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West Turkey Creek Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 31.86487, -109.35866
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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 West Turkey Creek Campground
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,904 ft.
Fire & smoke — around West Turkey Creek 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 West Turkey Creek Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater4 mi
- LLaundry9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- DDump10 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- GGrocery13 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- MMechanic28 mi
- AAir-up29 mi
- +Urgent care32 mi
- RxPharmacy38 mi
- EVEV fast charger40 mi
- ShShower58 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 40-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 — West Turkey Creek Campground
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,904 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
31.86487, -109.35866
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around West Turkey Creek Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureTurkey Pen Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townParadise · ~9.5 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~4.4 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~10.1 mi
- GroceriesMustang mall · ~19.8 mi
EV charging — from West Turkey Creek Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger39.5 mi straight-line NW — Willcox, AZ Rechargery Relay - W Rex Allen Dr · IONNA · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 10 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 3 within 50 · 44 within 100 · 62 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO55.7 mi — COCHISE COUNTY SIERRA VISTA L3, Sierra Vista
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.2 mi — Tirrito Farm, Willcox, AZ · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Chiricahua Desert Museum - Tesla Destination, Rodeo, 19.0 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- 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 390392 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around West Turkey Creek Campground · Coronado National Forest · AZ — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRustler Park · ~5.4 mi NE · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHerb Martyr · ~7.3 mi E · USFS
- RestroomBLDG-001 Visitor Center - HIST · ~9.7 mi N · NPS
- RestroomBLDG-019 Visitor Center Comfort Station · ~9.7 mi N · NPS
Open West Turkey Creek Campground elsewhere
Other camps near West Turkey Creek Campground
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sycamore Campground~1.4 mi
- Morse Canyon Campground~1.9 mi
- Rustler Park~5.4 mi · fee
- Rucker Forest Camp~6.4 mi
The unit that manages West Turkey Creek Campground
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at West Turkey Creek Campground are set by Coronado National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — West Turkey Creek 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 West Turkey Creek 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 — West Turkey Creek Campground
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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