Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
National Forest Free Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 36.61494, -112.20882
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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 National Forest Free Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,371 ft.
Fire & smoke — around National Forest Free 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 National Forest Free Camping · Kaibab National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel7 mi
- GGrocery14 mi
- WWater29 mi
- LLaundry29 mi
- ShShower29 mi
- @Mail29 mi
- DDump29 mi
- +Urgent care30 mi
- HHardware34 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- OOutfitter34 mi
- MMechanic34 mi
- EVEV fast charger34 mi
- RxPharmacy35 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 29-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 7 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 34-mi run (and back).
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 — National Forest Free Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
8,371 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
36.61494, -112.20882
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around National Forest Free Camping · Kaibab National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWest Fork Warm Springs Canyon (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCane · ~11.8 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelChevron · ~6.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~29.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~14.5 mi
EV charging — from National Forest Free Camping · Kaibab National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger34.3 mi straight-line NW — Honey's Marketplace - Tesla Supercharger, Kanab, UT (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 25 within 100 · 66 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS44.5 mi — Grand Canyon Visitor Center (Grand Canyon, AZ), Grand Canyon Village
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO82.1 mi — EV EXPERIENCE FAST CHARGER1, St. George
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.7 mi — KANAB CENTER KANAB ST3 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Cliff Dwellers Lodge - Tesla Destination, Marble Canyon, 26.7 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.57 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 462303 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around National Forest Free Camping · Kaibab National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletJacob Lake Picnic · ~6.7 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomKaibab Plateau Visitor Center · ~6.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJacob Lake Cg · ~7.1 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomBig Springs Cabins · ~7.9 mi W · USFS
Open National Forest Free Camping elsewhere
Other camps near National Forest Free Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Jacob Lake Group Campground~6.7 mi · fee
- Jacob Lake Cg~7.1 mi · fee
- Kaibab National Forest Free Campsite~14.5 mi
- Demotte Campground~14.6 mi · fee
The unit that manages National Forest Free Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at National Forest Free Camping are set by Kaibab National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — National Forest Free 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 National Forest Free 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 — National Forest Free Camping
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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