Texas Gulch (FR 000643) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Texas Gulch (FR 000643) in AZ
Road corridorPrescott NF, Verde Ranger District
8.5 mi from Prescott Valley
12 mi off I-17 (straight line)
Maps 5,662 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.5–0.9 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 14.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Near Tin Tank Spring.
- Estimated climb: 2,600 ft over 14.1 miles through 9 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 34%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings at the start of the road and 0.4, 1.2, 1.4, 2, 11.1 and 11.6 miles along it.
- A cattle guard 0.9 miles along the road.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Hickey Mountain stands 1,952 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles north.
- Yaeger Mine Spring lies 0.5 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 46–70°F, 1.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.