The Long Way
Coconino County
Black and white historic photo showing a person on a horse outside a log cabin.
Plate I. Historic view, Apache Maid Cabin. From flickr.com
A rustic log cabin with a corrugated metal roof stands in a forest clearing with picnic tables outside.
Plate II. Apache Maid Cabin. From fs.usda.gov
A brown log cabin stands in a pine forest.
Plate III. Apache Maid Cabin in pine forest. From recreation.gov
A campsite with a picnic table and grill set among tall pine trees.
Plate IV. Picnic table and grounds, Apache Maid Cabin. From recreation.gov
An interior view of a room with a kitchen area and a doorway leading to a bunk room.
Plate V. Interior of Apache Maid Cabin. From recreation.gov
A wooden bunk bed with mattresses inside a room.
Plate VI. Bunk beds inside Apache Maid Cabin. From recreation.gov
An interior view of a room with a small counter, storage bins, and a doorway leading to a bedroom with bunk beds.
Plate VII. Interior of Apache Maid Cabin. From recreation.gov

Apache Maid Cabin

Camp Verde, Coconino County, Arizona. Rustic Forest Service cabin rental; May - September.

Details

Map. Camp Verde, Coconino County, Arizona. Larger map
Where
Camp Verde, Coconino County, AZ. No street address stated. Directions
Getting there
From Phoenix, take I-17 north to Exit #306 (Stoneman Lake Road/Forest Road 213), then follow Forest Road 229 to Forest Road 620 to the cabin gate.
Fees
$75.00 per night May 1st through October, weather permitting.
Access
Roads leading into this cabin are passable by passenger car, but high clearance vehicles are recommended. Four-wheel drive is required during inclement weather. The cabin is NOT on the mountain, so if you are driving uphill toward the mountain, you have missed the cabin entrance gate. Note: Reservation dates subject to weather conditions.
Walk-in or reserve
required through Recreation.gov; can be reserved 180 days in advance.
Phone
928-282-4119
Website
fs.usda.gov
Managed by
Red Rock Ranger District, Coconino National Forest.
Established
1909.
Coordinates
34.71131, -111.52034.

Rustic Forest Service facility at the eastern base of Apache Maid Mountain, 2 hours north of Phoenix, Arizona, and 45 minutes north of Camp Verde, Arizona, in the shade of a ponderosa pine forest just south of the Mogollon Rim.

Notable Events

  1. 1884Seth "Boss" Acker purchased the ranch in 1884 to supply meat to his butcher business in Flagstaff; the ranch had previously been homesteaded by the Marr brothers prior to 1884. journalaz.com
  2. 1918Frank Lee Dickinson served as foreman of the T Bar cattle ranch owned by the Babbitt brothers. verdevalleypioneers.com
  3. 1922Frank Lee Dickinson served as deputy sheriff in Clarkdale and worked at the Apache Maid Ranch. verdevalleypioneers.com

People

  • Don Godard, Former Apache Maid Ranch worker and Cornville resident who presented 'Ranching on the Apache Maid' at the Cornville Historical Society's annual holiday fundraiser in December.
  • Janet Cassagio, Cornville Historical Society member who documented multiple primary sources confirming that some form of interaction between an American Indian woman and settlers was the source of the Apache Maid Mountain or Ranch name.
  • Frank Lee Dickinson, Rancher and lawman who worked for several cattle outfits including the T-Bar, 100 Place, V-Bar-V, Apache Maid, and Hash Knife operations.

Sources

  1. fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/recreation/apache-maid-cabin
  2. recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234680
  3. verdevalleypioneers.com/biographies/frank-lee-dickinson.pdf
  4. journalaz.com/2023/12/14/apache-maid-ranch-tells-tale
  5. trailsoffroad.com/US/arizona/trails/3546-apache-maid
  6. azfarmandranch.org/inductees/babbittranches
  7. verdenews.com/news/apache-maid-cabin-rent-a-night-in-peaceful-seclusion/article_9bc06398-4613-598d-8a87-199ad6f6f545.html