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Sitgreaves National Forest
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · Apache County, AZ · 34.14059, -109.77824
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Peaceful, free, well-maintained Los Burros Campground in Sitgreaves National Forest. Part grassy, part wooded, with nice rolling mountains. Vault toilets and camping pads with fire rings and picnic tables. Saw elk, coyote, and cattle. No water. Very serene and unspoiled. The surrounding wilderness is worthy of overland exploration. Visit Alan Allen in his fire tower atop Lake Mountain. Highly recommended. Bring your mountain bike. Poor cell service.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,813 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- WWater10 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry11 mi
- ShShower11 mi
- MMechanic16 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- DDump19 mi
- +Urgent care46 mi
- AAir-up50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 6 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,813 ft
County
Apache County, AZ
Coordinates
34.14059, -109.77824
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureReservation Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townLos Burros · ~0.1 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~9.8 mi
- FuelFuel · ~10.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~18.8 mi
- GroceriesSafeway · ~10.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicChangepoint Psychiatric Hospital · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareHardware · ~10.6 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
No signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomLos Burros #1 · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLos Burros · at this camp · USFS
- RestroomLos Burros #2 · ~1.1 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomSky Hi Ohv · ~1.2 mi NE · USFS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Los Burros Campground~0.1 mi
- Los Burros #1~0.1 mi
- Brown Creek Campground~3.2 mi
- Scott Reservoir Campground~10.7 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
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
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Apache County, AZ). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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