Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.98626, -111.71986
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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 Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,053 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site DispersedNIFC · 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 Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- +Urgent care16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- HHardware16 mi
- MMechanic17 mi
- RxPharmacy18 mi
- DDump20 mi
- ShShower20 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- AAir-up26 mi
- OOutfitter27 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- PPropane31 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
2,053 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.98626, -111.71986
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVerde River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRoad Junction Windmill · ~13.6 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~16.1 mi
- Propane / LPGSuper Pumper · ~22.5 mi
- Dump station~20.2 mi
- GroceriesDesert Donkey · ~16.1 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~17.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicHonorHealth Primary Care - Dynamite Blvd · ~22.6 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~22.6 mi
EV charging — from Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.2 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 reach2 within 25 mi · 82 within 50 · 136 within 100 · 178 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)24.8 mi — New River, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, New River
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO26.1 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)17.4 mi — Town of Cave Creek Administration · Blink Network · J1772 · 3 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 279330 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletOcotillo · ~0.3 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCatfish Point · ~0.6 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHorseshoe · ~0.7 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMesquite · ~1.4 mi S · USFS
Open Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Horseshoe Dispersed Camping~0.6 mi
- Mesquite Dispersed Camping~1.4 mi
- Yavapai County~6.3 mi
- Bronco Trailhead Dispersed~6.8 mi
The unit that manages Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
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 Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
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 — Ocotillo Rec and Boating Site Dispersed
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