About this place
This is camping in the woods, close to the Flagstaff area trails along US 180.
The Wing Mountain area is southwest of the San Francisco Peaks. You camp along Forest Roads 222 and 171, and there is room for tents, campers and recreational vehicles.
Wing Mountain itself is a cinder cone volcano about six miles southwest of the San Francisco Peaks, rising to 8,560 feet.
Around it is ponderosa pine forest on fairly level ground, at about 7,600 feet.
Forest Road 222 and Forest Road 171 are easy to drive. They are wide and fairly smooth dirt. Where the Motor Vehicle Use Map marks a camping corridor, you can pull your vehicle and rig up to 300 feet off the road.
The western end of Forest Road 222A, between Forest Road 171 and Forest Road 519, is easy going too. Everything from a tent to a recreational vehicle fits along there.
Two stretches are narrower and rougher, and suit a tent or a small trailer better. Those are the northern end of Forest Road 222A, near Forest Road 222, and the western end of Forest Road 9001P, near Forest Road 171.
Here is what is nearby, measured from the junction of US 180 and Forest Road 222:
- Arizona Snowbowl: 8 miles, 16 minutes
- The Humphreys, Aspen Loop and Kachina trailheads, at the Snowbowl: 8 miles, 16 minutes
- Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Trail: 11.5 miles, 13 minutes
- Bismarck Lake Trail: 13.5 miles, 22 minutes
- Arizona Nordic Village: 7.8 miles, 10 minutes
- Red Mountain Trail: 23 miles, 27 minutes
- Slate Mountain Trail: 24 miles, 40 minutes
- Lava River Cave: 10.5 miles, and 20 minutes by Forest Road 245 or 30 minutes by Forest Road 222
The facts
- Cost
- Free to camp
- Roads around it
- Forest Roads 222 and 171 are wide, fairly smooth dirt. Two shorter stretches are narrower and rougher
- Type
- Open area. Nothing is marked out
- Managed by
- Coconino National Forest Recreation
The roads around this place are not maintained for a regular car. That comes from the US Forest Service, who grade every road by the kind of vehicle it is looked after for. Those records cover the roads nearby. They do not cover the last stretch in to the campsite, and nobody has checked that part. Treat this as a warning. We are not promising what you will find when you get there. If you have driven it, tell us what it was like and we will say so here.
Rules and restrictions
- You can drive and park up to 300 feet off a Forest Road, but only where the Motor Vehicle Use Map marks a camping corridor.
- Never leave a campfire unattended. Put it out until it is cold enough to touch. You have to carry a shovel and enough water to do that.
- You can camp on this Forest for up to 14 days a month.
Getting there
Coordinates 35.269523, -111.742766
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What is near here
This is a good base for somewhere people travel a long way to see.
- Humphreys Peak Directions
- Lowell Observatory Directions
- Sunset Crater Directions
- Meteor Crater Directions
Every distance on this page is the driving distance. A short distance can still take a long time. The road may be closed for the season, covered in snow, or washed out. Many of these roads are dirt. Plan your route before you leave home. Out here there is often no phone signal to look it up on the way.
Nearest town and supplies
- Fort Valley, AZ Directions
Fort Valley is big enough that you’d normally expect fuel and somewhere to buy food. Nobody from here has been to check, so don’t count on it if you’re running low.
Have you been here?
Fees and access change, and the records do not always keep up. If you have been, tell us what you found.
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Where this information comes from
The description on this page is ours. The facts in it, and the fee and facility details below it, come from the Forest Service’s own records, read in August 2026.