Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 35.13910, -114.10770
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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 Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,867 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Route 66 Historic Back Country BywayNIFC · 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 Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- RxPharmacy6 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- +Urgent care7 mi
- HHardware8 mi
- DDump26 mi
- ShShower30 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 1 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 — Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
2,867 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
35.13910, -114.10770
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBlack Rock Wash (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townMcConnico · ~0.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~0.8 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.7 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~6.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~5.7 mi
- Hospital / clinicKingman Regional Medical Center · ~6.9 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~8.1 mi
EV charging — from Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.3 mi straight-line NE — Kingman, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a restaurant) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 10 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 reach6 within 25 mi · 15 within 50 · 86 within 100 · 170 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS6.9 mi — Kingman, AZ, Kingman
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO7.1 mi — Kroger Smiths 190 (Kingman, AZ), Kingman
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.3 mi — RIVERSIDERESORT RIVERSIDE 4, Laughlin, NV · 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 aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Best Western Plus A Wayfarer's Inn - Tesla Destination, Kingman, 7.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · 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 101985 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMonolith Garden Trailhead · ~4.6 mi N · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Cxt 1 - Wildcow Springs Recreation · ~14.2 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Cxt 2 - Wildcow Springs Recreation · ~14.3 mi E · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet Log Cabin - Wildcow Springs Recreation · ~14.4 mi E · BLM
Open Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway elsewhere
Other camps near Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mohave County~8.5 mi
- Wabayuma Peak Wilderness~14.0 mi
- Mount Nutt Wilderness~14.1 mi
- Warm Springs Wilderness~19.5 mi
How we know this — Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
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).
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 Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
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 — Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →First-night troubleshooting →All field notes →
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