Eastern Az. Summer
How many spend the summer inthe White Mt. eastern Az. in the white mountain, what area is best?
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We spend a lot of time in the White Mountains escaping the warmer days of the Tucson summer. The White Mountains offer nearly limitless camping at whatever level of amenities you desire. Most of the area is national forrest so geezer cards get you in for half price. Lots of good fishing and unlimited hiking abounds.
For us it is a 3.5 to 4.5 hour drive and worth every minute. To the west of Show Low on and/or around the Mogollon Rim are some of our favorite CG's. There are a number of dispersed camping areas if you want to boon dock. Canyon Point is our favorite but make reservations as it stays full for a lot of very good reasons. Located at 7,700' it is cool, the sites large with nice amenities. There are number of nearby CG's as you continue west dropping down off of the Rim. Just returned from Sharp Creek and enjoy Christopher Creek and Ponderosa as well. There are several gorgeous alpine lakes in the area most with adjacent CG's.
Fool's Hollow Lake SP in Show low is very nice but the sites are rather small and very close together. East from show Low there are lots of good boon docking areas and Hawley Lake (8,400'), is beautiful/inexpensive(we love watching the wild horses). We like the Hoyer CG just outside of Greer (also 8,400'), and the Big Lake CG sits at 9,200'. There is a large cg at the foot of the Sunrise ski resort and like the Rim this area is dotted with lovely lakes most with a cg. Feel free to PM me if you would like more info.
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For us it is a 3.5 to 4.5 hour drive and worth every minute. To the west of Show Low on and/or around the Mogollon Rim are some of our favorite CG's. There are a number of dispersed camping areas if you want to boon dock. Canyon Point is our favorite but make reservations as it stays full for a lot of very good reasons. Located at 7,700' it is cool, the sites large with nice amenities. There are number of nearby CG's as you continue west dropping down off of the Rim. Just returned from Sharp Creek and enjoy Christopher Creek and Ponderosa as well. There are several gorgeous alpine lakes in the area most with adjacent CG's.
Fool's Hollow Lake SP in Show low is very nice but the sites are rather small and very close together. East from show Low there are lots of good boon docking areas and Hawley Lake (8,400'), is beautiful/inexpensive(we love watching the wild horses). We like the Hoyer CG just outside of Greer (also 8,400'), and the Big Lake CG sits at 9,200'. There is a large cg at the foot of the Sunrise ski resort and like the Rim this area is dotted with lovely lakes most with a cg. Feel free to PM me if you would like more info.
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