Agency-listedUSFSFee
Manzanita
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.93605, -111.74484
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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 Manzanita
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,802 ft.
Fire & smoke — around ManzanitaNIFC · 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 Manzanita · Coconino National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery3 mi
- WWater4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- EVEV fast charger5 mi
- ShShower5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- DDump18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Manzanita
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,802 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.93605, -111.74484
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Manzanita · Coconino National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townOak Creek Canyon · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~4.0 mi
- Fuel76 · ~5.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~17.7 mi
- GroceriesThe Butterfly Garden Inn · ~3.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~5.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicSedona Holistic Medicine · ~5.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~5.6 mi
EV charging — from Manzanita · Coconino National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger5.1 mi straight-line SW — APS - Sedona (Sedona, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 21 within 50 · 65 within 100 · 148 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)11.1 mi — Sedona, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Sedona
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO19.6 mi — Walmart 4252 (Flagstaff, AZ), Flagstaff
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)2.0 mi — JRO STATION 2, Sedona, 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 238497 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Manzanita · Coconino National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletManzanita · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSlide Rock · ~0.9 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEncinoso · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHalfway · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
Open Manzanita elsewhere
Other camps near Manzanita
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Coconino County~4.1 mi
- Cave Springs Campground~4.2 mi · fee
- Coconino County~4.9 mi
- Pine Flat Campground~5.3 mi · fee
The unit that manages Manzanita
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Manzanita are set by Coconino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Manzanita
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 Manzanita
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 — Manzanita
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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