![]() ![]() Keep your eyes and ears open and stay with your kids. WARNING: there are rattlesnakes out this time of year. These creek crossings usually have places where you can pull off if you want to let the kids splash around a bit. We crossed several creeks, and most of them were running, although this might not be the case in summer before monsoon rains. The views from the road are great, first of the peaks and then when you get up high, you can see for miles and miles. The reason it took so long is that we kept stopping to get out and explore. We hit the trip meter when we left the highway and when we got to the other end at highway 188 near where Tonto Creek pours into Roosevelt Lake, we had gone 31.1 miles and it had taken us 4-1/2 hours. The first few miles near 87 are very washboard-y but take heart - it doesn’t stay like that. When you’re headed down the Roosevelt Lake side it’s called El Oso Road. ![]() The Four Peaks Road is also called FR 143 and also Cline Cabin Road. ![]() You turn onto Four Peaks Road off Highway 87 just a few miles north of the Bush Highway, which is the turn-off for Saguaro Lake. ( As stated before, we drove this road before the fire. If you have a vehicle with decent clearance you’ll be just fine. It turns out it’s a really good road - a little rough, but nothing that requires 4WD. John and I had always wanted to do the Four Peaks Road, so the other day we decided to just do it. The Four Peaks Road is easy to get to from Phoenix or Payson and it’s got something for everyone: gorgeous views, some pines at the top, creeks for the kids to play in, hiking trails (I’d wait for cooler weather though), and plenty of places where you can pull off and explore. There has been a fire up there since then, so I’m not sure what kind of shape things are in. Got Cabin Fever? Got a high-clearance vehicle? I’ve got the cure for your blues! Four Peaks Roadįirst wrote this in 2019. ![]()
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