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Scaddan Wash Camping Area
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 33.66077, -114.16752
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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 Scaddan Wash Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,033 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Scaddan Wash Camping 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 Scaddan Wash Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel2 mi
- AAir-up2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- DDump3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- EVEV fast charger4 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- +Urgent care25 mi
- HHardware26 mi
- ShShower51 mi
- MMechanic55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 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 — Scaddan Wash Camping Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
1,033 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.66077, -114.16752
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Scaddan Wash Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townQuartzsite · ~2.9 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~1.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~1.9 mi
- Propane / LPGPattie's RV Park & Propane · ~2.4 mi
- Dump stationRV Pit Stop · ~3.0 mi
- GroceriesDollar General Market · ~2.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicFresenius Kidney Care · ~25.4 mi
EV charging — from Scaddan Wash Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger4.1 mi straight-line W — Quartzsite, AZ (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach7 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 202 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.2 mi — Quartzsite, AZ - Main Event Ln - Tesla Supercharger, Quartzsite
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO4.3 mi — Love's Travel #286 (Quartzsite, AZ), Quartzsite
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)22.8 mi — El Rancho MHP, Blythe, CA · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 391382 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Scaddan Wash Camping Area · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 1 - La Posa Ltva North · ~2.1 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 2 - La Posa Ltva North · ~2.3 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 3 - La Posa Ltva North · ~2.3 mi SW · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet 1 - La Posa Ltva South · ~3.6 mi SW · BLM
Open Scaddan Wash Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Scaddan Wash Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- La Posa Long Term Visitor Area~2.9 mi
- Roadrunner 14 Day Area~6.1 mi
- Crystal Hill Free Campsites~9.8 mi
- Bouse - Plomosa Rd~18.2 mi
How we know this — Scaddan Wash Camping Area
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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
no road or trail found nearby — check manually
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 Scaddan Wash Camping 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 — Scaddan Wash Camping Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →How to read this page →All field notes →
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