About Wing Mountain Dispersed Camping
Looking for a camping spot in the woods with easy access to some of the Flagstaff area's fantastic trails and recreation opportunities along US 180? The Wing Mountain area southwest of the San Francisco Peaks offers fantastic dispersed camping along Forest Roads (FRs) 222 and 171, suitable for tents, campers, and recreational vehicles. Wing Mountain is a prominent cinder cone volcano located approximately six miles southwest of the San Francisco Peaks, rising to an elevation of 8,560 feet. The mountain is surrounded by ponderosa pine forest on fairly level terrain at approximately 7,600 feet. - **FR 222 and FR 171:** Easy to navigate, with fairly smooth, wide dirt roads offering areas where you may pull your vehicle and rig up to 300 feet off the road (refered to as "camping corridors" on the Motor Vehicle Use Map). - **Western end of FR 222A (between FR 171 and FR 519):** Easy to…
- Season: Oct 12
- Managed by: USFS - Coconino National Forest Recreation
- Where: 4 mi south of Fort Valley, AZ · 35.26953, -111.74278
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–May.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Valley Exp | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Ft Valley Exp | ATV road | 0.1 mi | 0.1 mi |
| Rocky Moto | Dirt bike | 1.5 mi | 7.5 mi |
| Gt | Dirt bike | 2.5 mi | 2.5 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
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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: 6.4 mi
Water fill-up: 8.5 mi
Propane: 6.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Village Camp Flagstaff 5.5 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi SE of Bellemont 5.6 mi
- Woody Mountain Campground 6.4 mi
- Kit Carson RV Park 6.8 mi
- Campsite · 6 mi NW of Fort Valley 8.1 mi
- Wild camping 8.1 mi