Show Low AZ ????

[TenOC]

I noticed a number of people stay in Show Low AZ. Is it a spot for snow birds or is there something special that I should drive 100++ miles out of my way to see.

[jesseannie]

I lived in Show Low for awhile.
It is at 6500' and is a great alternative to the hot summers in the Valley meaning Phoenix, Tucson Yuma etc.
It is cold in the winter and snows only occasionally but it is not a substitute for the warm climate of the Valley.
I knew a lot of RV's who spent May through October in Show Low and the rest of the year in Phoenix.

jesseannie

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

People ask us every year - where do Texans camp during the summer.

The answer is Colorado or New Mexico - anyplace above 5,000 feet elevation.

If I'm ever in Arizona in the summer - Show Low sounds a lot better than Phoenix or Tucson.

[RoyB]

When we lived in Tempe AZ we used to get in my Jeep and head out to Apache Junction and go up US60 up through the mtns and winding roads and really enyoy the views. Then we spend some time at Show Low and then go on up to I40 at Holbrook. Then come back thru Flagstaff and back down the off the mtns through where all the Lakes are for water for the Phoenix area using the Apache Trail.

This is definitely an all day and up into the late evening outing haha... Too many things to see in a one day quick trip... As soon as you go through Payson then all the Desert heat start building on you and you know you are getting close to home again...

Everyone always thinks of Arizona as a Desert place but its the Mountains and Red Rock Canyons that catches my most memorable times...

Roy Ken

[midnightsadie]

X2 and theres a nice fishing lake .

[bdpreece]

In the summer the valley people head to the mountains to escape the heat. In the winter it snows like H. E. double toothpicks.

[Desert_Captain]

Show Low sits at about 6,000' and is a developed touristy area. Fools Hollow State Park is a very nice CG with hook ups available but reservations are essential this time of year. To the west the Mogollon Rim is gorgeous with lots of CG's with Canyon Point (7,700'), being about the only one with hookups (again, reservations are a must).

To the east you pass through Pinetop and Lakeside, like Show Low just more of the same. The White Mountains are spectacular with lots of CG's. We like Greer and the Big Lake (9,230'), with lots of smaller lakes as well.

:C