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Lower Juan Miller Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.26772, -109.34039
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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 Lower Juan Miller Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,716 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Lower Juan Miller 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 Lower Juan Miller Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- WWater26 mi
- MMechanic37 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- HHardware37 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- LLaundry38 mi
- ShShower41 mi
- DDump42 mi
- EVEV fast charger70 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 26-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 70-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 — Lower Juan Miller Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,716 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.26772, -109.34039
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Lower Juan Miller Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureJuan Miller Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGranville · ~6.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~14.7 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~26.6 mi
- GroceriesBashas' · ~15.0 mi
EV charging — from Lower Juan Miller Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger69.9 mi straight-line SE — Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM · VIALYNK · CCS · 8 fast ports 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 · 116 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)73.7 mi — Lordsburg, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Lordsburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO106.1 mi — Walmart 3807 (Benson, AZ), Benson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)36.5 mi — Best Western Plus - Safford (at a hotel) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 335770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Lower Juan Miller Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLower Juan Miller Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Juan Miller Cg · ~0.4 mi W · USFS
- RestroomPigeon Trailhead (#319) · ~3.0 mi SW · USFS
- RestroomPigeon Loop Trailhead (#301) · ~3.6 mi SW · USFS
Open Lower Juan Miller Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Lower Juan Miller Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Juan Miller Campground~0.4 mi
- Granville Campground~6.1 mi
- Frisco Camp~11.8 mi
- Honeymoon Campground~16.5 mi
The unit that manages Lower Juan Miller Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Lower Juan Miller Campground are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Lower Juan Miller 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 Lower Juan Miller 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 — Lower Juan Miller Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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