Fossil Creek (FR 00708) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Fossil Creek (FR 00708) in AZ
Road corridorCoconino NF, Red Rock Ranger District
7.0 mi from Camp Verde
8.6 mi off I-17 (straight line)
Maps 3,452 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 10/2–3/31Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- 1.4 of this road’s 16.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.4 miles of dirt.
- Estimated climb: 3,500 ft over 16.8 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 26%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~150 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Cattle guards at the start of the road and 1.1, 4.8, 7.9, 9.4, 11.2 and 13.7 miles along it.
- A water crossing 3.9 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.
- Thirteenmile Rock Butte stands 2,092 ft above the map pin, 4.7 miles east.
Climate averages
October normals 46–82°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.