The two area closures around the Mogollon Rim and the Mt Ord, Four Peaks and Three Bar Wildlife area will be lifted effective Wednesday, July 13. These closures have been in effect since June 17.
Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or charcoal-burning device is prohibited. Restrictions also apply to smoking outside of a cleared area, operating internal combustion power tools, using welding equipment or torches with open flames, operating combustion engines without spark-arresting devices in effective working order, or discharging firearms except in taking game in accordance with Arizona hunting laws.
Use of petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, and heating devices is allowed, and some developed campgrounds are also exempted from these restrictions. (Please see attached list).
“We’re not completely out of wildfire danger yet, so these modified fire restrictions are needed to protect forest users, structures and natural resources from the potential of dangerous wildland fires,” said Tonto National Forest Fire Staff Officer Clay Templin. “We will continue to monitor the situation and lift the remaining restrictions once the wildfire threat lessens.”
“We continue to remind the public that all fireworks are prohibited on the forest at all times,” concluded Templin.
Violation of these restrictions is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 for individuals, $10,000 for organizations, and imprisonment for up to six months.
For more information regarding forest recreation sites and fire restrictions, please contact the Tonto National Forest at (602) 225-5200, or check online at www.fs.usda.gov/Tonto
For general information on fire activity and restrictions in Arizona call toll free 877-864-6985, or visit the. Southwest Coordination Center website: http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc or http://www.publiclands.org/firenews/AZ.php
Fire Restriction Information: Toll free 1 (877) 864-6985
To report a wildfire, call 1-866-746-6516 or dial 911.
Campfires are allowed in fire grills and grates provided by the Forest Service in the following developed recreation sites:
Cave Creek Ranger District
Bartlett Lake Recreation Area
Bartlett Lake Marina
Rattlesnake Cove
Rattlesnake Group
S B Cove
Yellow Cliffs
Lower Verde Recreation Area
Riverside Campground
Needle Rock Day Use
Seven Springs Recreation Area
CCC Campground
Seven Springs Picnic Area
Cave Creek Group Site
Horseshoe Lake Recreation Area
Horseshoe Lake Campground
Mesquite Campground
Globe Ranger District
Pioneer Pass, in the Pinal Mtns
Sulphide Del Ray, in the Pinal Mtns
Kellner, in the Pinal Mtns
Ice House CCC, in the Pinal Mtns
Pinal, in the Pinal Mtns
Upper Pinal, in the Pinal Mtns
Warnica Group Site in the Pinal Mtns
Jones Water, off AZ Hwy 77 north of Globe
Oak Flat, off AZ Hwy 60 east of Superior
Timber Camp
Timber Camp Horse Camp
Picket Post Campground
Tonto Basin Ranger District
Diversion Dam Picnic Site
Vineyard Picnic Site
Frazier Campground
Windy Hill Campground
Cholla
Grapevine
Cottonwood Picnic Site
Schoolhouse Campground
Indian Point Campground
Burnt Corral Campground
Apache Lake Marina Picnic Area
Mesa Ranger District
Saguaro Lake Marina
Saguaro Del Norte
Butcher Jones
Canyon Lake Marina
Acacia
Boulder
Laguna
Palo Verde
Granite Reef
Phon D Sutton
Coons Bluff
Goldfield
Pebble Beach
Blue Point
Sheep’s Crossing
Water Users
Larry Forbis Group Site
Pobrecito Boat Staging Area
Tortilla Flat Campground
Payson Ranger District
Houston Mesa Campground
Houston Mesa Horse Camp
Ponderosa Campground
Sharp Creek Campground
Upper Tonto Creek Campground
Christopher Creek Campground
Pleasant Valley RangerDistrict
Falls Campground
Reynolds Creek Group Site
Rose Creek Campground
Alderwood Campground
Sawmill Flats Campground
Haigler Canyon Campground
Colcord Ridge Campground
Airplane Flats Campground
Upper Canyon Campground
Valentine Ridge Campground
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