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Silverbell Group Site
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 32.47358, -111.49792
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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 Silverbell Group Site
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,195 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Silverbell Group SiteNIFC · 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 Silverbell Group Site · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- MMechanic11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- GGrocery12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- DDump13 mi
- +Urgent care17 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- WWater22 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- OOutfitter28 mi
- PPropane30 mi
- AAir-up30 mi
- ShShower41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 22-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 12 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 — Silverbell Group Site
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management
Elevation
2,195 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.47358, -111.49792
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Silverbell Group Site · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureStream · nearby
- Nearest townSilver Bell · ~6.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSpeedway · ~11.7 mi
- Propane / LPGLPG · ~19.2 mi
- Dump station~13.1 mi
- GroceriesSpeedway · ~11.7 mi
- PharmacySafeway · ~22.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicMarana Health Center · ~16.7 mi
- HardwareAvra Valley Hardware · ~12.3 mi
EV charging — from Silverbell Group Site · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.5 mi straight-line N — Pilot Travel Center - 458, Eloy, AZ · eVgo Network · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 145 within 100 · 159 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)22.5 mi — Eloy, AZ - Tesla Supercharger, Eloy
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO29.7 mi — EEPAAS UPTOWN_DC_EV1, Tucson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.0 mi — MIRA VISTA OA STATION 1, Tucson, AZ · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain - Tesla Destination, Marana, 23.8 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 469420 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Silverbell Group Site · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomTM Signal Hill Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~21.1 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomTM Sus Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~21.9 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomTM Cam-Boh Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~22.1 mi SE · NPS
- RestroomTM Ez-Kim-In-Zin Picnic Area Vault Toilet · ~23.1 mi SE · NPS
Open Silverbell Group Site elsewhere
Other camps near Silverbell Group Site
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Ironwood Forest National Monument~1.0 mi
- Dispersed Camping~3.1 mi
- Dispersed Camping~3.6 mi
How we know this — Silverbell Group Site
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
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 Silverbell Group Site
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 — Silverbell Group Site
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Gear & rig loadout →All field notes →
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