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Carefree Arizona Map

Explore Carefree, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Carefree, Arizona

How to Use This Carefree, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carefree, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Carefree.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Carefree
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Maricopa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	33.822261
Longitude	-111.918203
Population	3,690
Density	161.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	85377
Area Code	480
County Seat	Phoenix
School District	Cave Creek Unified District

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About Carefree, Arizona

Carefree is a locality in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,690. The population density is 161.7 people per km². Carefree is located at 33.8223°N, 111.9182°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. Carefree is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 85377.

Carefree occupies a high-desert expanse where the arid ground rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim. It lies 6.3 miles north-northeast of Ironwood, AZ (from Ironwood, AZ: bearing 14°T), and is situated 2.0 miles east-southeast of Cave Creek. Galloway Wash carves a shallow, gravelly path through the terrain, its course marked by the deep green of scrub brush that defies the persistent intensity of the sun. The air here holds a dry clarity, and when the light shifts at dusk, the shadows of saguaro and ocotillo lengthen across the dirt, turning the landscape into a study of pale ochre and violet. Residents and visitors alike find a central point of orientation at the Carefree Desert Gardens/Sundial, where the massive bronze gnomon casts a precise, slow-moving line across the plaza, measuring the day in the same deliberate rhythm that governs the surrounding hills.

Carefree emerged from a vision of desert living that prioritized the natural geometry of the boulder-strewn slopes over dense urban expansion. The local economy relies on a quiet interplay of boutique commerce and residential life, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Nearby, the topography drops into the rugged openness of Go John Canyon, while the cool, forested expanse of the Cave Creek Ranger District remains a destination for those seeking a change in elevation. Even the quiet surface of Charlie Tank reflects the stillness of the high plateau, grounding the locality in a landscape that has long been defined by the scarcity of water and the resilience of the flora. Life here maintains a measured pace, persistent as the monsoon thunderheads that gather in the distance, promising rain to a land that wears its heat with a stoic, sun-bleached grace.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carefree Desert Gardens/Sundial (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 307° NW
Carefree Galleria (Gallery) — 0.3 mi, 312° NW
Easy Street Gallery (Gallery) — 0.4 mi, 302° NW
Thunderbird Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 0.4 mi, 305° NW
Carefree Galloway Wash Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 360° N
Gateway Desert Awareness Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 320° NW
Black Mountain Summit Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 244° SW
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 111° E
Basalt Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 127° SE
Spur Cross Stables (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 335° NW
Bunny Rock (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 143° SE
Brown's Ranch Interpretive Trail (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 123° SE
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 000° N · 2.9M acres
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 117° SE
Cave Buttes Rec Area (Local Recreation) — 7.3 mi, 220° SW
Cline Creek I (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 317° NW
Dirt Devil Dedication Monument (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 240° SW
Rick Bronson's House of Comedy (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 195° S
Ben Avery Shooting Facility (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 262° W
Anthem Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 283° W
Iron Statue (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 209° SW
Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 162° S
Landmark (Cinema) — 13.7 mi, 181° S
Theater X (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 176° S
Don Bluth Front Row Theatre (Theatre) — 17.6 mi, 174° S
Mazatzal Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.3 mi, 047° NE · 251k acres
Museum of Illusions (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 173° S
Agua Fria National Monument (National Monument) — 20.9 mi, 336° NW · 72k acres
Prescott National Forest (National Forest) — 26.7 mi, 322° NW · 1.3M acres
Four Peaks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.5 mi, 105° E · 61k acres

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