Black Canyon (FR 86) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Black Canyon (FR 86) in AZ
Road corridorApache-Sitgreaves NFs
13 mi from Heber-Overgaard
Maps 7,626 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 9.5–10.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 3.3 of this road’s 11.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.3 miles of dirt.
- Near Brookbank Point.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 6 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.7 and mile 10.5: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- B.C. Tank lies 0.2 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Climate averages
October normals 40–64°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.