Elden Lo (FR 00557) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access in Arizona

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Elden Lo (FR 00557) in AZ

Road corridorCoconino NF, Flagstaff Ranger District

4.0 mi from Flagstaff

Maps 7,244 ft

No overnight camping

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 6.2 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Devils Head.
  • Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 6.2 miles through 8 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 22%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.5 miles off.
  • Devils Head stands 1,882 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles east.
  • Paradies Spring lies 1.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Visitors may park along the edge of any designated road shown on this map and walk to dispersed campsites at any location on National Forest System lands, except where specifically prohibited. (Forest-wide)
  • Camping rules (No MVUM dispersed camping corridor on this road) This road carries no motorized dispersed camping corridor on the MVUM, so driving off it to camp is not permitted. Parking at the road edge and walking to a campsite remains allowed.
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  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4171°F, 2.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.