Agency-listedUSFSFree
Soldier / Long Lakes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.78835, -111.21661
Ask an AI about this campsiteOpens Grok already loaded with this site. It reads the same records this page is built from, and links whatever it tells you.
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 Soldier / Long Lakes
Loading the latest forecast…
Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,734 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Soldier / Long LakesNIFC · AirNow
Checking active fires & air quality…
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 Soldier / Long Lakes · Coconino National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater16 mi
- FFuel16 mi
- @Mail16 mi
- GGrocery17 mi
- LLaundry17 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- DDump24 mi
- +Urgent care28 mi
- HHardware31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- MMechanic33 mi
- AAir-up36 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 16 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
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 — Soldier / Long Lakes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
6,734 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.78835, -111.21661
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Soldier / Long Lakes · Coconino National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureLong Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townHappy Jack · ~11.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMormon Lake Country Store · ~16.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~24.4 mi · customers only
- GroceriesMormon Lake Country Store · ~16.6 mi
EV charging — from Soldier / Long Lakes · Coconino National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.1 mi straight-line W — Sedona, AZ - Tesla Supercharger (at a shopping center) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 14 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 reachnone within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 70 within 100 · 146 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS31.1 mi — Sedona, AZ, Sedona
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.0 mi — Walmart 1328 (Winslow, AZ), Winslow
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.8 mi — Sedona Sunrise · AMPUP · J1772 · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- 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 122329 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Soldier / Long Lakes · Coconino National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletLong Lake South · ~0.9 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletElks · ~8.5 mi SE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletJacks Canyon Climbing Area · ~9.1 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletKinnikinick · ~9.3 mi NW · USFS
Open Soldier / Long Lakes elsewhere
Other camps near Soldier / Long Lakes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Long Lake Dispersed Camping~0.9 mi
- Elks Picnic Group Campground~8.5 mi
- Jack's Canyon Camping and Climbing Area~9.1 mi
- Kinnikinick Lake Campground~9.2 mi
The unit that manages Soldier / Long Lakes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Soldier / Long Lakes are set by Coconino National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Soldier / Long Lakes
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 Soldier / Long Lakes
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 — Soldier / Long Lakes
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →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 →