Arizona Hwy 260 in the winter?
Any comments about Arizona highway / route 260 between Camp Verde, Payson, Show Low ... I-17 and AZ-77?? Hoping to visit mid-December, looking forward to using it to head east instead of I-40, afte...
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Leaving the Grand Canyon take off on U.S. 180 at Valle. Take 180 to Flagstaff. Take Lake Mary road (county highway 3) as you leave Flagstaff on I-17. Lake mary Road takes you by lower and upper Lake Mary. Nice drive, excellent road,and scenic. You go by the Discovery Channel Telescope (not open to public) at Happy Jack and on to long Valley and junction of Az.Highway 87. Take 87 south 7 miles or so and it meets Az.260 coming from Camp Verde and becomes Az.87/260 and goes on to Strawberry, Pine, and Payson. In Payson 260 takes off East to Heber, Overgard, and Showlow. All excellent 2 lane road. Minimal to no traffic in December. May be a few hunters in the area, no crowds at all. During storms the county and state road crews are on top of it. This route will keep you off of the interstates except for a few hundred feet where you get on Lake Mary Road leaving Flagstaff.
