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There are two routes, similar in length, from Phoenix to LDT.
Via Payson (
SRAZ-87)
- Upon exiting the Airport take E SKY HARBOR BLVD to AZ-202 LOOP E (3.2 mi)
- Take EXIT 13 onto AZ-87 N/N COUNTRY CLUB DR (7.4 mi)
- Continue on AZ-87 N going through Payson (74.7 mi)
- Turn LEFT onto LAKE MARY RD/COUNTY ROUTE 3 (36 mi)
- Continue on LAKE MARY RD (15 mi)
- The LDT Site is on the west side of highway approx. 0.4 miles past mile marker 306
- Happy Jack Ranger Station is on the west side of highway approx. 0.5 miles before the LDT site turnoff
- The Giovale-Millis lodge is on the east side of the highway approx. 0.9 miles past mile marker 306.
Via Camp Verde (I-17 /
SRAZ-260)
- Upon exiting the Airport take E SKY HARBOR BLVD to I-10 W (2.0 mi)
- Take EXIT 143A-143B and merge onto I-17 N toward Flagstaff (4.9 mi)
- Take EXIT 285 for GENERAL COOK TRAIL (84.7 mi)
- Turn RIGHT onto AZ-260 E/SOUTH ACCESS RD/GENERAL COOK TRAIL (2.1 mi)
- Continue on AZ-260 E. Turn LEFT onto AZ-87 N (32.4 mi)
- Continue on AZ-87 N. Turn LEFT onto LAKE MARY RD (11.3 mi)
- Continue on LAKE MARY RD (15 mi)
- The LDT Site is on the west side of highway approx. 0.4 miles past mile marker 306
- Happy Jack Ranger Station is on the west side of highway approx. 0.5 miles before the LDT site turnoff
- The Giovale-Millis lodge is on the east side of the highway approx. 0.9 miles past mile marker 306.
Note: Your GPS may suggest taking I-17 to Stoneman Lake Road (FR213) as an alternative to AZ-260. Stoneman Lake Road is a dirt forest road whose conditions deteriorate quickly in wet weather.