Rim Road (FR 300) — Black Mesa in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Rim Road (FR 300) — Black Mesa in AZ
Road corridorApache-Sitgreaves NFs
13 mi from Heber-Overgaard
Maps 7,667 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 46.2–46.7, 58.5–62.8, 75.4–76.4, 83.4–84.3 and 88.2–93.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 83.3–85.7 and 86.7–87.9 are inside the City of Show Low, whose rules apply there. Miles 90.4–91.8 are inside the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, whose rules apply there.
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 49.3 of this road’s 72.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 27.7 miles of it dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 10 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates 88.2 and 88.9 miles along the road, signed private.
Known camping along this road between mile 25.7 and mile 87.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- A reservoir lies 0.1 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.