Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · NM · 31.50770, -109.02200
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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 Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,932 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Peloncillo Mountains 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 Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · NM
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery23 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- WWater25 mi
- FFuel28 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- HHardware33 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- RxPharmacy34 mi
- DDump40 mi
- MMechanic52 mi
- AAir-up54 mi
- EVEV fast charger60 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 23 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 60-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 — Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,932 ft
State
NM
Coordinates
31.50770, -109.02200
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · NM (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureClanton Draw (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCloverdale · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~28.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Groceriesnone within 30 mi
- Mapping is thin out hereAn empty row means nothing is mapped within that radius — not that nothing exists. Small stores, seasonal resorts and single fuel pumps out here often never make it onto the map. Treat these as unconfirmed and ask locally.
EV charging — from Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · NM — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger60.3 mi straight-line N — Lordsburg, NM - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · none within 50 · 19 within 100 · 66 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO71.4 mi — COCHISE COUNTY SIERRA VISTA L3, Sierra Vista
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)43.5 mi — TWIN BUTTES RV TB RV STATION 1, Douglas, AZ · 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 — The Chiricahua Desert Museum - Tesla Destination, Rodeo, 25.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 390509 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping · Coronado National Forest · NM — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomPortal Ccc House · ~5.0 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~18.7 mi SW · FWS
- Vault / pit toiletStewart · ~27.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHerb Martyr · ~28.1 mi NW · USFS
Open Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping elsewhere
The unit that manages Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Peloncillo Mountains 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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Peloncillo Mountains 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 — Peloncillo Mountains Dispersed Camping
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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