Tonto National Forest Off Roading

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We went to the Forest Service Tonto National Forest Cave Creek Ranger Station today to find out what we needed to discover the area’s off-road “amenities”

• First we need a Tonto National Forest OHV Permit which you can get at https://recreation.gov (You can also download the app) and create an account or login as as guest to get the permit you want.
  • Three levels 3Day Permit $10.00 | 6 Month Permit $60 | Annual Permit $80
    • (we got the annual pass)
  • Note this is per driver! and are not transferable.)
  • this permit gives you access to the following permit zones:
    • St Claire, Bulldog Canyon , Desert Vista and The Rolls
    • Lots to explore!
• There are 3 Staging Areas:
  • WildCat Staging, Kentuck Staging and Indian Springs.
  • You cannot / should not park your railer on the side of the roads. (My wife was right!)
• She recommended
  • FR 413 (Camp Verde Access)
  • 388 Access or 404 Access.
  • Definitely Try the Telegraph Line Trail
  • We are heading on 205 to Horseshoe Lake this time around (easy ride for wife)

So much to explore! Looking forward to it!

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