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Sharp Creek Group
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.37445, -111.44278
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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 Sharp Creek Group
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,394 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sharp Creek GroupNIFC · 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 Sharp Creek Group · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel1 mi
- HHardware1 mi
- GGrocery1 mi
- +Urgent care1 mi
- @Mail1 mi
- WWater4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- DDump10 mi
- EVEV fast charger11 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- LLaundry27 mi
- AAir-up28 mi
- OOutfitter38 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 — Sharp Creek Group
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,394 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.37445, -111.44278
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sharp Creek Group · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDonahue Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townPine · ~1.0 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~3.7 mi
- FuelMaverik · ~11.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.1 mi
- GroceriesHouston Mesa General Store & Fuelwoods · ~10.6 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCamp Geronimo health lodge · ~4.6 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Sharp Creek Group · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger11.4 mi straight-line SE — Payson, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 12 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 reach3 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 127 within 100 · 155 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS11.6 mi — APS - Payson (Payson, AZ), Payson
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO53.5 mi — Walmart 5329 (Anthem, AZ), Anthem
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)26.9 mi — MOSCATO STATION2, Camp Verde, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · 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 117722 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sharp Creek Group · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSharp Creek Group · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletPine Th · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletEast Verde Crossing · ~7.1 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletFlowing Springs · ~7.2 mi SE · USFS
Open Sharp Creek Group elsewhere
Other camps near Sharp Creek Group
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Flowing Springs Dispersed~7.4 mi
- Kehl Springs Campground~8.4 mi
- Houston Mesa Campground~10.1 mi
- Fossil Creek~10.8 mi
The unit that manages Sharp Creek Group
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sharp Creek Group are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sharp Creek Group
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
Free but developed (not dispersed) - review
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 Sharp Creek Group
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 — Sharp Creek Group
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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