Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 32.41462, -110.72806
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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 Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,337 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Mt. Bigelow 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 Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater1 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- FFuel10 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- DDump14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- PPropane15 mi
- OOutfitter17 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
8,337 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.41462, -110.72806
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePalisade Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSoldier Camp · ~1.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.9 mi
- Fuel7-Eleven · ~10.0 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~12.2 mi
- Dump station~13.5 mi
- Groceries7-Eleven · ~10.0 mi
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy · ~10.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Tucson · ~11.7 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~13.7 mi
EV charging — from Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.2 mi straight-line NW — GPM INVESTMENTS 4613 DC2, Tucson, AZ · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: Mon: 12:00am-11:59pm; Tue: 12:00am-11:59pm; Wed: 12:00am-11:59pm; Thu: 12:00am-11:59pm; Fri: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sat: 12:00am-11:59pm; Sun: 12:00am-11:59pm · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach31 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 94 within 100 · 157 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)13.3 mi — Tucson, AZ - E Skyline Dr - Tesla Supercharger, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)9.3 mi — Loews Ventana Canyon, Tucson, 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 387111 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWhitetail Group · ~0.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletShowers Point · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSpencer Canyon · ~0.7 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomPalisades Ranger Cabin · ~0.8 mi SE · USFS
Open Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Whitetail Group~0.3 mi · fee
- Showers Point Group Campground~0.6 mi · fee
- Bigelow/Bear Wallow~0.7 mi
- Spencer Canyon Campground~0.7 mi
The unit that manages Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Mt. Bigelow 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 Mt. Bigelow 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 — Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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