Salt River Bridge over Salt River This area of Arizona has exceptionally incredible landscapes. Organ Pipe cactus stand guard against backdrops of rugged mountains. DIVERSION DAM Free Camping and Recreation Area. Primitive Campsites. Vaulted toilets and garbage service. 14 day camping limit. THANK YOU FOR OBSERVING THESE RULES Parking only in designated areas. Vehicles restricted to numbered roads, parking lots and open river banks. Overnight parking is permitted. Camp away from parking lots. No discharging firearms. Pets must be on leash. Eucalyptus Parking Area has some good tent sites along the sandy banks of the Salt River. RV's could park in the paved parking area. There were too many people, but it makes a good rest area. Map of Diversion Dam Recreation Area The above map is incomplete, but gives an idea of the layout of Diversion Dam Recreation Area. Highway 288 north from Salt River

DIRECTIONS: From Globe take Hwy 60 west a couple miles. Take Hwy.188 north to Hwy 288. Salt River is a couple miles. MAP SEASON: Open year round Elevation of 2,200' Tonto Basin Ranger District Tonto National Forest Hwy. 88 HCO 2 Box 4800 Roosevelt, AZ 85545 928-467-3200 Theodore Roosevelt Dam Junction of Hwy.188 and Hwy.88 Water at Roosevelt Lake Rec. Area Showers at Roosevelt Lake Rec. Area $2 There is an entrance fee... Tonto National Monument Hwy. 188 There is obscene amounts of litter. Bottles and cans everywhere. Candy wrappers and styrofoam cups blown into the brush.

We camped here April 27, 2006 Hwy.88, North of Tortilla Flat Also see: MOGOLLON / HWY 260 Also see: HWY 288 / SIERRA ANCHA Also see: TORTILLA FLAT Lost Dutchman SP CAMPGROUND INDEX CAMPING RECIPES CAMPING CHECKLISTS TOURIST PHOTOS Cactus on Highway 288 www.eugenecarsey.com Free camping and campgrounds ARIZONA CAMPGROUNDS TONTO NATIONAL FOREST HWY 288 / SALT RIVER