Apache Tear (FR 989) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Apache Tear (FR 989) in AZ
Road corridorTonto NF
0.5 mi from Superior
Maps 2,595 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission. Miles 0–1 are inside the Town of Superior, whose rules apply there.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
- Near Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road at mile 0: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Picketpost Mountain stands 1,771 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 58–84°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.