Best Hunting Area Mesa Near Me

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This lush area is outstanding for bird watching. Adjacent to the lower portion of the Salt River, a stand of mesquite provides welcome shade. Coon Bluff is a popular river-access point (RAP) for tubers floating the Lower Salt River. It’s close proximity to the main cities allows for an easy escape and fun day-trip.

Day Use - year round. Overnight camping is allowed October 1 thru March 31 on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday nights before the following holidays: Columbus Day, Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday (observed), and Presidents Day (observed). Overnight use will also be allowed on Thanksgiving Day through Saturday night.

Quiet hours 10:00 pm to 6:00 am (running generators are not permitted during quiet hours).

The links below provide additional information on pricing and purchasing information.

Tonto Daily Pass (and Watercraft Sticker, if required). Available at Tonto National Forest Offices and retail vendors (please call for availability).

America the Beautiful Pass. Available at Tonto National Forest Offices and online at USGS.gov.

Tonto Fee Machine Pass. Nearest locations are as follows: Pebble Beach, Saguaro Del Norte, Palo Verde, and Phon D Sutton.

Day Use - Tonto Daily Pass, Tonto Discovery Pass or America the Beautiful Passes are accepted. Seasonal Overnight Camping - Tonto Daily Pass per night or Tonto Discovery Pass required.

This site is 17 miles northeast of Mesa. From Mesa, travel 7 miles east on Superstition Freeway (US 60), to Power Road/Bush Highway/Forest Road (FR) 204 and turn north. Follow Bush Highway for 12 miles and turn north (left) on FR 204E and follow it one mile to the site. The entire route is paved.

Caution: fallen trees and other materials in the river can trap swimmers and floaters

Tent and Recreational Vehicle overnight camping is permitted in the Coon's Bluff recreation area in designated sites:

Weekends, from sunrise Friday to sunset Sunday from October 1st thru March 31st

From sunrise the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to sunset the Sunday after Thanksgiving

When a Federal Holiday falls on a Monday, from sunrise Friday to sunset Monday

When a Federal Holiday falls on a Friday (between October 1st thru May 1st), from sunrise Thursday to sunset Sunday.

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