Tonto National Forest - Wilderness Areas

Wilderness Areas

There are eight federally designated wilderness areas within (or partially within) the Tonto National Forest:

  • Four Peaks Wilderness
  • Hell's Gate Wilderness
  • Mazatzal Wilderness (partly in Coconino NF)
  • Pine Mountain Wilderness (partly in Prescott NF)
  • Salome Wilderness
  • Salt River Canyon Wilderness
  • Sierra Ancha
  • Superstition Wilderness

A portion of the Verde Wild and Scenic River also lies within the forest.

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