The route follows State Route 260 in Camp Verde to Forest Road 708, also known as Fossil Creek Road. “High-clearance four-wheel drive vehicles are strongly recommended.

The route follows State Route 260 in Camp Verde to Forest Road 708, also known as Fossil Creek Road. “High-clearance four-wheel drive vehicles are strongly recommended.

Via Camp Verde: From central Phoenix, take Interstate 17 north to Camp Verde (Exit 287). Go east on State Route 260 for about 10 miles to Fossil Creek Road (Forest Road 708).

There are three types of permits: parking; park and 8-mile hike; and horse trailer parking. The eight creekside parking lots accessible from Camp Verde off state Route 260 to Fossil Creek Road are: ...

Fossil Creek, a popular recreation area in central Arizona that's known for its natural swimming pools and other recreational opportunities will reopen to the public on Nov. 3.

Community Two recent ASU graduates drown in creek in Camp Verde Two ASU students who graduated on Saturday drowned at Fossil Creek Wednesday evening The ASU charter on Tempe campus by University Drive ...

The comment period was open from Dec. 1, 2018, through April 4. Fossil Creek averages nearly 8,000 visitors a month in the six months permits are required, according to agency data.

A plan of action is in the works but will take some time to come to fruition. In 2009, Congress designated Fossil Creek a wild and scenic river, one of only two in Arizona.