Winter Hang - Time to start planning

[arczeneb]

I was just throwing out some ideas. Drive up and set up camp Probably not. The FS closes those camp grounds for the winter.

How about a toe warmer and snow flakes would that work?

Kohl Ranch

Sunday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

[AZsteelman]

Hey Mogollon, where were you thinking of camping? Back up at snow bowl like last year? Mabey up at woods canyon lake, Christopher creek,
young road, kohls ranch area?

The road up to our camp a spring hang or so back stays open. It’s near Heber - Wildcat road I think it was called? It’s open. Plenty of room.

[Artful]

but does it have snow
this
https://weatherspark.com/y/2877/Aver...tes-Year-Round
shows mixed snow rain in Feb & Mar

And this showing heber ranger station
https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?azhebe
only shows 1" in feb

What about the 300 line road up north of Payson?

[wolverine43]

January an February we get the most snow. March the snow can slow down. 300 road most likely the gate is closed, but we could park there and find a camp. we can go over to wild cat too, that's what need's to be decided

[Mogollon Monster]

I’m available the weekend of Jan 25 or February 1. What do you think about those dates? There is lots of snow, so conditions will be ideal.

[Artful]

February 1st works for me, can someone find out about a place to camp that crippled old men don't have to walk too far.

[Mogollon Monster]

I called the ranger station to inquire about winter camp sites, but they are closed due to the government shut down. Road 300 even if open it can be tricky with all the snow we’ve had recently. One spot I like to camp at is behind Willow Springs lake. There is a back road that does not have a gate. It is just a short drive in to the lake and then you can camp near your car. Typically they do not allow camping back there, but the Rangers have told me that in the winter time They do not prohibit it as long as you pack out your garbage. I’m sure there are other locations between Payson in Heber that will also work including the road to Young. Let me do a little digging and I’ll see what I can come up with.

[Kamper Kurt]

My son's eagle scout project is Feb. 1-2...so I am out for that weekend.

[Mogollon Monster]

Planning a date is always tricky. So let's move this out to March so we can have plenty of time to plan. The date will be March 1-3. If you can make it, cool. If not - we'll be doing it again next year. Last year was a lot of fun and we had 4-5 people. I'll finalize the location and make sure we are camping near our vehicles for safety and convenience. Plus I can bring my smoker to slow cook some meat and bake some bread.

I hope to see you there.

Evan

[arczeneb]

The date will be March 1-3. If you can make it, cool. If not - we'll be doing it again next year. I'll finalize the location and make sure we are camping near our vehicles for safety and convenience. Plus I can bring my smoker to slow cook some meat and bake some bread.
I hope to see you there.
Evan

I will give this one a thought once I know the location. Camping near a vehicle nice.