2:00 PM
— 2:30 PM
SVRFGZ
The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Gila County in east central Arizona...
* Until 230 PM MST.
* At 200 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of Brushy Top Mountain, or 36 miles south of Forest Lakes, moving
southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Sierra Ancha Wilderness.
This includes State Route 288 between mile markers 273 and 282.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Elks Youth Camp.
12:38 PM
— 8:45 PM
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of east central, north central, northeast, and
west central Arizona, including the following areas, in east
central Arizona, Northern Gila County. In north central Arizona,
Black Mesa Area, Coconino Plateau, Eastern Mogollon Rim, Grand
Canyon Country, Kaibab Plateau, Little Colorado River Valley in
Coconino County, Marble and Glen Canyons, Northeast Plateaus and
Mesas Hwy 264 Northward, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Hwy
264 and Western Mogollon Rim. In northeast Arizona, Little Colorado
River Valley in Apache County, Little Colorado River Valley in
Navajo County and White Mountains. In west central Arizona, Yavapai
County Mountains.
* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Flash flooding will be possible in creeks, normally dry
washes, swimming holes, and over recently burned areas. Raging
killer currents will be possible in side canyons and narrow slot
canyons. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Deep monsoon moisture in place across northern Arizona will lead
to storms capable of producing rainfall in excess of 2 inches per
hour, resulting in an enhanced risk of flash flooding.
- Additional information is available at weather.gov/flagstaff.
11:54 AM
— July 21st, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions possible. Afternoon temperatures
105 to 116. Major Heat Risk. Overexposure can cause heat cramps and
heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to
heat stroke.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Arizona.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.
11:54 AM
— July 21st, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions possible. Afternoon temperatures
108 to 115. Major Heat Risk. Overexposure can cause heat cramps and
heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to
heat stroke.
* WHERE...Buckeye/Avondale, Central Phoenix, Deer Valley, East
Valley, North Phoenix/Glendale, Northwest Valley,
Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, and Southeast
Valley/Queen Creek.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...In Maricopa County, Call 2-1-1 to find a free
cooling center, transportation, water and more.
11:54 AM
— July 21st, 5:00 AM
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions possible. Afternoon temperatures
105 to 116. Major Heat Risk. Overexposure can cause heat cramps and
heat exhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead to
heat stroke.
* WHERE...In Arizona, Central La Paz, Gila River Valley, Kofa, and
Southeast Yuma County. In California, Joshua Tree NP East and
Joshua Tree NP West.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.
Horsethief Cabin
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are experiencing water issues at Horsethief Cabin, currently the shower is out of order, please plan accordingly. Updates can be had by calling our main line at (928) 443-8000.
Tuzigoot National Monument
Igniting or using fires fueled by combustible materials, that create an open flame, is strictly prohibited. Smoking is only allowed within an enclosed vehicle or developed site.
Tuzigoot National Monument
At this time, phone messages cannot be left at the visitor center. Please email the park at moca_tuzi_info@nps.gov or call during operating hours if you need to contact the park.
Tuzigoot National Monument
All park trails are closed for 30 minutes following any lightning strikes five miles or less from the park. This includes the Pueblo Trail and Tavasci Marsh Trail. Please check the forecast ahead of your visit.
Groom Creek Horse Camp
Drinking water has now been restored to the campground. Campers no longer need to bring their own drinking water.
Yavapai Campground
Due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no water available at Yavapai Campground. For real time updates, you can call our main office at (928) 443-8000.
Groom Creek Horse Camp
Due to emergency repairs to our water system, drinking water may not be operational until mid-May. Water will be provided for horses via a trailer mounted tank on-site, but campers must bring their own potable water for human consumption. This banner will be updated when the water system is operational.
Tonto National Forest
Due to the construction of a new Tonto Creek bridge Upper and Lower Creek Campgrounds are closed until construction is completed. Additionally, Horton Creek Trailhead parking area is closed until construction is completed. An alternate route to Horton Creek Trail will be available from Derrick…
Tonto National Forest
Due to blasting in the Pinto Valley Mine area on the Globe Ranger District areas near the mine are closed for public safety.
Tonto National Forest
December 1, 2024, at 12 p.m. and will remain in effect seasonally each year from December 1 through June 30, until June 30, 2026, at 12 p.m.
Tonto National Forest
Recreational target shooting targets specifically manufactured for the purpose of target shooting are the only approved target types. (i.e. paper / cardboard silhouette, clay pigeons, steel targets, self-healing targets, etc.)All other materials not manufactured for the purpose to recreational…
Tonto National Forest
Please refer to the Coconino National Forest website for information regarding the closure of Forest Road (FR) 708, parking restrictions, and prohibitions on glass containers, camping, and campfires at the Fossil Creek Wild & Scenic River during permit season from April 1-October 1. The four-mile…
Prescott National Forest
The purpose this order is to protect public health and safety due to flash flood risk and sanitation issues and to protect natural resources from degradation.
Prescott National Forest
The Prescott National Forest will implement Stage 1 fire restrictions along with a recreational shooting prohibition beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 21, and continuing through midnight Sept. 30, 2026, unless rescinded.The following are prohibited:Open fires outside Forest Service–provided…
Prescott National Forest
Mingus Campgrounds: Mingus Group site, Tent Site and Campground are now available for reservation through recreation.gov. Please be advised there are limited First Come-First Served sites.
Prescott National Forest
The water system is back up and running at Groom Creek Horse Camp. Campers no longer need to worry about bringing their own drinking water!
Prescott National Forest
Beginning the week of April 27, 2026, the Forest Service will begin construction activities associated with the cleanup of an abandoned mine near Cherry, Arizona, on the Verde Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest in Yavapai County.For more information regarding this project, please see…
Prescott National Forest
Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct an 872-acre broadcast burn on the Verde Ranger District. Pending all required approvals, ignitions could begin as early as Monday, March 23, and continue for several days as conditions remain favorable.For more information, please see…
Prescott National Forest
On March 12, 2026, contractors on the Prescott National Forest will begin working the hand thin and pile phase of the Evacuation Route Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project on the Bradshaw Ranger District. They will be using chainsaws to cut and pile hazardous fuels within the…
Prescott National Forest
Beginning no sooner than February 23, 2026, contractors will begin working on the Groom Creek Mastication project. They will be using heavy equipment to masticate hazardous fuels within the approximately 1,445-acre area. This is hazardous fuels reduction project is located on Bradshaw Ranger…
Prescott National Forest
After a successful week of pile burning in the Skyline and Iron Springs Rd area, fire managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to continue pile burning in the areas of Skyline Dr, as well as the Porter Mountain area. These hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning…
Prescott National Forest
Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed fire, primarily pile burning, on the Bradshaw Ranger District. These hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Ignitions could begin as early as Friday, February 13th near Skyline Drive, and…
Prescott National Forest
Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations, primarily pile burning, on Mingus Mountain on the Verde Ranger District. These machine and hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Pending all required approvals,…
Prescott National Forest
Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct pile burns around the Mingus Summit on the Verde Ranger District. Pending all required approvals, ignitions could begin as early as Wednesday, Jan. 28, and will occur over approximately 72 acres as prescribed burning conditions remain…
Prescott National Forest
PRESCOTT, AZ, Jan. 14, 2026 — Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations, primarily pile burning, on Big Bug Mesa on the Bradshaw Ranger District. These machine and hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Pending…
Prescott National Forest
Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan prescribed fire operations, primarily pile burning, in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District. The hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Pending all required approvals, ignitions could begin as…
Prescott National Forest
Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations, primarily pile burning, on Big Bug Mesa on the Bradshaw Ranger District. These machine and hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Pending all required approvals,…
Prescott National Forest
Fire Managers on the Chino Valley Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed fire, in the Yolo Ranch area in the northwest part of the Prescott National Forest, Chino Valley Ranger District. If weather and fuel conditions are favorable, tentative plans are to begin the prescribed fire on…
Prescott National Forest
Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations burning debris piles from hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects in the Prescott Basin (Ponderosa Park), on the Bradshaw Ranger District.Ignitions are planned to start as early as Thursday, Oct. 23 and…
Prescott National Forest
Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed fire, primarily pile burning, on Big Bug Mesa – pending favorable conditions. These machine and hand piles are from recent hazardous fuels reduction and thinning projects. Ignitions could begin as early as Friday,…
Prescott National Forest
PRESCOTT, AZ, Sept. 30, 2025—Beginning this week, contractors will begin several hand-thinning operation projects on the Bradshaw Ranger District, including the Ruth Fire Stewardship Project, Lynx East Timber Stand Improvement project and Poland Junction Timber Stand Improvement project.…
Prescott National Forest
The Prescott National Forest has lifted Stage 1 Fire Restrictions and the Emergency Recreational Shooting order effective Sept. 5, 2025, at 8 a.m. This decision follows careful monitoring of fuel moisture, weather patterns, and fire activity. For the full News Release please visit: HERE
Prescott National Forest
Beginning next week contractors will begin working on the School House mastication project. They will be using heavy equipment to masticate hazardous fuels within the approximately 997-acre area. This is a hazardous fuels reduction project on the Bradshaw Ranger District. …
Prescott National Forest
With the completion of the mastication operation in the Doce Pit area, Closure Order #03-09-25-09 is rescinded effective July 25, 2025 at 0800 hrs. Press Release: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/prescott/newsroom/releases/doce-pit-area-closure-rescinded-fire-and-shooting-restrictions-still
Prescott National Forest
Prescott National Forest resources are actively engaged with the Orchard Fire, a potential lightning caused fire near the Town of Clarkdale; the incident is currently listed at 65 acres with 50% containment. Please remember to keep away from the area while resources are actively working the fire,…
Prescott National Forest
Prescott, AZ—June 27, 2025. The Prescott National Forest will be extending an area closure on the Bradshaw Ranger District while heavy equipment will be operating near National Forest System Road (NFSR) 9270A (aka Doce Pit Road). The purpose of Closure Order # 03-09-03-25-09 is to provide safe…
Prescott National Forest
Our offices will be CLOSED on Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. Juneteenth is one of several FEE-FREE DAYS on national forests! The USDA Forest Service will waive standard amenity fees for all visitors to most national forest and grassland day-use sites…
Prescott National Forest
PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 29, 2025 - Due to rapidly drying wildland fuels and above normal predicted fire potential for the month of June, the Prescott National Forest plans to enter Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, to include a recreational shooting prohibition, beginning Friday, May 30th at 8:00 a.m.…
Prescott National Forest
The purpose of Order #03-09-03-25-02 is to provide for public health and safety due to high use of the road during the Whiskey Off-road Mountain Bike event. This Order shall be in effect from Saturday April 26, 2025, between 7:00am and 4:00pm and Sunday, April 27, 2025, between 7:00am and 4:00pm,…
Prescott National Forest
Temporary closure of NFS Road to protect the infrastructure, ensuring the continued operation of critical communication services and reduce vandalism of communication facilities, including towers and equipment shelters. This Order shall be in effect from April 25, 2025, at 07:00a.m. through April…
Prescott National Forest
The Camp Verde Ranger Station will close to the public starting on Monday, April 28, 2025. The public can still access all products and services at the Red Rock Ranger Visitor Center, located at 8375 State Route 179, Sedona, AZ 86351, during these hours: Wednesday 12 p.m.-4:30 p.m. All other…
Prescott National Forest
This Order prohibits travel on the NFS Road 354 and other roads in the area on the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab Naitonal Forest and the Chino Valley Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest.The purpose of this Order is to provide for public health and safety due to flood damage to…
Prescott National Forest
NFS Road 9271A and Doce Pit Area temporary closure April 11 - 25, 2025 to provide safe working conditions for permittees conducting grazing operations andfacilitate large scale cleanup of the Described Area and Road.Closure Order #03-09-03-25-05Area Map
Prescott National Forest
Camping prohibition along the Highway 260 corridor to mitigate natural resource degradation, including negative impacts to soil, water quality and riparian corridors, stemming from overuse of the Described Areas by the public, as well as to protect public health and safety from forestuser conflicts…
Prescott National Forest
Seasonal closure in the Ladders area of the Verde River to protect nesting bald eagles during their breeding season (December 1 through June 30). This Order shall be in effect each year from December 1 through June 30, commencing December 24, 2022, at midnight through June 30, 2026, at 12:00…
Prescott National Forest
Seasonal Closure Order needed to protect nesting bald eagles from disturbance from human activities in the Lynx Lake area. In addition, this Order is needed to implement the Prescott National Forest Plan and Conservation Assessment and Strategy for the Bald Eagle in Arizona and the Bald and Golden…
Prescott National Forest
Prohibition on shooting specific target types. The purpose of Order #03-09-05-24-08 is to protect natural and cultural resources from sanitation impacts and protection of public health and safety. This Order shall be in effect from October 26, 2024, at 06:00 AM through October 25, 2026 at 08:00…
Prescott National Forest
Prohibition on non-equestrian camping (i.e., camping without horses) in Groom Creek Horse Camp. The purpose of this Order is to protect public health and safety. This Order shall be in effect from August 15, 2024, at 06:00am, through August 14, 2026, 08:00pm unless rescinded.
Prescott National Forest
The purpose of Order #03-09-05-23-25 is to protect natural resources and meet management standards established in the Verde Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive River Management Plan as required by the National Wild & Scenic Rivers Act of 1968. This Order shall be in effect from December 1, 2023,…
Kaibab National Forest
No fire restrictions on the Kaibab National Forest at this time. However, forest visitors should always be vigilant, regardless of restriction levels. Leaving your campfire unattended is illegal all year round. Campfires must be dead out – cold to the touch – before walking away.Fireworks and…
Kaibab National Forest
Kaibab National Forest visitors are limited to a 14-day limit in any consecutive 30-day period.
Kaibab National Forest
National Forest System Road (NFSR) 354 is closed for public safety due to flood damage and washed-out sections of the road, which lies on portions of the Prescott and Kaibab National Forests.The purpose of this order is to provide for public health and safety due to flood damage to the road…
Kaibab National Forest
The three sites used for wood and equipment staging (the Orderville gravel pit off NFSR 247, the NFSR 765M gravel pit off NFSR 462, and the snowmobile play area west of NFSR 270) remain closed.
Kaibab National Forest
SR 64: I-40 to Pipeline Road Pavement Preservation ProjectThe Arizona Department of Transportation has initiated a pavement preservation project along State Route 64 between I-40 in Williams and Pipeline Road (mileposts 185-205). Per the project webpage, ADOT anticipates project completion in fall…
Kaibab National Forest
The season for cinder pits begins May 1, 2026. Starting April 1, 2026 at 8:00am, the public may visit or call the Williams Ranger Station at (928) 635-5600 to sign up for the waitlist.Permits can be purchased beginning May 1, 2026, at the Williams Ranger District office:8:00 AM to 4:00 PM on…
Kaibab National Forest
Fuelwood permits will be available on January 5, 2026, for the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts, and on May 1, 2026, for the North Kaibab Ranger District. Permit sales and firewood collection will run through December 31, 2026. Paid Permits are $20 for 10 cords of wood (limit 20 cords per…
Kaibab National Forest
Cinder Pit informationStarting April 1, 2025 at 8:00am, the public may call the Williams Ranger Station at 928-635-5600 to sign up for the waitlist. If you have any questions, please contact the Williams Ranger Station.Click here for more information on cinder pit locations (click the + next to…
Kaibab National Forest
Forest thinning operations are underway at the Holden Project west and north of Williams near the Whispering Pines community. Be aware of truck traffic and heavy machinery in the area.
Kaibab National Forest
Forest thinning operations are underway at the Government Prairie project near parks. Be aware of truck traffic and heavy machinery in the area.
Coconino National Forest
Portions of both Willard Springs and Newman Park roads will temporary close for cattleguard replacement.
Coconino National Forest
A portion of the Coconino National Forest is closed to the public due to Pocket Fire operations. This is the Closure Order information. For updates on the fire itself, please visit the Pocket Fire Inciweb site.Violating the Pocket Fire closure order is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine…
Coconino National Forest
Some Sedona-area trailheads and day use sites on the Red Rock Ranger District will temporarily close for scheduled maintenance.
Coconino National Forest
Year-round camping and campfire restrictions are in effect for the Kachina Village and Pumphouse Wash area south of Flagstaff, between State Route 89A and Interstate 17, except within designated camping areas on Forest Road 237.
Coconino National Forest
Year-round camping and campfire restrictions are in effect for National Forest lands surrounding Flagstaff.
Coconino National Forest
Coconino National Forest visitors are limited to a 14-day limit in any consecutive 30-day period.
Coconino National Forest
Year-round camping and campfire restrictions are in effect for the area west of Sedona except within designated camping areas.
Coconino National Forest
Restrictions regarding fire, occupancy, use and waste are in effect in the Verde Wild and Scenic River area.
Coconino National Forest
Camping, campfire, glass container prohibitions in effect for the non-permit Fossil Creek season.
Coconino National Forest
Camping, campfire, glass container prohibitions in effect for the non-permit Fossil Creek season.
Coconino National Forest
Year-round camping and campfire restrictions are in place for the Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon areas.
Coconino National Forest
Glass containers are prohibited within 300 feet of Oak Creek except within a developed campground or picnic area.