Prescott National Forest · Arizona

Salt Flat

1.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 0071 · trail class 1 · typical grade 12-20% · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Salt Flat Trailhead Drive there

Salt Flat Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

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Formerly a small campground, Salt Flat Trailhead is a remote site located at the boundary of the Pine Flat Wilderness Area.

Provides access to:

Pine Mountain Trail #14 , Pine Flat Trail #165 , Willow Springs Trail #12 , Verde Rim Trail #161 , Beehouse Trail #165, and Nelson Trail #159

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Facilities

Picnic tables

Fire rings

No drinking water

No toilet

No garbage disposal - Please pack it out

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.