Walnut Creek (FR 000095) in AZ -- Camping Rules & Access
Walnut Creek (FR 000095) in AZ
Road corridorPrescott NF, Chino Valley Ranger District
23 mi from Williamson
24 mi off I-40 (straight line)
Maps 5,769 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 17–18 and 25.5–26 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Difficult
- 26.4 of this road’s 26.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 26.5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Brown Spring.
- Estimated climb: 4,000 ft over 26.7 miles through 4 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 26%.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
- Water crossings 0.2, 8.1, 9.7, 13.9, 15.6, 15.7, 16.9, 19.8, 20.2, 21.3, 23.9, 25 and 25.1 miles along the road.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Upper Hyde Spring lies 0.1 mi off.
- Hyde Creek Mountain stands 1,473 ft above the map pin, 1.7 miles southwest.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 37–73°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.