About Promontory Pit Road Campground
This is an unimproved designated dispersed camp area within the Rim Lakes Recreation Area located on an unnumbered road on the north side of the junction of Forest Roads 300 and 34 There are no services offered at this location and visitors must camp within the numbered sites. This is a Pack-it-in / Pack-it-out area. Bring out everything you bring in with you. Be good stewards of your public lands and leave the area looking better than how you found it.
- Managed by: Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, FS
- Where: 4 mi north of Christopher Creek, AZ · 34.37996, -110.98368
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Mar.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr Lake | Horse | 0.7 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Aspen | Horse | 0.9 mi | 5.7 mi |
| Two-O-Eight | Hiking | 1.3 mi | 0.2 mi |
| Bear Canyon Lake | Horse | 1.4 mi | 1.6 mi |
| General Crook | Horse | 1.6 mi | 57.9 mi |
| Merganser | Hiking | 1.8 mi | 0.2 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 4.2 mi
Water fill-up: 4.2 mi
Propane: 23.3 mi
Camps nearby
- Forest Road 84 Camping Area 1.2 mi
- Fr 84 Camping Area 1.4 mi
- Fr 169 Campground 1.6 mi
- Forest Road 169 Camping Area 1.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake and Camping Area 2.1 mi
- Fr 195 Campground 2.6 mi