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Cinder Hills Off Highway Vehicle Area

2 mi northeast of Timberline-Fernwood, AZ · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Federal campgroundtype
First comebooking
May–Octbest months

About Cinder Hills Off Highway Vehicle Area

The Cinder Hills is a scenic recreation area enjoyed by many off-highway vehicle enthusiasts. Its numerous volcanic cinder cones and craters surrounded by a ponderosa pine forest environment gives the area its unique value. Due to a growing interest in this area for off-highway vehicle recreation, additional management direction is needed to protect sensitive resources and to provide for continuing use of this recreation. Approximately 13,500 acres in the Cinder Hills has been designated for off-highway vehicle recreation. Management emphasis is for the use of 2-, 3-, and 4-wheel vehicles. Within the 13,500 acre area, portions will have use restricted to a relatively dense network of designated routes which will be identified at a later date. Generally unrestricted use will be on areas devoid of vegetation or with sparse vegetation and without such things as sensitive plants…

  • Managed by: USFS - Coconino National Forest Recreation
  • Where: 2 mi northeast of Timberline-Fernwood, AZ · 35.32806, -111.52306

Things to do:

Off-road (OHV)Wildlife & birding

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

Weather by month

45°
18°Jan
48°
21°Feb
55°
26°Mar
62°
30°Apr
71°
37°May
83°
45°Jun
85°
53°Jul
82°
52°Aug
77°
44°Sep
66°
33°Oct
54°
24°Nov
44°
16°Dec

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

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
FR 9125GATV roadat camp1.7 mi
FR 9147XATV road0.1 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

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

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 7.1 mi
Water fill-up: 11.4 mi
Propane: 10.9 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.