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Arizona Unit 22 — Logistics & Planning

Access, camping, weather, terrain, water, cell service, and nearest-town services.

Unit size
1,580.6 sq mi
Elevation
1,686–5,935 ft
Stock tanks
412
Total road miles
28

Elevation Profile

Min 1,686 ft Mean 4,198 ft Max 5,935 ft

Land Ownership Approximate

60% National Forest
8% State Trust
32% Private / Other

Season Weather

10-year monthly normals (Open-Meteo ERA5) at unit centroid (34.021°, -111.441°). Shaded rows indicate Arizona hunting seasons.

Month Avg High (°F) Avg Low (°F) Precip (in) Precip
Jan 58 30 2.3
Feb 61 32 2.3
Mar 68 37 1.8
Apr 75 42 0.7
May 84 49 0.5
Jun 94 58 0.2
Jul 97 66 2.1
AugSeason 95 65 2.3
SepSeason 90 58 1.5
OctSeason 80 46 1.3
NovSeason 67 36 1.4
Dec 57 29 2.0

Access & Roads

Road miles by type

Paved3.9 mi
Graded gravel15.3 mi
High-clearance7.6 mi
4WD / rough1.4 mi

Primary access points

  • AZ 87 @ unit boundary
    Paved highway — all vehicles — Beeline Highway
    Maps
  • AZ 260 @ unit boundary
    Paved highway — all vehicles — Payson-Show Low Highway
    Maps
  • AZ 188 @ unit boundary
    Paved highway — all vehicles — Roosevelt Lake Bridge
    Maps
  • North Bush Highway @ unit boundary
    Paved highway — all vehicles — North Bush Highway
    Maps
  • North Bush Highway @ unit boundary
    Paved highway — all vehicles — North Bush Highway
    Maps
  • North Bush Highway @ unit boundary
    Paved highway — all vehicles — North Bush Highway
    Maps

🛻Named Roads & Trailer Ratings

RoadMilesRating
FR 3007High-clearance
FR 4052.8High-clearance
North Bush Highway1.9Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
Harquahula Road1.4Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
Child's Power Road1.2Graded gravel (2WD / small trailer)
AZ 881.2Paved (all rigs)

🚐Developed Campgrounds & RV Sites

42 campgrounds inside the unit polygon (OSM + Recreation.gov RIDB). Max Trailer is from RIDB site attributes; "—" means no RIDB record.

Campground Max Trailer Reserve Phone Source
Payson Campground & RV Resort — — — OSM Maps
Fossil Creek — — — OSM Maps
Bachelor Cove Dispersed — — — OSM Maps
Bermuda Flat Dispersed — — — OSM Maps
Cholla Bay Dispersed — — — OSM Maps
Flowing Springs Dispersed — — — OSM Maps
Houston Mesa Campground 99 ft ✅ 928-468-7135 OSM+RIDB Maps
The Rolls OHV Area - Butcher Jones Access — — — OSM Maps
The Rolls OHV Area - FR 143 Access — — — OSM Maps
The Rolls OHV Area - Pobrecito Access — — — OSM Maps
Little Pine Flat — — — OSM Maps
boulder pool — — — OSM Maps
Unnamed camp site — — — OSM Maps
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Water Availability

2088
Streams / Rivers
17
Lakes / Reservoirs
412
Stock Tanks
352
Springs

Cell Coverage Approximate

Verizon26%
AT&T17%
T-Mobile9%

Nearest Towns & Services

Town Distance (mi) Pop. Fuel Groceries Lodging Gear
Payson 16.6 16,361 ✅ ✅ ✅ — Maps
Star Valley 19.1 2,484 — ✅ — — Maps
Mesa Del Caballo 20.1 — ✅ ✅ — — Maps
Beaver Valley Estates 23.2 — — — — — Maps
Rio Verde 24.4 2,210 — — — — Maps
Pine 25.1 1,953 — — — — Maps
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Data generated 4/14/2026 · Validation: ✅ passed · ← Back to Unit 22 overview