Official page of the Tonto National Forest in Arizona! #TontoNF is approx. 3 million acres and the ninth largest forest in the United States.
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@SRPconnect is releasing water from Horseshoe Dam spillway into the Verde River to Bartlett Lake as of 8 a.m. today at a rate of about 2,000 cfs.
🚫Horseshoe Dam Road remains temporarily closed due to flooding-related damage.
🚨Do not park or camp near the shoreline and stay aware of changing lake and river conditions.
For more information on water levels visit here: streamflow.watershedconnecti…
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Don't miss the 7th annual Save Our Saguaros on the @TontoForest on Saturday, 11/14 from 9am to 12pm. Event details & registration: eventbrite.com/e/20034225407…
The Tonto National Forest’s Mesa and Cave Creek Ranger Districts are implementing a temporary closure order for the Lower Sycamore area, including the Sycamore and Bush OHV Staging Areas, to protect participants during a volunteer clean‑up event on Saturday, Oct. 17.
#TontoNF fuels specialists will oversee contracted crews who will begin chipping and thinning operations along Forest Service roads 24, 269 and 16 on the Cave Creek Ranger District beginning October 15.
Press Release Link:fs.usda.gov/r03/tonto/newsro…
#TontoNF plans to conduct four pile burns, approximately three acres total, at recreation sites along the lower Salt River off Bush Highway on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, pending all required approvals.
For more information visit: fs.usda.gov/r03/tonto/newsro…
Bartlett Road is open. Please use caution when travelling through the area, as road crews are currently removing debris.
Horseshoe Dam Road is temporarily closed due to flash flooding through several sections of the road.
⚠️ The Arizona Department of Transportation has closed a section of Apache Trail (State Route 88) between mile markers 222 and 240, from Fish Creek Hill to Roosevelt Dam, for public health and safety due to damage from this week’s monsoon rainstorms.
Wildfire Alert: SR87 at MM224.
TNF resources, along with local resources responded to a vehicle accident and brushfire. Forward progression stopped. One northbound lane closed until further notice.
#TontoNF #FireYear2026
The Hellsgate Fire was reported this afternoon in the Hellsgate Wilderness on the Payson and Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts near Lost Camp Mountain. Estimated at 50–60 acres. Multiple air resources on scene or enroute due to the remote location, and ground crews are hiking in.
Sycamore Fire Update: Acres: 3,344 | Start: June 15 | Location: Globe RD, AZ | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 100 | Fuels: Brush | Containment: 0% | Resources: 3 crews, 3 engines, 1 tender, 1 ambulance. A Type 3 Team takes command June 19 at 6:30 a.m.
Fire is approx. 1,600 acres with 0% containment, moving north and northeast in brush. A Type 3 IC has assumed command. Crews continue direct extinguishment efforts with engines, crews and air attack. #FireYear2026 #tontonationalforest
Sycamore Fire update: Estimated at 350–400 acres burning between Storm and Grapevine Canyons. No threats to communities or infrastructure. Crews used full suppression today. Gusty outflow winds increased fire activity and visible smoke.
Branch Fire was discovered this afternoon east of SR 77 southeast of Globe on the Globe Ranger District. It’s ~10 acres, spreading moderately to the NE with no community threats. Engines from the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Forest Service, and Globe FD, plus air resources.
