Click here to view directions and a map to Fossil Creek, which is located 22 miles southwest of Camp Verde. So before you make the drive up, here is how to plan your trip and reserve your spot ...

The Fossil Creek recreation area, which is in Coconino National Forest and stretches across central Arizona between the Mogollon Rim and Camp Verde, is closed and isn't expected to reopen ...

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.

Public conflicted over whether Fossil Creek should encourage more visitors. May 12, 2019, 1:36 PM | Updated: May 13, 2019, 8:25 am (Flickr Photo/USFS Coconino National Forest) (Flickr Photo/USFS ...

Signs of new life are evident at Fossil Creek 16 months after the Backbone Fire closed the area. Vegetation and wildlife are adapting to the landscape.

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: ...

Two recent ASU graduates drowned at Fossil Creek on Wednesday. The bodies of Rakesh Reddy Lakkireddy and Rohith Manikanta Repala were recovered on Thursday, May 9, according to Gila County Sheriff ...

No more swimming at Fossil Creek? It's a possibility. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. ... 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. This meeting will take place at Camp Verde Library, 130 Black Bridge Road, Camp ...

A 40.5-mile reach of the lower Verde River below Camp Verde is currently the only designated Wild and Scenic River in Arizona. Fossil Creek is a major tributary to this stretch of the Verde. The ...