Jerome-Perkinsville Road

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Status:	Open
Typically Open:	Year Round
Length:	16 miles
Highest Elevation:	5846 feet
Duration:	About 1 hour, 30 minutes
Shape of Trail:	Connector
Best Direction to Travel:	N/A
Nearest Town:	Chino Valley
Nearest Town w/ Services:	Jerome
Official Road Name:	FR318, CO72
Management Agency:	Prescott National Forest
District:	Chino Valley Ranger District

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Highlights

Along the route you can get amazing views of the Mogollon Rim, the striking reds of Red Rock Country, and the rolling desert hills just east of Chino Valley. You also get to drive along side the Woodchute Mountain Wilderness Area on the southern portion of this trail. To the north is Perkinsville and the Verde River. From there you can continue further north to William, or west to Chino.

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7 day forecast for Jerome-Perkinsville Road

Route Information

Technical Rating:
( EASY )

Waypoints

1. Trailhead (0 mi)

The pavement ends and the dirt begins at the Gold King Mine & Ghost Town. If you have some extra time and cash, you might find this attraction interesting.

Directions to Trailhead

Trailhead Coordinates: 34.757870, -112.130030

Starting Point: Jerome, Arizona Fire Station

From within the old mining town of Jerome, Arizona along Highway 89A, find the fire station downtown. Adjacent to the fire station is Perkinsville Road heading west towards the Gold King Mine & Ghost Town. There's an excellent large parking lot just a short distance down this road for airing down. A short distance further the dirt starts just as you are passing the Gold King Mine & Ghost Town. At the other end of the trail, it's the only public road in all of Perkinsville. You can't miss it.

Camping

Not allowed

Trail Reviews (9)

Author:	Bobby Nelson Official Crew
Status:	Temporary Closure
Offroaded on:	06/23/2021
Rating:

Coconino Forest is currently closed. All access to the forest system has been closed due to extreme fire danger. Forest Closure

Author:	Wade May Official Crew
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	04/24/2021
Rating:

Drove this one for the first time. That sort of sucks since I have lived in Arizona for about 26 years. Loved it! Great views going in either direction. Beats the heck out of driving I-17.

Author:	TJ
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	07/17/2020
Rating:

(2018 Subaru Crosstrek 1.5" Lift 235/75R15 Toyo AT2) Fun simple dirt road that takes you through some of the best views of the Arizona desert. We took this route on our way up to Williams for a camping trip. If you have the time, take it.

Author:	Timothy Leto
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	06/13/2020
Rating:

Simple Fun Rosd. Great Scenery - Watch out for Cows - Drive Carefully

Author:	Mike
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	05/29/2020

Road was in good condition and very dusty. Lots of people camping at the Verde River, guess everyone wanted to get out after the stay at home order was lifted. Most people were courteous when passing, except for the side-by-sides. It appears they love to dust people out. Enjoyed the run but next time would go in the middle of the week to avoid traffic.

Author:	Dave Kayser
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	05/17/2020
Rating:

No change in the trail from what's been reported. Has several scenic views that beautiful. There are several trails that brake off from the main road that should be worth exploring. If you looking for a dip this trail ends at the Verde River.

Author:	Erick Lemke
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	10/14/2019
Rating:

Long dusty winding road full of scenic views, eagles and Lots of side by sides going way to fast. Other than that. Its a dusty road especially if you get caught behind traffic who refuses to let you pass. There is no change in trail conditions to report at this time.

Author:	James
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	10/05/2018
Rating:

This is an incredible, relaxing, fun, scenic drive. I love it. Jerome is a great starting point, and the views will blow your mind. Pretty easy road up to Perkins Ranch, but it can get really gnarly after that depending on what route you take if you keep going north.

Author:	Doug McCarty
Status:	Open
Offroaded on:	01/29/2018

Started this trip from Chino Valley at Perkinsville Rd. Roads are county roads and nicely groomed (fine for 2wd - a little bumpy and some washboard in areas). At the Perkinsville-Jerome "intersection", we went north up to the Verde Valley Railroad crossing. Then turned back south and headed for Jerome. Great vistas and a relaxing easy cruise.

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Writer Information

S.J. Hollist

Mapping Crew - Arizona and Florida

I've been writing for TrailsOffroad since August 2015. Before that, I had been off-road in places like central and northern Utah, east and west Texas, and central and northern Arizona. I've even driven off-road on an island in the Caribbean (the one time I've driven a Jeep off-road). I joined TrailsOffroad because it combines my three favorite hobbies: Off-roading obviously; I've also been blogging for most of my life - even before it was done on the internet (ever heard of a dial-up BBS?) - and even wrote a political column for Examiner.com for a few years; I also have experience with building websites and promoting on social media. These experiences made writing for Trails Offroad a good fit for me, and I've been enjoying it very much. When I'm not working at my IT job, or playing with my kids, I go on runs with a group of people who like to collaborate on [AZFJ.org](http://azfj.org), and run my own online marketing and web content company (my wife calls it my hobby business) [The Rotisory Foundation](http://rotisory.spaldam.com) (named after a BBS I used to run back in High School and College before the Internet became overwhelmingly popular). I'm a big Toyota fan. I've owned two 4x4 Tacomas, an older 4x4 Toyota pickup, and I'm now on my second FJ Cruiser (the first was a TRD SE 6 speed, that I got rid of after my twins were born). You can learn more about my adventures at [SJsAdv.com](http://sjsadv.com).

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