{"id":519817,"date":"2026-01-29T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/?p=519817"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:43:01","slug":"tonto-national-forest-off-roading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/tonto-national-forest-off-roading\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonto National Forest Off Roading"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\">This article is part of the<br>  <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/off-road-tales\/\">Off-Road Tales Series \/ Check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to the Forest Service Tonto National Forest Cave Creek Ranger Station today  to find out what we needed to discover the area&#8217;s off-road &#8220;amenities&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First we need a <strong>Tonto National Forest OHV Permit  <\/strong>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.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three levels  3Day Permit $10.00 | 6 Month Permit $60 | Annual Permit $80\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(we got the annual pass) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note this is per driver!  and are not transferable.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>this permit gives you access to the following permit zones: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>St Claire, Bulldog Canyon , Desert Vista and The Rolls   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lots to explore! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 3 Staging Areas: \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WildCat Staging, Kentuck Staging and Indian Springs.   <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You cannot \/ should not park your railer on the side of the roads. (My wife was right!) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She recommended \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FR 413 (Camp Verde Access)  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>388 Access or 404 Access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Definitely Try the Telegraph Line Trail <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We are heading on 205 to Horseshoe Lake this time around (easy ride for wife)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So much to explore!   Looking forward to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260129-tontoNationalForest-CaveCreek.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 20260129-tontoNationalForest-CaveCreek.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-09cb78e9-3dd5-4a52-a89a-86010770944a\" href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260129-tontoNationalForest-CaveCreek.pdf\">20260129-tontoNationalForest-CaveCreek<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260129-tontoNationalForest-CaveCreek.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-09cb78e9-3dd5-4a52-a89a-86010770944a\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading414680_c67b51-2d\">This article is part of the<br>  <a href=\"https:\/\/jorgep.com\/blog\/off-road-tales\/\">Off-Road Tales Series \/ Check it out!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We went to the Forest Service Tonto National Forest Cave Creek Ranger Station today to find out what we needed to discover the area&#8217;s off-road &#8220;amenities&#8221; So much to explore! 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