Bar X Crossing (FR 470) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Bar X Crossing (FR 470) in AZ
Road corridorTonto NF
1.1 mi from Tonto Basin
Maps 2,276 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.8 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Near Walnut Canyon Spring.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Water crossings 0.5 and 0.8 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Edwards Peak stands 3,505 ft above the map pin, 3.9 miles west.
- Tonto Creek runs 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 57–85°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.