Kitchen Spring (FR 8580) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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Kitchen Spring (FR 8580) in AZ

Road corridorApache-Sitgreaves NFs

17 mi from Springerville

Maps 7,996 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Negro Spring.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with the nearest through road 2.6 miles off.
  • The Thompson Park Tank shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Whiting Knoll stands 1,357 ft above the map pin, 1.9 miles south.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–63°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.