Mahan Ranch (FR 00135) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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Mahan Ranch (FR 00135) in AZ

Road corridorCoconino NF, Mogollon Rim Ranger District

19 mi from Village of Oak Creek (Big Park)

8.8 mi off I-17 (straight line)

Maps 7,380 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5–5.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Coconino National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 15.5 of this road’s 22.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 17.1 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Hutch Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 5 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 1.4 miles along the road.

Setting

Secluded
  • Secluded here, with no through road within 3.7 miles.
  • Hutch Mountain stands 1,147 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles east.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–62°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.