★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Mohave County
Drive-up · public land · Mohave County, AZ · 35.16306, -113.96002
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A popular boondocking spot. Primitive with fire rings just outside of Kingman Arizona. This is the closest free camping outside of Kingman. Other campers likely. Great view of city during the night. High desert sparsely vegetated. Enough room for a few vehicles. Good cell service. Road noise. Saw a domestic cat here. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,318 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- LLaundry6 mi
- +Urgent care6 mi
- DDump34 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- ShShower39 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
4,318 ft
County
Mohave County, AZ
Coordinates
35.16306, -113.96002
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townLazy Y U · ~1.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesFlying J's · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicKingman Regional Medical Center · ~5.9 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~4.7 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMonolith Garden Trailhead · ~8.2 mi W · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Cxt 1 - Wildcow Springs Recreation · ~8.4 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Cxt 2 - Wildcow Springs Recreation · ~8.4 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Log Cabin - Wildcow Springs Recreation · ~8.5 mi SE · BLM
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway~8.5 mi
- Wabayuma Peak Wilderness~14.1 mi
- Windy Point Recreation Site~22.0 mi
- Mount Nutt Wilderness~22.6 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
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
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Mohave County, AZ). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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