Big Springs is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Coconino County Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai p ...

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, United States. Big Springs is located in Kaibab National Forest, southwest of Jacob Lake. The

Big Springs Lookout Tower The Big Springs Lookout Tower is a fire lookout tower in Kaibab National Forest near Big Springs, Arizona. The tower was built in 1934 for the U.S. Forest Service by contractors from Kanab, Utah. The steel tower is tall and features a square ca ...

and Big Springs Ranger Station, which are both listed on the

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, are located near Big Springs. The Big Springs location is used at times by the Forest Service as summer crew station for surveys and firefighting. Buildings include crew cabins, shower and bath house, cafeteria, barn, and house for staff.

Gallery

Big springs crew cabins 1970 p.JPG, Crew cabins in 1970.

References

Unincorporated communities in Coconino County, Arizona Kaibab National Forest Unincorporated communities in Arizona {{CoconinoCountyAZ-geo-stub