Best Time To Visit: Inner Basin Trail is open from late spring to fall.

Fees: There are no fees to hike this trail.

Accessibility: This trail is not handicap accessible.

Rules: No mechanized or motorized vehicles, including bicycles, are permitted in the Wilderness Areas. No camping in the inner basin in order to protect the watershed. There is no hiking off-trail above the tree line in order to protect the San Francisco Peaks Groundsel. No camping above the tree line (11,400').

Directions: To get to Inner Basin Trail from Flagstaff: Drive northeast of Flagstaff on US 89 for 12 miles to Forest Road 420 directly across from the Sunset Crater turnoff. Turn left (west) for about 1/2 mile, turn right (north) on Forest Road 552. Turn right at the Lockett Meadow sign and continue to the trailhead. This road is closed in early spring and late fall due to snow.

Map: Click here for a map to Inner Basin Trail

Reservations: Reservations are not needed or accepted at Inner Basin Trail.