Agency-listedBLM · dispersedFree
Sonoran Desert National Monument
Drive-up · Bureau of Land Management · AZ · 32.84870, -112.29668
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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 Sonoran Desert National Monument
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,769 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sonoran Desert National MonumentNIFC · 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 Sonoran Desert National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel10 mi
- GGrocery18 mi
- +Urgent care20 mi
- @Mail21 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- RxPharmacy21 mi
- ShShower23 mi
- EVEV fast charger25 mi
- WWater25 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- DDump36 mi
- OOutfitter38 mi
- AAir-up39 mi
- PPropane40 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 25-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 10 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 — Sonoran Desert National Monument
Access
Drive-up
Land
Bureau of Land Management · dispersed
Elevation
1,769 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
32.84870, -112.29668
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Sonoran Desert National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townAk-Chin · ~17.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesVekol Market · ~17.9 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~20.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicSun Life Family Health Center · ~19.8 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~20.8 mi
EV charging — from Sonoran Desert National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.7 mi straight-line W — Gila Bend, AZ (at a public site) · RIVIAN_ADVENTURE · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 6 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 · 63 within 50 · 141 within 100 · 183 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.0 mi — Walmart 1218 (Casa Grande, AZ), Casa Grande
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)18.7 mi — Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino, Maricopa, AZ (at an other entertainment) · Non-Networked · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2025-11-13 · 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 391188 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sonoran Desert National Monument · Bureau of Land Management · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletTable Top Trailhead · ~12.1 mi SE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet West - Box Canyon Recreational Shooting Sports · ~13.7 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletVault Toilet North - Box Canyon Recreational Shooting Sports · ~13.8 mi NE · BLM
- Vault / pit toiletGap Well Recreation · ~17.5 mi NW · BLM
Open Sonoran Desert National Monument elsewhere
Other camps near Sonoran Desert National Monument
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Table Top Trail~12.1 mi
How we know this — Sonoran Desert National Monument
Source
Bureau of Land Management 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
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
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 Sonoran Desert National Monument
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 — Sonoran Desert National Monument
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