Agency-listedUSFSFee
Tortilla
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 33.52906, -111.39625
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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 Tortilla
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,729 ft.
Fire & smoke — around TortillaNIFC · 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 Tortilla · Tonto National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- DDump7 mi
- FFuel11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- MMechanic12 mi
- @Mail12 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- AAir-up12 mi
- EVEV fast charger13 mi
- PPropane24 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 11 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 — Tortilla
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
1,729 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
33.52906, -111.39625
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Tortilla · Tonto National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townGold Canyon · ~11.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.6 mi
- FuelCircle K · ~11.4 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~23.9 mi
- Dump station~6.9 mi
- GroceriesCircle K · ~11.4 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~11.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicPinal County Public Health · ~11.4 mi
- HardwareBest Hardware · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Tortilla · Tonto National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.0 mi straight-line SW — Walmart EV Charging, Apache Junction, AZ (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach17 within 25 mi · 91 within 50 · 153 within 100 · 179 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO17.1 mi — Ridgeview Plaza (PHX), Mesa
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.2 mi — Apache Junction Multi-Generational Facility · Blink Network · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.58 Peak / $0.34 Off-Peak per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 450435 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Tortilla · Tonto National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomTortilla · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletLaguna · ~1.2 mi W · USFS
- Flush restroomCanyon Lake Marina · ~1.5 mi W · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBoulder Picnic · ~1.7 mi W · USFS
Open Tortilla elsewhere
Other camps near Tortilla
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- The Point~2.1 mi
- Primitive Camping~5.1 mi
- Bagley Flat~5.9 mi
- The Rolls OHV Area - Butcher Jones Access~7.6 mi
The unit that manages Tortilla
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Tortilla are set by Tonto National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Tortilla
Source
U.S. Forest Service 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
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified.
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 Tortilla
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 — Tortilla
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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