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Places to ride your ATVs, Quads, Dirt bikes and Off road vehicles in Arizona.
* Trails run on both public lands and State Trust land so a State Land Department Recreation Permit is required.

ATV Laws in Arizona

• Cerbat Motor Cross Track
  web site = www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8813/
  email = chriscrash@laughlin.net
   
• Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area
  Located 20 miles northeast of Safford, the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (RNCA) offers rugged OHV opportunities that include the uplands of Bonita Creek and the foothills of Turtle Mountain and vicinity. Motorized vehicles are restricted to designated roads and the Gila River is CLOSED to ALL motorized vehicles within the boundaries of the RNCA.
  
  Contact the Bureau of Land Management, Safford Field Office at (520) 348-4400.
  High Desert: Spring, Fall, Winter seasons.
   
• Black Hills Backcountry Byway
  The old Safford Clifton Highway takes you back in time and offers challenging 4x4 side trips.
  
  Contact the Bureau of Land Management, Safford Field Office at (520) 348-4400.
  High Desert: Spring, Fall, Winter seasons.
   
• Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area
  You can get a workout riding on the 1,900 acre "open" dune area, then unwind in one of the two hot tubs near the camping facility. OHV travel is also allowed on the existing routes in the vicinity.
  
  Contact the Bureau of Land Management, Safford Field Office at (520) 348-4400.
  High Desert: Spring, Fall, Winter seasons.
   
• Empire Cienega Resource Conservation Area
  Rolling savannah and spectacular views of southeast Arizona's "Sky Islands" can be experienced on the Empire Cienega's extensive network of two-track roads. Vehicle travel is limited to existing roads only.
  
  Contact the Bureau of Land Management, Tucson Field Office at (520) 722 4289.
  High Desert: All seasons, avoid wet conditions.
   
• Santa Rita OHV Routes
  Just west of Highway 83 and north of Sonoita, the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains offers miles of roads in high desert and Piñon-Juniper foothills.
  
  Contact the Coronado National Forest at (520) 749-8700.
  All seasons, avoid wet conditions.
   
• South Patagonia Mountains
  Between Nogales and Sierra Vista, east of Highway 82, the southern region of the Patagonia Mountain range offers many opportunities for OHV recreation.
  
  Contact the Sierra Vista Ranger District at (520) 378-0311.
  All seasons, avoid wet conditions.
   
• Mescal Mountains OHV Area
  Area good for beginners and allows all types of OHVs. Use limited to existing roads and trails. Includes picnic and camping areas and restrooms.
  
  Contact BLM, Tucson Field Office (520) 258-7200.
   
• Pima Motor Sports Park
  Includes competitive and practice/beginner motorcross tracks that allows all types of OHVs. Other riding areas include an ATV track and cross-country trail. Offers ATV certification classes. Park for day use only and includes a fee.
• Location Name: Bowl
  Type of Riding Place: Trails
  Location (closest city): Casa Grande, AZ USA
  Details: Three canyons. Huge jumps. Tracks everywhere. This place is for experienced riders. Conditions change weekly. Check every hill before going over, sometimes it will be a cliff. Earthmovers change hills and dump dirt.State property, no signs that say anything about "no trespassing."
  How to get there:Take I-10 south to Casa Grande, get off on first Casa Grande exit. Go right on Pinal and then half a mile turn left on ValVista.Go over the over pass and at the bottom turn left on dirt rode.The bowl will be on right side. You can see it from the freeway.
  For more Information contact: Eric - Phone: email
  Submitted by: Eric - defcon@c2i2.com
  Date Submitted: 2/2/1999
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  Location Name: Arizona
  Type of Riding Place: Trails
  Location (closest city): All of Arizona, AZ US
  Details: http://www.pr.state.az.us/partnerships/ohv/whrtogo.html Check this site out...It's got all the places to ride...
  How to get there:http://www.pr.state.az.us/partnerships/ohv/whrtogo.html
  For more Information contact: ATV on Line - Phone: Places to Ride
  Submitted by: Art - artrose@psn.net
  Date Submitted: 11/2/1998
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  Location Name: Tonto National Forest
  Type of Riding Place: Trails
  Location (closest city): Apache Jct, AZ US
  Details: The Tonto National Forest allows riders anywhere on marked forestry trails. Queens Valley area has a few roads that will take you deep into the Superstition Mountains at elevations from 1200' to 5500'. On the South side of the road to Globe is a few roads that run to the Gila River and to the Coke Ovens "Ore Processing ruins" and several old mines with a few rock home ruins and old abandoned ranches. This trip will take you through a 10 mile Box canyon with 200'-300' vertical walls in places and see allot of saguarro "Check Spelling" cactus. These trips rated on a difficulty scale 1-10 are about a 1 to 3 in places.
  How to get there:There is a few good places about 23 miles east Apache Jct twards Globe Az, just past the Florence Jct Turn off. "Queens Valley" on the North and on the South side of the Hywy exists a nice place ride that is some times used by the National Guard for war games..."Dates of use by the Gaurd are Posted at all of the entrance gates".
  For more Information contact: Mesa Ranger District - Phone: Phoenix on McDowell Rd
  Submitted by: Art DuBois - artrose@psn.net
  Date Submitted: 11/2/1998
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  Location Name: Tonto National Forest
  Type of Riding Place: Trails
  Location (closest city): Mesa, AZ US
  Details: The Tonto National Forest allows riders anywhere on marked forestry trails. Sycamore Creek & Four Peaks Mountains are my favorite. Four Peaks has a 40 mile round trip from bottom to top, with early 1900's abandoned ranch houses and windmills scattered around the area.
  How to get there:Approx 19 miles NE of Mesa. Both Riding area's are at the same turn off N. and S. sides of the Road on your way to Payson. Hywy 87
  For more Information contact: Mesa Ranger District - Phone: Phoenix on McDowell Rd
  Submitted by: Art DuBois - artrose@psn.net
  Date Submitted: 11/2/1998
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  Location Name: Hot wells
  Type of Riding Place: Dunes
  Location (closest city): willcox, AZ usa
  Details: dunes,20-30 arcers,mid-summer almost fall
  How to get there:go on I-10 turn in at bowie 4 exit on the left
  For more Information contact: n/a - Phone: n/a
  Submitted by: Cole - smith
  Date Submitted: 10/20/1998
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  Location Name: Hot Well dunes
  Type of Riding Place: Dunes
  Location (closest city): willcox, AZ USA
  Details: Dunes,20 arcers,summer
  How to get there:go on I-10 intill you reach bouie turn left at the exit after the tpe bar
  For more Information contact: n/a - Phone: n/a
  Submitted by: Cole - Jones
  Date Submitted: 10/20/1998
  
  
  Contact Pima County Parks and Recreation Department (520) 877-6000.