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Schoolhouse Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.64675, -111.01332
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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 Schoolhouse Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,199 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Schoolhouse CampgroundNIFC · 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 Schoolhouse Campground · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel3 mi
- GGrocery3 mi
- WWater7 mi
- @Mail19 mi
- DDump20 mi
- MMechanic20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- HHardware23 mi
- ShShower25 mi
- RxPharmacy33 mi
- +Urgent care33 mi
- OOutfitter35 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 3 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 — Schoolhouse Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,199 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.64675, -111.01332
Cost
Fee · Forest Service inventory: fee charged
Nearby & resupply — around Schoolhouse Campground · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSalt River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townRoosevelt Estates · ~3.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.1 mi
- FuelShell · ~19.5 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~19.5 mi
- Dump station~19.5 mi
- GroceriesSpring Creek Store · ~3.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicCobre Valley Regional Medical Center · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from Schoolhouse Campground · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.1 mi straight-line SE — APS - Globe (Globe, AZ) · Electrify America · CCS · 3 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 26 within 50 · 137 within 100 · 176 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)36.2 mi — Walmart EV Charging, Apache Junction
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO40.5 mi — Ridgeview Plaza (PHX), Mesa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.8 mi — Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Globe, AZ (at a hospital) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-11-06 · 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 250746 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Schoolhouse Campground · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSchoolhouse Cg · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSchoolhouse Boating · ~0.2 mi N · USFS
- Flush restroomGrapevine Group Campground · ~2.0 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomGrapevine Boating · ~2.0 mi W · USFS
Open Schoolhouse Campground elsewhere
Other camps near Schoolhouse Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Schoolhouse Cg~0.2 mi · fee
- Grapevine Group Campground~1.9 mi
- Grapevine Bay~2.1 mi
- EADS Wash Dispersed~3.6 mi
The unit that manages Schoolhouse Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Schoolhouse Campground are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Schoolhouse Campground
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (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 Schoolhouse Campground
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 — Schoolhouse Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →