| Horse Use In National Forests |
| | Tonto National Forest | | Tonto National Forest offers outstanding opportunities for those traveling through its diverse ecosystem: from Sonoran Desert to the ponderosa pine-forested Mogollon Rim. The varied levels of elevation (from 1,300 ft. to nearly 8,000) offer equally varied temperatures and landscapes, whether it's lake beaches or cool pine forest. | |
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| Horse Use In National Recreation Areas |
| | North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness | | This wilderness contains a 10 mile section of the Maricopa Mountains, a Sonoran Desert range and surrounding desert plains. The wilderness provides outstanding opportunities for solitude and recreation. | |
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| Trails |
| | Cave Creek Trail | | This easy 9.9-mile trail, begins at 3,300 feet elevation, climbing to just over 4,000 feet. This path is good for hikers and mountain bikers. | |
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| | Cottonwood Trail | | This trail is a difficult 10.8-mile trail, beginning at 3,300 feet elevation, to climb another 1,440 feet. Cottonwood Trail has seasonal water flows in the Bronco and nearby Cottonwood Creek, there are also several permanent springs nearby. | |
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| | Quien Sabe Trail | | This trail is an easy, 2.5-mile trail, traveling up 600 feet from 4,080 feet. | |
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