Red Rabbit Report post Posted May 13, 2009 Saw this in the paper this morning. Nothing posted on the Tonto NFS web yet. The Tonto National Forest will implement campfire, smoking and firearm restrictions on Thursday. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto/home.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZbowhntr Report post Posted May 13, 2009 That figures, I am going camping this weekend. I just got off the phone with Tonto NF and you can still have fires in developed camp grounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king4wd Report post Posted May 13, 2009 It's important to check out the restrictions of where you're going. Around here in Prescott we are going into level 1 restrictions. You can still go shooting and have fires in campgrounds. There's 3 levels of restrictions and you need to know what each level means. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted May 13, 2009 Tonto National Forest begins fire restrictions May 14 PHOENIX (May 12, 2009) – Drought conditions, hot temperatures and increased fire danger have resulted in fire restrictions for the Tonto National Forest beginning Thursday, May 14 at 8 a.m. The forest will prohibit most types of fire or fire-causing activities across the entire Tonto National Forest. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or charcoal-burning device is prohibited. Restrictions also apply to smoking outside of a cleared area, operating internal combustion power tools, using welding equipment or torches with open flames, operating combustion engines without spark- arresting devices in effective working order, or discharging firearms except in taking game in accordance with Arizona hunting laws. Use of petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, and heating devices are allowed, and some developed campgrounds are also exempted from these restrictions. (Please see attached list). “Because of ongoing drought and dry forest conditions, fire restrictions are needed to protect forest users, structures and natural resources from the increased potential for dangerous wildland fires,” said Tonto National Forest Supervisor, Gene Blankenbaker. “These precautionary measures are intended to enhance our visitors’ quality recreation experiences. Most areas of the Tonto National Forest remain available for recreation activity, including all the Salt River system lakes.” For further information regarding recreation sites and fire restrictions, please contact the Tonto National Forest at (602) 225-5200, or check online at www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto. Campfires will be allowed in fire grates in the following developed recreation sites: Cave Creek Ranger District Bartlett Lake Recreation Area Bartlett Lake Marina Jojoba Rattlesnake Cove Rattlesnake Group S B Cove Bartlett Flat (below high waterline) Yellow Cliffs Lower Verde Recreation Area Riverside Campground Needle Rock Recreation Area Needle Rock Campground Box Bar Seven Springs Recreation Area CCC Campground Seven Springs Picnic Area Cave Creek Group Site Horseshoe Lake Recreation Area Horseshoe Lake CG Catfish Point Ocotillo Mesquite Campground Globe Ranger District Pioneer Pass, in the Pinal Mtns Sulphide Del Ray, in the Pinal Mtns Kellner, in the Pinal Mtns Ice House CCC, in the Pinal Mtns Pinal, in the Pinal Mtns Upper Pinal, in the Pinal Mtns Warnica Group Site in the Pinal Mtns Jones Water, off AZ Hwy 77 N of Globe Oak Flat, off AZ Hwy 60 E of Superior Timber Camp Mesa Ranger District Saguaro Lake Recreation Area Saguaro Lake Marina Saguaro Del Norte Butcher Jones Canyon Lake Recreation Area Canyon Lake Marina Acacia Boulder Laguna Palo Verde Lower Salt Recreation Area Developed recreation sites only Payson Ranger District Houston Mesa Campground Houston Mesa Horse Camp Ponderosa Campground Sharp Creek Campground Upper Tonto Creek Campground Christopher Creek Campground Pleasant Valley Ranger District Falls Campground Reynolds Creek Group Site Rose Creek Campground Alderwood Campground Sawmill Flats Campground Haigler Canyon Campground Colcord Ridge Campground Airplane Flats Campground Upper Canyon Campground Valentine Ridge Campground Tonto Basin Ranger District Apache Lake Recreation Areas. Apache Lake Marina Upper Burnt Corral Lower Burnt Corral Crabtree Three-mile Wash Davis Wash Roosevelt Recreation Area Vineyard Frazier Windy Hill Cholla Bachelor Cove Grapevine Cottonwood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
