Jf Ranch (FR 172) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Jf Ranch (FR 172) in AZ
Road corridorTonto NF
8.3 mi from Superior
Maps 2,133 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
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Road Access
Difficult
- 7.1 of this road’s 20.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 7,700 ft over 20.4 miles through 49 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 16% and pitches to 36%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~140 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 3, 3.5 and 18.3 miles along it.
- Water crossings 10.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.3 and 12.7 miles along the road.
Known camping along this road between mile 3.5 and mile 16.3: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- A river runs 0.1 mi off.
- Comet Peak stands 532 ft above the map pin, 0.9 miles north.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
October normals 58–87°F, 0.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.