State Route 88 (Apache Trail) reopened for high-clearance four-wheel drives, UTVs only

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State Route 88 (Apache Trail) reopened for high-clearance four-wheel drives, UTVs only

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The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers that a section of State Route 88 between Fish Creek Vista and the Apache Lake Marina has reopened as a primitive roadway for limited use. ADOT is providing the following information for drivers:

  • The section of SR 88 from milepost 222 at Fish Creek Vista to milepost 223.5 at Fish Creek Bridge is restricted for use only by high-clearance four-wheel drive vehicles and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs); no trailers are allowed.
  • For their safety, drivers of other vehicles should not attempt to travel through this section of SR 88. 
  • Drivers towing trailers or boats to Apache Lake Marina should enter SR 88 from the east at SR 188.
  • Please note that SR 88 is a primitive dirt road between milepost 220-229.2 and drivers should use caution.
  • The last turnaround point before the restricted area for eastbound traffic is at the Fish Creek Vista, at milepost 222. The last turnaround before the restricted area for westbound traffic is near the Reavis Trailhead Road at milepost 227.6. 

For more information on SR 88, please visit azdot.gov/SR88ApacheTrail.

Note, a separate project is in progress to pave and make other improvements to SR 88 between Roosevelt and Apache lakes (mileposts 243-229.2). Motorists can expect the road to be closed nightly from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday through Thursday. During the closures, there will be no access in or out of Burnt Corral and Upper Burnt Corral campgrounds, Crabtree Wash, Apache Lake Marina and Reavis Trailhead. This project is expected to continue through the end of the year.