Black Bush Ranch (FR 83) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Black Bush Ranch (FR 83) in AZ
Road corridorTonto NF
19 mi from Tonto Basin
Maps 2,355 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
Difficult
- 3.6 of this road’s 6.2 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 2,200 ft over 6.2 miles, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 29%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 0.6 and 1.7 miles along it.
- A gate 2.3 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.3: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Honey Butte stands 1,158 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles west.
- Schoolhouse Wash runs 0.6 mi off.
Climate averages
October normals 56–85°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.