★ Field-verified · Dave's ownUSFS · dispersedFree
Prescott National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Yavapai County, AZ · 34.37430, -112.32292
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A decent clearing next to a wash down in a valley in Prescott National Forest. Adjacent to dusty forest road with some traffic. Primitive with fire ring. Located within beautiful rolling hills and luscious landscape with some nearby wildfire damage. Enough room for a few vehicles and no cell service. Visible from road. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,204 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- WWater10 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- RxPharmacy13 mi
- OOutfitter14 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry16 mi
- DDump31 mi
- ShShower31 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- PPropane48 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
5,204 ft
County
Yavapai County, AZ
Coordinates
34.37430, -112.32292
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrady Butte Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBreezy Pines · ~4.8 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesJames P Cleator General Store · ~8.4 mi
- PharmacyDewey Pharmacy · ~13.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicQuad City Medical Associate, LLC · ~12.1 mi
- HardwareCrown King General Store · ~11.7 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
No
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletGroom Creek Schoolhouse And Picnic Ground · ~9.2 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletUpper Wolf Creek Group Campground · ~9.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletGroom Creek Horse Camp · ~9.3 mi NW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLower Wolf Creek Campground · ~9.6 mi NW · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed Site 7~8.1 mi
- Dispersed Site 6~8.2 mi
- Fdr30-Bannie Mine Designated Disp~8.2 mi
- Dispersed Site 5~8.3 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
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
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Yavapai County, AZ). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dumping grey & black →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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