~7.4 mi
- The Point~9.2 mi
The unit that manages Larry Forbis
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Larry Forbis are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Larry Forbis
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Larry Forbis
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 — Larry Forbis
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