Tonto Basin, Arizona: Shoe Tree
Scraggly tree targeted to hold shoes tossed by locals and passersby. Look for the plastic pink flamingo.
- Address:
- AZ 188, Tonto Basin, AZ
- Directions:
- In the Tonto National Forest, 16 mi. north of Roosevelt Lake on Highway 188 at a pullout on the right/east, about 5 miles south of the junction with highway 87.
- Hours:
- Feb. 2021: Reported possibly destroyed in wildfires. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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A tree full of shoes (and a plastic pink flamingo); perhaps the result of a Wizard of Oz type tornado?
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