Interested in a secluded setting and privacy? Cherry Creek Lodge is in the middle of the Tonto National Forest—the fifth largest forest in the United States. The nearest neighbor is literally miles away from the lodge.
Cherry Creek Lodge is located just outside of Young, Arizona. It is approximately a 3 to 3½ hour drive from Phoenix, depending on the route you take. There are two different routes to reach the lodge, one from Payson in the north and one from Globe in the south.
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Should you run into any problems, contact us at (928) 215-1160, (928) 462-4029 or (928) 462-4027 .
Start out going EAST on E SKY HARBOR BLVD. 0.2 mi
Slight left to stay on E SKY HARBOR BLVD. 2.0 mi
Take AZ-202-Loop E ramp towards Tempe 0.5 mi
Merge onto AZ -202-Loop E 7.1 mi
Take exit 13, AZ – 87 (Beeline Highway)/Country Club Drive toward Payson 0.4 mi
Turn left onto AZ – 87 N (Beeline Highway)/Country Club to Payson
Turn right onto AZ-260 31.6mi
Turn right onto NF-512 Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road/Young-Heber Road (located between mile markers 284 and 285 on AZ-260
Continue on NF-512 (portions unpaved) to Young. (NF -512 becomes AZ -288) 25.8 mi
When you arrive in Young, you will pass the Post Office and “Hunt Building Materials” on your left. At the next bend, there is a Cherry Creek Lodge Sign. Turn left after the sign, crossing a cattle guard onto FS Road 54 (AKA Cherry Creek Road and Buck McKinney Road), unpaved.
Follow the signs to the Cherry Creek Lodge. 5mi
Start out going EAST on E SKY HARBOR BLVD. 0.2 mi
Slight left to stay on E SKY HARBOR BLVD. 2.0 mi
Take AZ-202-Loop E ramp towards Tempe/Mesa 0.5 mi
Merge onto AZ -202-Loop E 4.3 mi
Take exit 9 to merge onto AZ-101 Loop S 2.9 mi
Take exit 55A toward US-60 E/Globe 1.1 mi
Merge onto US-60 E 69.7mi
Turn left at Apache Trail/AZ-188 N 14.7 mi
Turn right at Globe-Young Hwy / AZ-288 N 50.1 mi
The road will climb up and along mountain ridges, portions of which will be unpaved.
Turn right just before the Cherry Creek Lodge sign crossing a cattle guard onto FS Road 54 (AKA Cherry Creek Road and Buck McKinney Road), unpaved
Follow the signs to the Cherry Creek Lodge 5mi
Take the I-10 towards Phoenix
Take exit 161 for AZ-202 E toward Pecos Rd 0.1 mi
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for AZ-202 Loop E and merge onto AZ-202 Loop E 3.9 mi
Take exit 50A to merge onto AZ-101 Loop N 9.8 mi
Take exit 51A-51B to Merge onto AZ-202 Loop E 6.8 mi
Take exit 16 for Gilbert Rd 0.4 mi
Turn left at N Gilbert Rd 2.7 mi
Turn right at AZ-87 N/Beeline Hwy 68.5 mi
Turn right onto AZ-260 ) 31.6mi
Turn right onto NF-512 Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road/Young-Heber Road (located between mile markers 284 and 285 on AZ-260, unpaved
Continue on NF-512 (portions unpaved) to Young. (NF -512 becomes AZ -288) 25.8 mi
When you arrive in Young, you will pass the Post Office and “Hunt Building Materials” on your left. At the next bend, there is a Cherry Creek Lodge Sign. Turn left after the sign, crossing a cattle guard onto FS Road 54 (AKA Cherry Creek Road and Buck McKinney Road), unpaved (34° 6’5.05″N, 110°56’8.26″W).
Follow the signs to the Cherry Creek Lodge 5mi