King's Canyon (FR 395) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
King's Canyon (FR 395) in AZ
Road corridorTonto NF
3.3 mi from Claypool
Maps 3,310 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.6 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Simpson Spring.
- Estimated climb: 690 ft over 4.6 miles through 6 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 17%.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- A water crossing 4.2 miles along the road.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- Globe Hills stands 1,770 ft above the map pin, 2.7 miles east.
- Miami Wash runs 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 53–82°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.