Beaver Creek Watershed Tour

Planning Your Tour

Read the accompanying brochure, Tour of the Beaver Creek Watershed, and note which experimental watersheds you want to visit. Then, refer to the table below to select side trips (designated A through F on the map) which will lead you to those watersheds. To estimate the total time for your tour, add the driving time for your selected trips to the driving time for the main loop, plus whatever time you wish to allow for lunch and discussion along the way. If you include stops on all side trips, the tour will take a full day.

Stop numbers indicated in the driving instructions correspond to numbered signposts located along the road on the tour route. You may leave Flagstaff via Interstate 17 or the Lake Mary Road - Forest Highway 3 (FH-3). If you do not know the roads well, we suggest you follow the tour route driving instructions and depart from Flagstaff on 1-17, returning on FH-3.

A Note of Caution

Most of the roads are cindered and maintained, but drive carefully since loose rocks can damage the underside of your vehicle. Do not leave the roadbed in wet weather, because shoulders are soft and muddy. Groups with vehicles larger than 12 passenger vans should seek planning assistance before taking the tour. See Beaver Creek Program guide for addresses where help may be obtained.

Between November and April, many of the roads are occasionally snowbound. During these months, obtain information on road conditions before starting.

Fill your gas tank before starting, and take drinking water. The nearest food and service stations are at Munds Park and Mormon Lake. Restrooms are available there, at Apache Maid Lookout, and on the south side of Forest Road 213 (FR-213) 200 yards west of its junction with FH-3. On cloudy days a compass might be helpful.