Fire restrictions remain in effect PHOENIX — Along with the Supervisor’s Office in Phoenix, which remains temporarily closed due to building renovations, all Tonto National Forest Ranger District offices will close on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Ranger District offices will resume normal business hours on Friday, July 5.

The following information will help visitors have a safe and enjoyable experience.

Fireworks or other pyrotechnic devices are prohibited on the Tonto National Forest year-round.

Forest service officials implemented fire restrictions for the Tonto National Forest on June 15, 2019. Fire restrictions remain in place and the following activities are prohibited:

· Target shooting

Operating internal combustion power tools, using welding equipment or torches with open flames, operating combustion engines without spark-arresting devices in effective working order and meeting either USDA or SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) standards.

· Discharging a firearm, except for taking game in accordance with Arizona hunting laws.

· Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or a developed recreation site. Officials request that smokers deposit the remains in an ashtray or inside a building and not toss or discard the remains on the ground.

· Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or charcoal-burning device is prohibited outside of metal fire rings and metal pedestal grills provided by the Forest Service in developed recreation sites (*see list below). The use of petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, and heating devices are allowed.

Violation of these fire restrictions is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for up to six months.

For more information regarding forest recreation sites and fire restrictions on the Tonto National Forest, contact the Tonto National Forest at (602) 225-5200, or online at http://www.fs.usda.gov/tonto

*Campfires are allowed in metal fire rings and metal pedestal grills provided by the Forest Service in the following developed recreation sites.

Cave Creek Ranger District
Ø Bartlett Lake Recreation Area
o Bartlett Lake Marina

o CCC Campground

o Rattlesnake Cove

o SB Cove parking lot ramadas with metal charcoal pedestals grills

o Seven Springs Recreation Area

o Springs Group Site

o Yellow Cliff parking lot ramadas with metal charcoal pedestals grills

Ø Lower Verde Recreation Area

o Needle Rock Day Use Picnic Area

Globe Ranger District

Icehouse CCC Picnic Site
Jones Water Campground
Kellner Group Recreation Site
Oak Flat Campground
Pinal Campground
Pioneer Pass Campground
Sulphide Del Rey Campground
Timber Camp Campground – Brundrett #1 and Brundrett #2
Timber Camp Equestrian Group Site
Upper Pinal Campground

Mesa Ranger District

Acacia
Blue Point
Boulder
Butcher Jones
Canyon Lake Marina
Coons Bluff
Granite Reef
Laguna
Larry Forbis Group Site
Palo Verde
Pebble Beach
Phon D Sutton
Saguaro Del Norte
Saguaro Lake Marina
Sheep’s Crossing
Water Users

Payson Ranger District

Christopher Creek Campground and Group Site
Houston Mesa Campground
Houston Mesa Horse Camp
Lower Tonto Creek Campground
Ponderosa Campground and Group Sites
Sharp Creek Campground and Group Sites
Upper Tonto Creek Campground

Tonto Basin Ranger District

Apache Lake Marina

· Burnt Corral Campground

Cholla Campground
Cottonwood Picnic Site
Frazier Campground
Frazier Group Site
Grapevine Campground
Roosevelt Lake Marina RV Campground
Schoolhouse Campground
Vineyard Picnic Site
Windy Hill Campground   back...