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Flagstaff Arizona - Cinder Hills OHV Area, Flagstaff, Arizona - Trailhead
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| Place visited | Cinder Hills OHV Area, Coconino National Forest, Arizona | | Riding season | Depends on snow, USFS campgrounds usually open in April (May this year) | | Maps recommended | Pick up a trail map at the Peaks Ranger Station, 5075 N. Hwy. 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004; 928/526-0866 | | Area information | www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/ohv-cinder-hills.shtml | | Permits/licenses required | None required, none issued | | Critters | With all the signs, this place must be loaded with elk. We only saw a lone coyote and deer.While you are there | | Road-trip CD | Volcanoes, lava flows, Wupatki National Monument, interpretiveprograms, hiking, sightseeing and wildlife viewing | | Best local beer | Eagles’ “The Very Best of,” old rock to country, courtesy of Sirius Radio | | We hauled in our own, but Beaver Street Brewery, | www.beaverstreetbrewery.com, and Flagstaff Brewing Company, www.flagbrew.com, got decent reviews on PubCrawler, www.pubcrawler.com, so we’ll go with those. | | Digs | Set up camp in the OHV area or one of many other RV parks nearby. Flagstaff KOA (800/562-3524; www.flagstaffkoa.com), adjacent Bonito Campground and O’Leary Group Campground. | | Local ATV club | Let us know who you are. | | Good eats | If you didn’t bring anything, there are about 30 places to eat within 10 miles of Cinders from fast food to a Black Bart Steakhouse. | | Useful links | www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/rec_peaks.shtml | | QUALITY OF RIDING | 8.5 | | Something for everyone but a tad bland for advanced riders | | SCENERY | 9.5 | If you like tall, whispering pines and snowcapped mountains
minutes from the desert, you’ll find it pretty here | | FOOD | 8.0 | | From bring-your-own to local diners and chain restaurants | | LODGING | 9.0 | | No facilities or campers spotted in Cinders, but there are nice motels and RV parks nearby | | CULTURE | 8.5 | | Native American ruins nearby | | OVERALL RATING | 8.7 | | A pleasant break from the typical desert terrain of the Southwest |
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