About Payson Situated at 5000' elevation in the middle of the Tonto National Forest, Payson is at a crossroads in the centre of Arizona. Beautiful scenic roads lead in from all directions, with the Mazatzal Mountains to the southwest and famous Mogollon Rim to the north. Phoenix & Flagstaff are conveniently close, with countless spectacular areas of the southwestern U.S. within a half-day's drive. Private pilots can fly right in to Payson Airport's 5500' runway and enjoy a great breakfast at Crosswinds!
	Recreation in Payson: • Payson Golf Course  (adjacent to home) • Pioneer Cemetery  (1 minute W) • Green Valley Park  (3 minutes SE) • Rim Country Museum & Zane Grey Cabin  (4 minutes E) • Historic Main Street  (4 minutes E) • Payson Airport  (6 minutes N) • Rumsey Park and Rec Center  (7 minutes NE) • Payson Event Center & rodeo  (8 minutes SE) • Casino  (8 minutes SE) Shopping: • Beeline Highway restaurants, shops, pubs, etc.  (6 minutes E) • Bashas'  (8 minutes E) • Safeway  (8 minutes E) • Walmart Supercenter  (8 minutes E) • Home Depot  (9 minutes NE) Schools: • Julia Randall Elementary School  (4 minute drive; 10 minute safe walk) • Rim Country Middle School  (7 minute drive; 27 minute safe walk) • Payson High School  (6 minute drive; 25 minute safe walk) • University  (coming soon; east end of town!) Nearby Places: • Tonto Natural Bridge State Park  (15 minutes NW) • Pine/Strawberry  (20 minutes NW) • Mogollon Rim  (25 minutes N) • Tonto Basin  (30 minutes S) • Roosevelt Lake  (40 minutes S) • Apache Trail  (60 minutes S) • Fort Verde State Historic Park  (60 minutes NW) • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport  (80 minutes SW) • Organ Stop Pizza  (80 minutes SSW) • Sedona  (90 minutes NW) • Route 66  (90 minutes north) • Winslow [Amtrak]  (90 minutes NNE) • Show Low / Pinetop  (90 minutes E) • Superstition Mountains  (90 minutes S) • Flagstaff & San Francisco Peaks  (2 hours NNW) • Meteor Crater  (2 hours NNE) • Petrified Forest National Park  (2 hours NE) • Sonoran Desert  (2 hours SW) • Prescott & Whiskey Row  (2 hours WNW) • Grand Canyon  (3 hours NNW) • Tucson  (3 hours S) • Saguaro National Park  (3 hours S) • Kitt Peak  (3½ hours S) • Monument Valley  (4 hours NNE) • Tombstone / Bisbee  (4 hours SSE) • Mexico  (4 hours S) • Las Vegas  (5 hours NW) • Albuquerque & Santa Fe  (5 hours ENE) • Los Angeles & San Diego  (6 hours W)
	Weather: Payson averages 286 dry, sunny days a year!  Monsoon season (afternoon storms) is typically in July & August. High       Low       Rain       Snow      Spring 76° 41° 2.4" 3" Summer       89° 59° 6.8" -- Autumn 68° 36° 6.8" 4" Winter 56° 26° 5.1" 14"

 

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