Agency-listedUSFSFee
Rock Crossing
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.56276, -111.21889
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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 Rock Crossing
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,338 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rock CrossingNIFC · 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 Rock Crossing · Coconino National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- @Mail18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- DDump21 mi
- EVEV fast charger23 mi
- RxPharmacy23 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- AAir-up34 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 6 mi out.
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 — Rock Crossing
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,338 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.56276, -111.21889
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rock Crossing · Coconino National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBlue Ridge · ~8.3 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~6.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~21.0 mi
- GroceriesClints Well store · ~6.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~23.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamp Geronimo health lodge · ~13.8 mi
- HardwarePine Hardware · ~18.3 mi
EV charging — from Rock Crossing · Coconino National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.9 mi straight-line S — Payson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 13 within 50 · 120 within 100 · 143 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS22.9 mi — APS - Payson (Payson, AZ), Payson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO44.2 mi — Walmart 1328 (Winslow, AZ), Winslow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)34.2 mi — Sedona Sunrise · AMPUP · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- 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 117722 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rock Crossing · Coconino National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRock Crossing · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Ridge · ~1.4 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlue Ridge · ~2.3 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoqui · ~2.6 mi NE · USFS
Open Rock Crossing elsewhere
Other camps near Rock Crossing
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Blue Ridge Campground~2.2 mi
- Moqui Group Campground~2.6 mi · fee
- Clints Well Campground~5.5 mi
- Long Valley Work Center Group Campground~6.9 mi
The unit that manages Rock Crossing
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rock Crossing are set by Coconino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rock Crossing
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 Rock Crossing
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 — Rock Crossing
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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