Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Mesquite Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.96677, -111.71714
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Mesquite Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,889 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mesquite Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Mesquite Dispersed Camping · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- +Urgent care15 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- GGrocery15 mi
- @Mail15 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- WWater16 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- DDump19 mi
- ShShower19 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- OOutfitter26 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- PPropane30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 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 — Mesquite Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,889 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.96677, -111.71714
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Mesquite Dispersed Camping · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVerde River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRoad Junction Windmill · ~14.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~15.3 mi
- Propane / LPGSuper Pumper · ~21.6 mi
- Dump station~18.9 mi
- GroceriesDesert Donkey · ~15.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~16.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicHonorHealth Primary Care - Dynamite Blvd · ~21.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~21.7 mi
EV charging — from Mesquite Dispersed Camping · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger23.1 mi straight-line SW — Kroger-Frys 673 (Scottsdale, 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 87 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 180 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.6 mi — Phoenix, AZ - E Mayo Blvd - Tesla Supercharger, Phoenix
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.9 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)16.6 mi — BOULDERS RESORT HILTON 1, Scottsdale, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Boulders Resort & Spa - Tesla Destination, Carefree, 16.5 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 279330 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mesquite Dispersed Camping · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMesquite · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorseshoe · ~0.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCatfish Point · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletOcotillo · ~1.5 mi N · USFS
Open Mesquite Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Mesquite Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Dispersed Camping~0.8 mi
- Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed~1.4 mi
- Bronco Trailhead Dispersed~6.4 mi
- Yavapai County~7.6 mi
The unit that manages Mesquite Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mesquite Dispersed Camping are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mesquite Dispersed Camping
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
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 Mesquite Dispersed Camping
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 — Mesquite Dispersed Camping
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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