Cherry Trail (FR 000132) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access

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Cherry Trail (FR 000132) in AZ

Road corridorPrescott NF, Verde Ranger District

8.4 mi from Clarkdale

5.4 mi off I-17 (straight line)

Maps 6,773 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 5.7–6.2 and 13.7–14.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Prescott National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 19.7 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 19.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • Water crossings 2.8, 3, 11.7, 12.9, 14, 14.4, 14.5, 14.8, 14.9, 15, 15.1, 15.2, 16.3, 17.2, 17.3, 17.5, 17.9, 18, 18.7, 19.1, 19.2 and 19.3 miles along the road.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • A reservoir lies 0.5 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping outside of the Prescott Basin is limited to 14-days in a 30-day period.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 42–66°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.