Fishing, Hunting, Hiking, And Lots Of Family Fun!! Direct View of Escudilla Mtn

This is a beautiful Large Rustic 2 story Cabin with extended AZ room and a surprising low rate. It is Christmas Decorated with a fully decorated LED tree. It's snowing 12/12/22 but don't worry, the Hwy is plowed. Wifi and cell so you can work from home. Office desk/chair in ELK Rm w/ 2 dual 24 inch monitors. Just bring your laptop. Sunrise ski resort for winter (tubing hill opened 1/22/22) Lots of snow for great skiing and summer activities like biking.. Sleeps up to 10. (4BR/2BA + play loft, crib, and large AZ room with mountain view) Pet friendly $50 flat rate per stay. $75 2 pets. Temps down to a low of 20's at night and can snow anytime precipitation comes. There is even snow in December and April! Propane heat and electric heaters for winter & for summer, AC unit upstairs and open windows: Est. Avg 70's day/50-60's night. Great place for Tucsonians since the travel time is the same as Flagstaff, and Pinetop and LESS than Payson. We have a DIRECT VIEW of Escudilla Mountain. Elk plenty. Unit 1 for hunters. We are at mile marker 412 and within 2 miles of Nelson Reservoir, 5 miles from SIPE White Mountain Wildlife Area 1,362 acres! Museum and visitor center access is 1st road from cabin on left toward Nelson reservoir. Less than .3 miles or marker 305 (2 access points). Also Lazy J Ranch Zoo is 10 miles. Feed lemurs and sloths. It has a tour of park with camels. zebra, kangeroo (a baby Joey) and some critically endangered animals with special breeding programs to save species. Gift shop with unique items to support a good cause. It's a must see and do! See a museum in springerville where it has some surprising items like an original Rembrandt etching and Casa Malpais archeological artifacts and tour of an uncovered village! We are less than 30 min from Sunrise Ski Resort and 10 min from Alpine cross country skiing, tubing, and snowmobile trails at Williams Valley Recreation Area Forestry Road 249 on left off of hwy 180/191.
Come enjoy your family in fresh mountain air and probable snow!) Please see our other cabin in Payson if you prefer that area by the East Verde river. http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p912646
4 Bedroom/2 Bath, 1 Fireplace stove and outdoor fire ring. Nestled in the cool valley between Escudilla Mountain range (3rd highest mountain in AZ) and a rim wall behind property @ 7,500 ft. elevation along Apache National Forest 15 miles South of Springerville/Eager in Nutrioso. Fly fish for trout starts just 2 miles from the cabin at Nelson Reservoir. Cabin Sleeps (up to)12 (1 cal king, 1 queen, 2 full, 2 twin bunk beds,1 twin non bunkbed, 1 pull out sofa sleeper + full size crib. Linen & towels furnished. WIFI, Blu-Ray dvd with about 50 movies, NetFlix, Directv total choice w/ NFL total ticket (channels start 700's) and HBO (channels start 501), Ruko smart TV for Youtube etc.. Fully Equipped Kitchen & Laundry room w/ full size washer & dryer, Cabin Decor themed (Trout, Elk, Wolf, & Bear Rm). Living room w/leather couch, recliner and love seat. Custom Kitchen Table Gas grill with 2nd backup propane tanks & Fire ring. For the fishing enthusiast: fly tying table, a fishing rod holder inside & wader hanger outside. Dog friendly (up to 2 good dogs) For hunters: Excellent Elk & Turkey hunting w/ National Apache Forestry access directly across the street without any properties between to the Escudilla Mountain range. Enhance your stay by adding a guided fishing trip. Inquire by email, phone.
In greatroom, 49 inch Phillips flatscreen LCD HDTV with Blue Ray player, Free Netflix Direct TV choice and NFL package. Lots of children toys and board games... including a full size Thomas the train play table (in Bear room) w/ full Loft and safety ladder w/ dual handrails.

Fire ring firewood (pine) Please bring or purchase at local convince stores in small bundles. We are unable to restock fire ring wood between all guest stays, but it may be collected in nearby National Forest for 'small camp fires for free'. When you arrive at cabin, and if it is too cold, please turn on propane fireplace stove and AZ room Propane wall unit. The stove switch is one the wall in the living room/great room to the garage which is not accessible for guest, but used for cleaning service and yard maintenance storage. There is a single swing at barn and a hammock under the aspen trees. The year round stream is out back (outside of the fenced area) and part of the property.

Fishing licenses can be purchased in Springerville and Alpine. Even in the winter, there is hold over trout at Nelson reservoir . They are the smarter ones that lasted thru the angler season, but if you catch one you are the master! A honey hole document for fishing hot spots will be sent with directions and cabin keyless entry code after payment is made in full a day prior to stay.

The TROUT STOCKING SCHEDULE starts in May and continues weekly through Sept in some streams and lakes. AZ Game and Fish Department sponsors this.

From Hwy 60, take a right onto hwy 180/191 South, for approx. 12 miles. W are approx 2 miles south of Nelson reservoir. Look for the Log Cabin with the Purple Roof! :)
Reminder: Please check outlets for any plugs, chargers, cords for your portable devises. 1 out of 4 guests leave one behind which we return as quickly as possible, but it still takes 2 weeks (start to finish).

Too many things to do in the White Mountains to list.

Please contact us with any questions!
This is a no smoking property.
Pets are conditionally allowed. The large AZ room is a great place for dogs to hang out. We have one extra large kennel, medium kennel and small kennel plus 2 stainless bowls with a watering spout right in the AZ room with concrete floor.

Max booking allowed is 30 nights. *Please consider purchasing VRBO's low cost cancellation insurance for any last minute travel issues for any property you decide to book.