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Hiking Guide

Hike Resources


Issue: July, 2010
ESSENTIAL HIKING RESOURCES

ROAD CONDITIONS
Contact the Arizona Department of Transportation for up-to-date road closure and restriction information. Visit az511.com, dial *511 from any cell phone, or call 888-411-ROAD (7623).

FIRE RESTRICTIONS
For general information on fire activity and restrictions, call the
Arizona and New Mexico Wildfire Hotline at 877-864-6985, or visit
http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info.html.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
For up-to-the-minute, accurate weather forecasts and lots of meteorological information, visit weather.gov.

LIGHTNING SAFETY
lightningsafety.noaa.gov

BEAR SAFETY INFORMATION
bebearawaresw.org

MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM
fws.gov/southwest/es/mexicanwolf or
mexicanwolves.org

HIKING WITH DOGS
For a comprehensive resource for hiking with dogs, visit the Canine Hiking Club of Arizona at mydog8az.com/k9hike.html.

LEAVE NO TRACE OUTDOOR ETHICS
lnt.org

ARIZONA FIRE LOOKOUTS
firelookout.org/towers/az/az.htm

NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE
For information about trail access, maps, restrictions and closures.

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
928-333-4301, fs.fed.us/r3/asnf

Coconino National Forest
928-527-3600, fs.fed.us/r3/coconino
For information about the Red Rock Pass program and a list of vendors that sell the passes, call 928-282-4119 or visit redrockcountry.org.

Coronado National Forest
520-388-8300, fs.fed.us/r3/coronado

Kaibab National Forest
928-635-8200, fs.fed.us/r3/kai

Prescott National Forest
928-443-8000, fs.fed.us/r3/prescott

Tonto National Forest
602-225-5200, fs.fed.us/r3/tonto