Coconino National Forest · Arizona

Lime Kiln

15 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 82 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide

Trailhead Deer Pass Trailhead Drive there

Deer Pass Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

season Year-round to

The Deer Pass Trailhead is a mid-point for the Lime Kiln Trail .

There is a large parking lot that was built for horse-trailer parking; other amenities at the trailhead include a toilet and an information kiosk. You will find the trailhead less than a quarter mile south of Hwy 89A on FR89B. (Forest Road 89B is directly across Hwy 89A from FR525.) From this point, the historic Lime Kiln Trail goes east 5.5 miles to Red Rock State Park and west 9.5 miles to Dead Horse Ranch State Park.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.