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Rustler Park
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 31.90528, -109.27918
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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 Rustler Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 8,445 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Rustler ParkNIFC · 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 Rustler Park · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- @Mail8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- DDump9 mi
- AAir-up25 mi
- HHardware27 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic32 mi
- RxPharmacy41 mi
- EVEV fast charger41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 41-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 — Rustler Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
8,445 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
31.90528, -109.27918
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Rustler Park · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townRodeo · ~15.5 mi
- Drinking waterAnita Spring · ~3.7 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~8.6 mi
- GroceriesPortal Store Cafe & Lodge · ~8.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicHMS Animas Valley Clinic · ~27.4 mi
- HardwareValley Mercantile · ~27.2 mi
EV charging — from Rustler Park · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger41.2 mi straight-line NW — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr · IONNA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 10 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 32 within 100 · 68 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO60.8 mi — Walmart 3807 (Benson, AZ), Benson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)32.5 mi — Tirrito Farm, Willcox, AZ · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Chiricahua Desert Museum - Tesla Destination, Rodeo, 14.5 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 390392 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Rustler Park · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRustler Park · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHerb Martyr · ~3.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletStewart · ~6.6 mi E · USFS
- Flush restroomCave Creek Visitor Center · ~6.9 mi E · USFS
Open Rustler Park elsewhere
Other camps near Rustler Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Herb Martyr Campground~3.5 mi
- Sycamore Campground~4.5 mi
- Morse Canyon Campground~4.6 mi
- Coronado National Forest~4.8 mi
The unit that manages Rustler Park
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Rustler Park are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Rustler Park
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 Rustler Park
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 — Rustler Park
When the high country opens →What “dispersed” means here →The town run →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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