Apache Maid Cabin

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Apache Maid Cabin

This rustic Forest Service facility, located at the eastern base of Apache Maid Mountain, is 2 hours north of Phoenix, Arizona, and just 45 minutes north of Camp Verde, Arizona. The cabin is located in the shade of a ponderosa pine forest just south of the Mogollon Rim. Nearby Stoneman Lake, Beaver Creek, and Sedona offer popular recreation activities. The cabin was originally built by Charles Babbitt in 1909 and served as a ranch house for cattlemen, and later as a Forest Service ranger station. The cabin has been restored to its historic character. The Apache Maid cabin is a small cabin (520 square feet) and can accommodate up to 6 overnight visitors inside. The house has one bedroom (with a bunk bed, a double size bottom and a twin top; and a rollaway single bed), living room (with a futon couch), and a kitchen/dining room. The kitchen has a stove, but no refrigerator. An outdoor vault toilet is 50 yards from the house. The house is not handicap accessible. The house has solar lighting and gas heating ( no electricity ). Outside, there is a propane grill, picnic tables, and a fire pit. Visitors must bring their own linens, bedding, and water (for drinking, cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning). There is parking for one RV at the site, for a maximum site occupancy of 10 people. All smoking must be done within enclosed vehicles or outside where the area is cleared of all flammable material. This is a "pack-it-in, pack- it-out" facility, so all garbage/trash must be disposed of by the renter. Please, do not leave any trash behind. Important Information : • There are no housekeeping services. • There is NO electricity • Guests are required to clean up after themselves and leave the cabin clean for the next renter. This includes washing dishes, sweeping and mopping floors, wiping down countertops, etc. Cleaning supplies are provided. • Reservation dates subject to weather conditions. • Apache Maid Cabin can be reserved 180 days in advance. • There are beds for 6 people in the cabin. • No linens or bedding provided. • No water is provided . • All trash must be hauled off. • Roads leading into this cabin are passable by passenger car, but high clearance vehicles are recommended. Four-wheel drive is required during inclement weather. • Pets are allowed, but must remain outside the cabin; renters must clean-up after their pets. • This is a pack it in - pack it out facility, so all garbage/trash MUST BE disposed of by the renter. Please, do not leave any trash behind. • Off-highway vehicles are also only allowed on designated roads and trails in this area. • The site is not handicap accessible. • Fireworks are always prohibited on all national forest lands. • Visitors should take normal precautions concerning wildlife when visiting northern Arizona.

Before you go

Scenic drives that pass close

• Historic Route 6612 mi
• Red Rock Scenic Byway14 mi
• Dry Creek Scenic Road17 mi
• Sedona-Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Road17 mi
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