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CALLOWAY TANK
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| Calloway Tank |
The woodsy backroads south of West Clear Creek Wilderness are a tight-knit maze of exploratory hiking options.
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| Barestem Larkspur |
The main arteries show up on forest maps, but many others, too short to plot, intersect the primary routes without fanfare.
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| Forest Road 9364R |
Sitting on the Mogollon Rim in Coconino National Forest, Forest Road 9364R makes for an easy-to-access walk in pine-oak woodlands.
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| Calloway Tank |
The hike starts on Forest Road 9405D with a short walk of a few yards on blacktop to a gate. Beyond the barbed wire gate (close it behind you) the road meets the junction with FR 9364R at the 0.2-mile point, where the route bends left.
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| Small-leaf pussytoes |
The road condition is deeply rutted and rocky but it’s signed where those unmapped spur routes spin off. Just follow the 9364R signs to stay on track.
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| Calloway Tank |
A few of the spurs appear to lead to nowhere, but offer mini side trips where wildflowers color the understory of shrubs and prior season’s deadfall.
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| Spring snow on Gamble oak leafs,April 14, 2026 |
At the 1.3-mile point, first glimpses of Calloway Tank peek through pines on the right.
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| Calloway Tank |
One of many human-created water catchments built in Arizona forests to hydrate wildlife and domestic livestock, the tank is a critical, life-sustaining resource.
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| Forest Road 9364R |
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| Pink Woodhouse's phlox |
Fallen tree trunks camouflaged by a canopy of Gamble oaks near the water make convenient viewing benches for spotting blue jays, hawks, towhees, mountain bluebirds and ravens that dive for insects.
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| Calloway Tank |
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| Forest Road 9364R |
The tank is a good turnaround point, but dozens of primitive backroads can add miles to this quick and easy walk in the forest.
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| trailhead |
LENGTH: 3 miles roundtrip
RATING: easy
ELEVATION: 6,760 - 6,954 feet
GETTING THERE:
From Interstate 17 in Camp Verde, go 29 miles east (toward Payson) on State Route 260 to Forest Road 9405D on the left, just past milepost 248. Park in the turnouts along the access road.
