Rim Road (FR 300) — Lakeside in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Rim Road (FR 300) — Lakeside in AZ
Road corridorApache-Sitgreaves NFs
13 mi from Heber-Overgaard
Maps 7,666 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 23.6–24.1, 44.4–45.3, 60.4–61.1 and 65.4–70.4 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 55.7–57.5, 60.2–62.9 and 63.9–65 are inside the City of Show Low, whose rules apply there. Miles 67.6–69 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
- 16.4 of this road’s 34 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 5.2 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Gates 65.4 and 66.1 miles along the road, signed private.
Known camping along this road between mile 9.5 and mile 64.3: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- A reservoir lies 0.2 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.