Tonto National Forest Visitor Map

The Tonto National Forest, Arizona, embraces almost 3 million acres of rugged and spectacularly beautiful country, ranging from Saguaro cactus-studded desert to pine-forested mountains beneath the Mogollon Rim. This variety in vegetation and range in altitude (from 1,300 to 7,900 feet) offers outstanding recreational opportunities throughout the year, whether it's lake beaches or cool pine forest. As the fifth largest forest in the United States, the Tonto National Forest is one of the most-visited "urban" forests in the U.S. (approximately 5.8 million visitors annually). Its boundaries are Phoenix to the south, the Mogollon Rim to the north and the San Carlos and Fort Apache Indian reservations to the east. National forest maps detail surface management, roads, and trails. Includes the Salt River and Verde River recreational lakes, the slopes of the western Mogollon Rim, and the Four Peaks, Salome, Sierra Ancha, Superstition, Salt River Canyon, Mazatal, Hellsgate, and Fossil Creek