Agency-listedUSFSFree
Yavapai Campground
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · AZ · 34.60244, -112.54049
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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
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,860 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- @Mail2 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- RxPharmacy4 mi
- MMechanic4 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- WWater5 mi
- OOutfitter6 mi
- DDump31 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- AAir-up41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,860 ft
State
AZ
Coordinates
34.60244, -112.54049
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureGranite Basin Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townIron Springs · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~5.0 mi
- FuelFuel · ~4.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesNatural Grocers · ~4.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicPolara Health Integrated Care Clinic · ~4.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight · ~7.1 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletYavapai Campground · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCayuse Equestrian Trailhead · ~0.5 mi NE · USFS
- RestroomWekuvde Picnic Ground · ~0.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMetate Trailhead · ~1.0 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Alto Pit OHV Day Use/Campground~1.4 mi
- Fdr373-Thumb Butte Loop Designated Disp.~4.2 mi
- Fdr 51 Potts Creek Rd Designated Disp.~5.2 mi
- C64 Copper Basin Designated Disp.~6.7 mi
The unit that manages this camp
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions are set by the unit, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this
Reserve
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251964
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)
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
A land record can put you within a few metres 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
Before you go
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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