Payson, Arizona Micropolitan Area

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Hotels near Payson, Arizona:

Carefree Resort and Villas, Carefree
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10.7 miles away
Travelodge Globe AZ, Globe
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16.6 miles away
Knights Inn Globe, Globe
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18.7 miles away
Quality Inn Globe, Globe
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19.1 miles away
Days Inn Globe, Globe
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19.1 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Salt River
16 miles away
Most of this river runs through the White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation. (... ) It is very important because you MUST buy a permit from the tribe to run this river. This river is navigable only from March-May, and very occasionally they will open it again for August. It is only to be run by experienced river runners, due to the big rapids which go up to Class IV. If you don't know whether you are an experienced river runner, then you don't belong there. There are commercial companies who will take you on a rafting trip for about $130. It's a lot of fun, it's an all-day trip, includes a good lunch. This is what I would recommend for the tourist. Some of the companies that run trips are raftthesalt. Com, Canyon Rio, In A Raft, Wilderness Aware Rafting. Again, this is only in March and April, sometimes into May.

You can't enter this property or drive the dirt road along the river without a permit. You can't camp or fish without a permit. The tribe will give you a ticket and might also confiscate your gear! You need to get a permit!
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
55 miles away
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has changed visitor hours to 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are now closed on Thanksgiving Day....Hi folks!  I'm a park ranger at Casa Grande Ruins, and I have a few corrections for your website.  Under ''Operating Hours, Seasons'' please add Thanksgiving Day as a park closed day; under ''Entrance Fee'' please change the fee to $5.00 per adult, anyone 16 years and older, 15 and under are free; also, the park passes have been changed to the Annual Pass, the Senior Pass, and the Access Pass.  ...

Mount Lemmon Ski Valley
69 miles away
Mt Lemmon hasn't been open for many years, due to lack of snow and above normal temps. And a forest fire all but wiped out the ski area....

Sunrise Park
97 miles away
9 PHOTOS
They have a great ski school, my kids learned to ski here in no-time....


Campgrounds near Payson, Arizona:

   Spring Creek Recreational Vehicle Resort, Roosevelt, 5 miles away
      
   Roosevelt Partners, Roosevelt, 5 miles away
      
   Roosevelt Lakeview Park, Roosevelt, 7 miles away
      
   Rose Creek Campground, Gila County, 11 miles away
      
   Burnt Corral Campground, Maricopa County, 17 miles away
      
   Pueblo Heights Family Comm, Globe, 18 miles away
      
   Gila County RV Park, Globe, 18 miles away
      
   Devils Canyon Campground, Pinal County, 19 miles away
      
   Casa De Monti, Globe, 20 miles away
      
   Kellner Campground, Gila County, 20 miles away
      



Trails near Payson, Arizona:

   Coon Spring Trail, Gila , 9 miles away
      
   Rim-Moody Point Trail, Gila , 11 miles away
      
   Boyer Trail One Hundred Fortyeight, Gila , 12 miles away
      
   Apache Trail, Maricopa , 18 miles away
      
   Reevis Trail, Pinal , 20 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Payson, Arizona:

   Salt River, GilaCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 19 miles long (Gleason Flats to Horseshoe Bend)

   Salt River, GilaCounty, 16 miles away
      Class II-IV - 60 miles long (Route 60 to Roosevelt Reservoir)
...avigable only from March-May, and very occasionally they will open it again for ...




Ski Areas Near Payson, Arizona:

   Mount Lemmon Ski Valley, Arizona, 70 miles away
      950 vertical feet
...e to lack of snow and above normal temps. And a forest fire all but wiped out th...

   Sunrise Park, Arizona, 98 miles away
      1800 vertical feet
9 PHOTOS
They have a great ski school, my kids learned to ski here in no-time....




Golf Courses Near Payson, Arizona:

   Cobre Valle Country Club, Miami, 12 miles away
      



Lakes Near Payson, Arizona:

   Nash Creek Reservoir, Navajo CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      
   Lower H N Trough, Gila CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      



National Parks near Payson, Arizona:

   Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ, 3 miles away
      
   Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ, 55 miles away
      ...changed visitor hours to 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We are now closed on Thanksgiving D...



  

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