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Mingus Mountain Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.69257, -112.12053
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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 Mingus Mountain Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,622 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mingus Mountain 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 Mingus Mountain Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- HHardware6 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- EVEV fast charger7 mi
- DDump7 mi
- ShShower7 mi
- WWater8 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Mingus Mountain Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,622 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.69257, -112.12053
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Mingus Mountain Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townJerome · ~3.8 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~7.6 mi
- FuelMaverik Gas Station · ~5.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.1 mi
- GroceriesMini Mart · ~6.1 mi
- PharmacyFry's · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicOptima Medical · ~12.2 mi
- HardwareMobile Home Depot · ~5.7 mi
EV charging — from Mingus Mountain Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger6.9 mi straight-line E — Hyundai of Cottonwood - DCFC · Blink Network · CCS · 2 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 · 116 within 100 · 158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)18.5 mi — Findlay Hyundai Prescott, Prescott
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO38.9 mi — La Quinta Grand Canyon (Williams, AZ), Williams
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.8 mi — Verde Building i, Clarkdale, AZ · Blink 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 429751 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mingus Mountain Campground · Prescott National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMingus Mountain Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMingus Mountain Vista A · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMingus Mountain Picnic Ground · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMingus Lake Day Use · ~0.5 mi NW · USFS
Open Mingus Mountain Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Mingus Mountain Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Playground Group Campground~0.9 mi · fee
- Potato Patch Campground~2.2 mi · fee
- Prescott National Forest~8.4 mi
- Yavapai County~8.4 mi
The unit that manages Mingus Mountain Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mingus Mountain Campground are set by Prescott National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mingus Mountain Campground
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. | Fee 2026-08-26: the agency's own page contradicts itself. Its fee block reads 'Tent Site: $10 per night / Single Site with electric hook-up: $14 per night', while the next line on the same page reads '$18 for campsite'. recreation.gov 10215909 charges $18 per night for the 2026 season (May 1 - Oct 31), so budget $18. Additional vehicle $5 per night. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/prescott/recreation/mingus-mountain-campground and https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/10215909.
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 Mingus Mountain 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 — Mingus Mountain Campground
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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