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Peppersauce Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 32.53853, -110.71674
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 Peppersauce Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,628 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Peppersauce CampgroundNIFC · 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 Peppersauce Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail6 mi
- MMechanic6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- GGrocery7 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- WWater9 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- DDump17 mi
- ShShower17 mi
- AAir-up17 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- PPropane23 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 7 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 — Peppersauce Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
4,628 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.53853, -110.71674
Cost
Fee · reservable on Recreation.gov
Nearby & resupply — around Peppersauce Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featurePeppersauce Wash (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townCampo Bonito · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~8.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~7.3 mi
- Propane / LPGPropane · ~14.5 mi
- Dump station~17.2 mi
- GroceriesMinit Market · ~9.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~14.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSierra Tucson · ~10.0 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~16.4 mi
EV charging — from Peppersauce Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.5 mi straight-line W — 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 reach18 within 25 mi · 35 within 50 · 100 within 100 · 158 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)19.3 mi — Tucson, AZ - E Skyline Dr - Tesla Supercharger, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)8.0 mi — Oro Ford, Oracle, AZ · Blink Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Biosphere 2, Oracle, 8.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for visitor use only · AFDC lists it “Free; parking fee”
- 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 Peppersauce Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletPeppersauce · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPeppersauce Group Site · ~0.3 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLoma Linda · ~7.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlder · ~7.2 mi S · USFS
Open Peppersauce Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Peppersauce Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Peppersauce Group Site~0.3 mi · fee
- Bigelow/Bear Wallow~8.0 mi
- Spencer Canyon Campground~8.5 mi
- Mt. Bigelow Dispersed Camping~8.6 mi
The unit that manages Peppersauce Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Peppersauce Campground are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Peppersauce Campground
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233222
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
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 Peppersauce Campground
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 — Peppersauce Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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