Glyn
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Hey guys. Kind of a newbie here.
Everywhere is so hot or crowded. Any ideas on cool places to go in the Flagstaff area. Maybe PNW.
Everywhere is so hot or crowded. Any ideas on cool places to go in the Flagstaff area. Maybe PNW.
Head northwest on az highway 180 out of Flagstaff. There is a lot of NFS dispersed camping up towards the top of the pass. That will be about the highest and the coolest temperature , easy access elevation camping spots. Stop by the Coconino National Forest rangers office in Flagstaff for a MVUM paper map that shows the forest service roads with dispersed camping. Use the Satellite view on google maps to see an aerial view of those roads. That way you can create pin drops for the turn-ins off hwy 180 to those roads so you do not drive past them.Hey guys. Kind of a newbie here.
Everywhere is so hot or crowded. Any ideas on cool places to go in the Flagstaff area. Maybe PNW.
Thank you so much. That YouTube info is greatGlyn, welcome to the Van Living Forum
I don't know if you've seen this little Youtube Video, but it tracks the 70 degree weather thru each day of the year across the USA. It can be handy to know about. (it is in the bottom link below)
You may have to stop it every few seconds to be able to understand it as it goes fast. At the top of the video is the month and day so you can plot it on your own road map (with notes) so you can determine where you would want to go for the summer or winter.
Good luck
Where is the normal 70 degree weather
For that reason I like to go further north and and west in summer. Flagstaff has gotten too popular...When you camp in the forest near Flagstaff watch the ground conditions carefully. You do not want to get stuck in mud in a low spot when the monsoon season rains begin.
Sounds like a great reason to avoid camping around cities.The area around every city that allows dispersed camping is popular. It is not just Flagstaff.
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