Howards Tank (FR 000500B) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Howards Tank (FR 000500B) in AZ
Road corridorPrescott NF, Verde Ranger District
4.0 mi from Clarkdale
Maps 4,483 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–9.7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 10.8 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near First View.
- Estimated climb: 3,700 ft over 10.8 miles through 18 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 20% and pitches to 42%.
- Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~130 ft on the downhill side.
- Dead-ends 0.3 miles in at a mapped turnaround.
Known camping along this road at mile 4.5: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- First View stands 1,540 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles west.
- Black Butte Spring lies 0.4 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 52–74°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.