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South Fork Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.07885, -109.41151
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. 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 South Fork Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 7,627 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Fork CampgroundNIFC · 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 South Fork Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- FFuel7 mi
- LLaundry8 mi
- HHardware9 mi
- WWater14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- ShShower14 mi
- MMechanic22 mi
- RxPharmacy30 mi
- EVEV fast charger37 mi
- +Urgent care45 mi
- PPropane55 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 37-mi run (and back).
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 — South Fork Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
7,627 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.07885, -109.41151
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around South Fork Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureButler Tank (water) · nearby
- Nearest townNorthwoods · ~4.3 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelShort Stop · ~7.2 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~13.7 mi
- GroceriesLazy Trout Market · ~4.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicWhite Mountain Regional Medical Center · ~8.1 mi
- HardwareWoodland Building Center · ~8.7 mi
EV charging — from South Fork Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger36.6 mi straight-line W — HT02038 ABB STATION 1, Show Low, AZ · ChargePoint Network · CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 8 within 100 · 85 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)71.6 mi — Holbrook, AZ, Holbrook
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO76.0 mi — Major Market Inc, Zuni
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.2 mi — CHARLIE CLARKS C.C. CHARGING 1, Pinetop-Lakeside, 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 450693 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Fork Campground · Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomSouth Fork Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBenny Creek · ~3.2 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletRiver Reservoir - Main · ~3.3 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBunch Reservoir · ~3.5 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near South Fork Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Benny Creek Campground~3.2 mi · fee
- Rolfe C. Hoyer Campground~3.9 mi
- Winn Campground~8.8 mi · fee
- Winn Group~9.0 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Fork Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Fork Campground are set by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Fork Campground
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 South Fork Campground
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 — South Fork Campground
When the high country opens →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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