nina_70 wrote:
Like the others said, it's best to download the MVUM's and study them. As back-up call the Ranger and ask them which roads they recommend. When we were in Prescott NFS earlier this year we found several roads that were marked as "dispersed camping allowed" on the MVUM, but when we actually got there we found signs all around saying "no camping". Very frustrating. Seems there was a disconnect between city & forest service, or something like that. We did eventually find a spot, but it took some time.
The Prescott map is the worst of any I have seen. They already had many of the MVUM stuff in place years before it was mandatory. So they just printed maps on what they had and went with it. I seen open roads on the maps that had not been used in years with trees fallen all over them.
I can tell you that every map out there is going to have issues like this. When I was involved with the Coconino process I seen alot of roads that they kept open on the map that I knew where closed. The process was all done on old maps with very little in field assesment.
One other thing I like to do is pick out my spot on the map, then goto google earth and find a satelite image. Gives you a pretty good idea of what to expect when you get there.
