We were going to make the drive!! Soooo, the question is,have any of you made the drive with a sizeable rv. We are not timid to steep, curvy roads....but there is a limit! Thanks for any and all help.

Never in a RV, but with the Cherokee several times. I think that you would like US 60 better.

if that,s the dirt road that goes to apache lake ?yes I,ve driven it in a truck.I think there,s a sign before you get on the road that says some thing about lenght. its a long slow twisty road.not really a place to take a rv but it was a great adventure and had lunch at the marina rest . brings you out at the roosevelt dam.

Not recommended for large vehicles!If you have not seen it check this out Apache TrailMake the loop as a day trip in your truck then take 60 when you move. The first 14 miles from Apache Junction are paved and there is even a campground at Tortilla Flat. After that the road turns to gravel and some of it is a very steep down hill section.

I did it one time in a 4x4 SUV pulling a 20' travel trailer. There is no way I'd consider doing it again. And remember, this is the height of monsoon season in Arizona until sometime in September. You could experience flash flooding at any time.

bdpreece wrote:Not recommended for large vehicles!If you have not seen it check this out Apache TrailMake the loop as a day trip in your truck then take 60 when you move. The first 14 miles from Apache Junction are paved and there is even a campground at Tortilla Flat. After that the road turns to gravel and some of it is a very steep down hill section.That 14 miles is paved but it is really rough, narrow and twisty. Not for my RV thank you or my motorcycles.Dave

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darsben1
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
How about going through Globe. Drop trailer at Forest service cg by Roosevelt Lake and then do the trail. Beautiful road from Globe to Roosevelt.
memtb
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
I wanna Thank everyone for their input. As much as I hate to "double back"...It appears that "Discretion is the better part of valor"! We will certainly make the drive, tho without the trailer!
stickdog
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
US60 is a very nice drive. I did drive arizona 88 in a rental car a few years ago.
zbxb006rvnet
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
Been there many times camping at Burnt Corral. You are way, way over the length limit, not to mention the width and height. You would be stuck at the rock overhang at Fish Kill Hill and be faced with an impossible task backing up a steep dirt road for quite a bit. Don't even think about it.
NRALIFR
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
I've done it with my TC, and I'd do it again if there wasnt rain in the forecast. If I wasn't pressed for time and could wait for it to dry out after a rain, I'd be ok with that too. I wouldn't want to drag a trailer on that road or drive a class A, but I've seen both on it in areas that you wouldn't think they could get to. It even made me wonder how the heck they got in there, and would they be able to get out.

:):)
Expyinflight
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
No way! The road is often very washboard in places, and very dusty, with some very steep grades. Not a good thing for an RV of any type.
BobKrogstie
Explorer
Jul 27, 2017
Fagedaboudit!
Desert_Captain
Explorer III
Jul 27, 2017
Don't even think about it. Are you prepared to back up hill for as long as it takes to find a wide enough portion to let an up hill vehicle {they have the right of way}, pass? There aren't many.
Spectacular road but for RV's... not so much.

:C
darsben1
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
bdpreece wrote:
Not recommended for large vehicles!
If you have not seen it check this out Apache Trail
Make the loop as a day trip in your truck then take 60 when you move. The first 14 miles from Apache Junction are paved and there is even a campground at Tortilla Flat. After that the road turns to gravel and some of it is a very steep down hill section.

Max recommended length is 27 foot.
CG at Tortilla Flat closed due to budget cuts. Parts of the dirt road are one lane and steep and twisty.
harley-dave
Explorer
Jul 26, 2017
bdpreece wrote:
Not recommended for large vehicles!
If you have not seen it check this out Apache Trail
Make the loop as a day trip in your truck then take 60 when you move. The first 14 miles from Apache Junction are paved and there is even a campground at Tortilla Flat. After that the road turns to gravel and some of it is a very steep down hill section.
That 14 miles is paved but it is really rough, narrow and twisty. Not for my RV thank you or my motorcycles.

Dave