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Arizona · Dispersed / primitive

Bull Pen Day Use Area & Trailhead

9 mi southeast of Lake Montezuma, AZ · Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Mar–May & Oct–Novbest months

About Bull Pen Day Use Area & Trailhead

This popular day-use area is the trailhead for several trails. While there is a permanent vault-type toilet installed here, there is **no trash pickup**. Please practice **[Leave No Trace](http://lnt.org/)** principals and **PACK IT IN, PACK IT OUT!** For maps of the area, see the following web pages: - Blodgett Basin Trail - West Clear Creek Trail - West Clear Creek - West Clear Creek Wilderness - Clear Creek Campground

  • Season: Year-round
  • Managed by: USFS - Coconino National Forest Recreation
  • Where: 9 mi southeast of Lake Montezuma, AZ · 34.53993, -111.70666

Things to do:

Hiking

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

58°
33°Jan
61°
35°Feb
66°
38°Mar
73°
43°Apr
82°
51°May
93°
60°Jun
96°
67°Jul
93°
65°Aug
88°
60°Sep
78°
49°Oct
66°
39°Nov
56°
32°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–May & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Dec.

See Bull Pen Day Use Area & Trailhead from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
FR 215AATV road0.1 mi0.1 mi
FR 9241FATV road0.9 mi2.2 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 23.1 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.