Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
SB Cove Dispersed
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.85878, -111.61860
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service 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 SB Cove Dispersed
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,882 ft.
Fire & smoke — around SB Cove DispersedNIFC · 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 SB Cove Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail10 mi
- ShShower13 mi
- DDump13 mi
- FFuel15 mi
- RxPharmacy15 mi
- WWater17 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- HHardware18 mi
- MMechanic18 mi
- EVEV fast charger21 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- OOutfitter23 mi
- PPropane28 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 15 mi out.
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 — SB Cove Dispersed
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
1,882 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.85878, -111.61860
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at SB Cove Shoreline Area Trailhead · ~0.68 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around SB Cove Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureVerde River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townSunflower · ~8.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShell · ~15.3 mi
- Propane / LPGSuper Pumper · ~22.2 mi
- Dump station~13.1 mi
- GroceriesIGA · ~17.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~15.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPrimary Care Walk-In Clinic · ~18.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~22.3 mi
EV charging — from SB Cove Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger20.9 mi straight-line SW — Kroger-Frys 673 (Scottsdale, AZ) · 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 reach8 within 25 mi · 90 within 50 · 133 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.6 mi — Phoenix, AZ - E Mayo Blvd - Tesla Supercharger, Phoenix
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.1 mi — Kierland Commons, Scottsdale
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)10.1 mi — Rio Verde Community Center (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- 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 279330 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around SB Cove Dispersed · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSb Cove · ~0.7 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletYellow Cliffs · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRattlesnake Picnic · ~1.1 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBartlett Flat · ~1.4 mi N · USFS
Open SB Cove Dispersed elsewhere
Other camps near SB Cove Dispersed
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bartlett Flat Dispersed~1.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Group~1.3 mi
- Bartlett Flat~1.4 mi · fee
- Rverside~3.7 mi
The unit that manages SB Cove Dispersed
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at SB Cove Dispersed are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — SB Cove Dispersed
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
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 SB Cove Dispersed
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 — SB Cove Dispersed
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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