Camp ObserverValentine Ridge Dispersed Camping Area
Rules
14-day stay limit.
Trailers under 16 feet.
FR 512 and FR 188 are unpaved roads suitable for passenger vehicles.
Four-wheel drive and or chains may be advisable after heavy snows.
Bear-proof your camp especially food.
The regulations for trout in Canyon Creek are upstream of OW Bridge. The limit for trout is 4.
From OW Bridge to the Fort Apache Reservation Boundary the regulation for trout is catch and release only.
Artificial fly and lure only.
Single barbless hooks
In the winter, temperatures drop into the teens.
PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT.
Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours).
Directions
Access #1 (40 miles east of Payson) From Payson, travel 33 miles east on paved State Hwy. 260. Turn right on unpaved Young Road/Forest Road (FR) 512, and continue for approximately 5 miles to unpaved FR 188. Turn left on FR 188 and travel 2 miles to the site. Access #2 (22 miles north of Young) From Young, take State Hwy. 288/Forest Road (FR)512/Young Road, north for 20 miles to FR 188; turn right onto FR 188 and follow it for 2 miles to the site.
Stay Limit
14-day stay limit.
Trailers under 16 feet.
FR 512 and FR 188 are unpaved roads suitable for passenger vehicles.
Four-wheel drive and or chains may be advisable after heavy snows.
Bear-proof your camp especially food.
The regulations for trout in Canyon Creek are upstream of OW Bridge. The limit for trout is 4.
From OW Bridge to the Fort Apache Reservation Boundary the regulation for trout is catch and release only.
Artificial fly and lure only.
Single barbless hooks
In the winter, temperatures drop into the teens.
PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT.
Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours).
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