Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Round Mountain Rockhound Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 32.48472, -109.05950
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Ask about this camp →Bureau of Land Management 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 Round Mountain Rockhound Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 4,286 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Round Mountain Rockhound AreaNIFC · 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 Round Mountain Rockhound Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- FFuel17 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- DDump22 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- +Urgent care23 mi
- WWater32 mi
- HHardware40 mi
- ShShower42 mi
- LLaundry42 mi
- RxPharmacy46 mi
- OOutfitter50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 32-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 16 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 — Round Mountain Rockhound Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
4,286 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.48472, -109.05950
Cost
Free · no fee, per the land manager's own page (blm.gov, read 2026-09-19)
Nearby & resupply — around Round Mountain Rockhound Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureWater · nearby
- Nearest townFranklin · ~13.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~16.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~22.3 mi
- Groceries9 Acres · ~18.2 mi
EV charging — from Round Mountain Rockhound Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.8 mi straight-line SE — Lordsburg Chevron (Lordsburg, NM) · Electrify America · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 6 within 50 · 21 within 100 · 71 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.5 mi — Lordsburg, NM - Tesla Supercharger, Lordsburg
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO78.0 mi — Walmart 5166 (Deming, NM), Deming
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 mi — Smith Ford, Lordsburg, NM · Blink Network · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 147649 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Round Mountain Rockhound Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaSan Simon (WB) · ~17.1 mi S
- Highway rest areaSan Simon (EB) · ~17.3 mi S
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop 1: Road Forks (name from original survey) · ~20.6 mi SE
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 1 - Hotwell Dunes Recreation Area · ~21.5 mi W · BLM
Open Round Mountain Rockhound Area elsewhere
Other camps near Round Mountain Rockhound Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Gila Lower Box Canyon~16.0 mi
- Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area~22.4 mi · fee
- Veterans Park (Lordsburg)~22.4 mi
How we know this — Round Mountain Rockhound Area
Fee note
No fee, per the BLM page, read 19 Sep 2026: "None" https://www.blm.gov/visit/round-mountain-rockhound-area
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up). | No fee 2026-09-19: "None" Source: https://www.blm.gov/visit/round-mountain-rockhound-area (worker_W, statement verified on that page).
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 Round Mountain Rockhound Area
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 — Round Mountain Rockhound Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Camping with a dog →All field notes →
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