GATEWAY TO PASSAGE 24: Red Hills, PASSAGE 25: Whiterock Mesa and PASSAGE 26: Hardscrabble Mesa
East of the Mazatzal Wilderness, Payson offers trail users a wide range of services.
ELEVATION 5,000 feet
POPULATION 15,301
POST OFFICE 100 West Frontier Street, 85541, 928-474-2972
INTERNET VENUES Payson Public Library, 328 North McLane Road, 928-474-9260
Bashas’, 142 AZ 260, 928-474-4495
Safeway, 401 AZ 260, 928-472-8208
VITA-MART, 516 South Beeline Highway, 928-474-4101
Ayothaya Thai Café, 404 East AZ 260, 928-474-1112
Beeline Café, 815 South Beeline Highway, 928-474-9960: cash only
El Rancho Restaurant, 200 South Beeline Highway, 928-474-3111
Gerard’s Italian Bistro, 512 North Beeline Highway, 928-468-6500
America’s Best Value Inn, 811 South Beeline Highway, 928-474-2283
LF Ranch, 928-970-3543, lfranch.com: Offers bunkhouse or camping options, picket lines for equines, and meals with advance reservations.
Majestic Mountain Inn, 602 AZ 260, 800-408-2442, majesticmountaininn.com
Bicycle Adventurers, 201 West Main Street, Suite B, 928-474-2308
A Simple Touch, 805 East AZ 260, 928-978-4787, asimpletouch.info
Rim Country Museum and Zane Grey Cabin, 700 Green Valley Parkway, 928-474-3483, rimcountrymuseums.com: Contains exhibits about Tonto Apache, pioneers, ranchers and miners, and the towns of Payson, Strawberry, and Pine. Also features a replica of writer Zane Grey’s cabin, which burned down in the Dude Fire of 1990.