You can just pull off in one of the places someone has stayed before and get your sleep. It is probably less than 10 minutes from 40 and you should have cell coverage. If you don't need a toilet then Six Mile Canyon (gps - 35.471178, -108.462524) is a really good spot. Joe Skeen and Lobo Canyon both have bathrooms but are 25 miles (Skeen) or 15 minutes (Lobo - also doesn't open until May 15). In your selected area I would choose the Petro Stopping Spot truck stop in Milan on the south side of 40.īut - there are two free campgrounds pretty close to Grants as well. There is also a rest stop east of Moriarty (mm 207) that you could probably use but it is around 50 miles east of the heart of Albuquerque. Lubbock has a welcome center that is great for sleeping at - but that is quite a bit further than you are wanting to go. I would try to adjust my plans and try to stop east of Albuquerque. There is an on-site convenience store, restaurant and gas station and its sister casino resort, the. There may also be table games available, but this hangs in the balance. The Apache Casino offers hundreds of slot machines and video poker. The reservation was officially created on Septemby. You can sign up at either Casino Apache or the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino.

This is one stretch of 40 where I'm not comfortable spending the night. The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation ( Yavapai: Aba:ja ), formerly the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe and Indian reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Phoenix.