| Facilities: There are no facilities available at Salome Creek. Best Time To Visit: Salome Creek is open year round. Fees: No fees are charged. Accessibility: This creek is not handicap accessible. Rules: Forest roads# 133, 405, 486, 487, and 609 are primitive roads and should not be attempted without a high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicle. Directions: To get to Salome Creek from Payson: start out on AZ-260, turn right on Chamberlain Trail. Turn right on AZ-288.(Young) From Young, go south on State Hwy.288 for 12 miles to Forest Road 609 and turn right. Follow Forest Road 609 (primitive road) for 5 miles to Forest Road 486 and turn left. Continue on Forest Road 486 for 4 miles (a primitive four-wheel-drive road) to JR Canyon. Park on National Forest System land; do not park on private property. Hike east cross-country for approximately 1 mile to Salome Creek. Map: Click here for a map to Salome Creek Reservations: Reservations are not needed or required to use Salome Creek. | 
