Open high desert runs flat to the horizon here, a few miles east of Petrified Forest National Park, with nothing overhead but sky. It's ground you can camp on now and build on later, with no HOA and no county clock on when you start. No road reaches the lot yet, so this one suits the camper who doesn't mind earning the last stretch.
Your Own Camp on the Quiet Side of the Petrified Forest
Every good campsite you've found came with a catch: a reservation window, a fee station, a ranger knocking at checkout time, or somebody's generator three spots down. You don't want another booked site. You want a piece of ground that's yours, where the fire ring stays put between trips.
This is 10 flat acres of open high desert at about 5,700 feet, east of Petrified Forest National Park. Pitch the tent, park the camper, and leave the stakes where you hammered them in. The sky gets dark enough out here that the stars handle most of the entertainment (bring a chair, not a TV). When you're ready to do more than camp, the county allows a home, a cabin on a foundation, or a shop, and nobody sets a date you have to build by.
The park's Crystal Forest sits a few miles west as the crow flies. Park staff keep what they call the conscience pile, a heap of petrified wood about the size of a pickup truck, mailed back by visitors who pocketed a piece and then blamed it for a run of bad luck (stick to photographs).
The trade is the trip in. No road reaches the lot yet, the nearest one is about 500 feet off, and getting to I-40 at Chambers means about 27 miles of county roads, so plan the route and pack like you mean it.
Some places you visit. This one you get to come back to and find everything right where you left it.
On the ground
The red outline on the map is approximate. It is drawn from county records to show roughly where the lot sits, not a surveyed boundary.
Corner coordinates are approximate. Verify against the recorded plat before relying on them.
The record
† From county maps and records. Check with the county, or ask your Land Specialist what we have on file.
Dig deeper
Water: On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option
Sewer / septic: On-site: None. Options: Septic.
Flat ground and open sky make this an easy place to set up camp and come back to. Park the camper or pitch a tent on your own land, then add solar and a water tank when you want to stay longer. Plan the route in first, since the nearest road is about 500 feet away.
A plain-language summary of how Apache County's Agricultural General zone reads, current to October 2026. It is not a determination of what you may do here, and it is not legal or land-use advice.
Camping and RV use are welcome, up to 21 days per stay, twice a year. Longer stays need a county permit.
Apache County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning and Zoning, online at apachecountyaz.gov, before you buy.
What it costs
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