Secret MTN (FR 00538) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Secret MTN (FR 00538) in AZ
Road corridorCoconino NF, Flagstaff Ranger District
13 mi from Sedona
8.1 mi off I-40 (straight line)
Maps 6,914 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 13.8–14.3 and 15.3–16 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 21.9 of this road’s 30.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 19.4 miles of it dirt.
- Near Turkey Butte.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 9 switchbacks.
- Dead-ends 1.3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
- A gate 3.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Power Tank lies 0.4 mi off.
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 (MVUM motorized dispersed camping corridor) Motor vehicle use off the road for dispersed camping is permitted within 300 feet of the road edge; Along portions of this road only, as drawn on the MVUM.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 37–67°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.