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Rainbow Cg
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.87628, -109.40386
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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 Rainbow Cg
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 9,122 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rainbow CgNIFC · 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 Rainbow Cg · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- ShShower0 mi
- DDump0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- @Mail10 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- +Urgent care39 mi
- RxPharmacy44 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-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 — Rainbow Cg
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
9,122 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.87628, -109.40386
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rainbow Cg · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCorner Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townBoneyard · ~7.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~0.1 mi
- FuelShort Stop · ~17.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~0.3 mi
- GroceriesBig Lake Store & Marina · ~0.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicWhite Mountain Regional Medical Center · ~18.9 mi
- HardwareWoodland Building Center · ~19.1 mi
EV charging — from Rainbow Cg · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger43.8 mi straight-line NW — HT02038 ABB STATION 1, Show Low, AZ · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 7 within 100 · 126 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)83.6 mi — Holbrook, AZ, Holbrook
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO88.7 mi — Major Market Inc, Zuni
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)35.0 mi — CHARLIE CLARKS C.C. CHARGING 1, Pinetop-Lakeside, 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 aboveLevel 2, restricted access — Hampton Inn & Suites Show Low-Pinetop, Show Low, 43.3 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only; see front desk for access · 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 450693 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rainbow Cg · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomRainbow Cg · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomBig Lake Shower · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- RestroomBig Lake Visitor Center · ~0.3 mi NW · USFS
- RestroomBig Lake Dump Station · ~0.3 mi N · USFS
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Other camps near Rainbow Cg
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Brookchar Cg~0.5 mi · fee
- Grayling Cg~0.6 mi · fee
- Cutthroat Cg~0.9 mi · fee
- Apache Trout Campground~0.9 mi · fee
The unit that manages Rainbow Cg
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rainbow Cg are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rainbow Cg
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Rainbow Cg
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 — Rainbow Cg
Camping at altitude →When the high country opens →Finding water out here →How to read this page →All field notes →
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