Payson Ranger Station (FR 461) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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Payson Ranger Station (FR 461) in AZ

Road corridorTonto NF

0.8 mi from Payson

Maps 5,026 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 are inside the Town of Payson, whose rules apply there.

Tonto National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Easy
  • All 0.3 miles of this road are fully maintained, paved the whole way.
  • Near Turkey Spring.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 44–74°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.