Our favorite spots so far are outside of Globe at Rose Creek and Honey Creek Divide, as well as along the Mongollon Rim. We never pay for a campsite and just use tents, but someday I wanna get a little trailer with a shower/toilet and a bed which will make it so much easier to hit the road.
In an unplanned trip we went from Globe up to Payson, I damn near wore my camera’s out on that trip. Had a Bull elk put me into oncoming traffic the night before. Didn’t hit him but it sure got exciting for about 15 seconds.