Payoff (FR 000074) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Payoff (FR 000074) in AZ
Dispersed camping corridorPrescott NF, Bradshaw Ranger District
9.4 mi from Prescott
Maps 5,990 ft
Designated sites only
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonWEAK
AT&TWEAK
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 4.9 of this road’s 5.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5.2 miles of it dirt.
- Near Payoff Spring.
- Estimated climb: 660 ft over 5.4 miles through 11 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 18% and pitches to 35%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Gates at the start of the road and 0.1 miles along it.
- Water crossings 4.3 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Maverick Mountain stands 1,460 ft above the map pin, 2.0 miles southwest.
- Hassayampa River runs 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 39–71°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.