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All posted riding areas are subject to changes in management.
It is the Riders responsibility to verify the current open or closed
status of these and ALL OHV riding areas.

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AKA The Microwave Towers
New Staging Area!!
Wildcat
From the eastside...

Take the 101 north to Princess Dr./Pima Rd exit - Note: DO NOT take the first Pima exit (Pima Rd/90th St.) this will take you longer. At Princess/Pima, turn right at the bottom of the off-ramp. This is Pima Rd. Follow Pima north to Cave Creek Rd, this will be 10-12 mi or so from the 101. Turn right on Cave Creek, 4-5 mi to Bartlett Dam Road. Turn right on Bartlett Dam Rd, to Forest Road 2095 (mile marker 1) turn right and drive 1/8 mile into the old gravel pit. You can access all your recreational roads and trails from the Wildcat Parking Area.

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Table Mesa Road

Take I-17 North to the Table Mesa Road exit and go left over the freeway (The exit is just a little ways past the town of New River).  On the westside of the freeway take a right and when the road turns to dirt you will see a parking area about 100 feet down on your left. You are there.

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Mile Marker 11.5 
From I-17 or 99th Ave

Take Highway 74 West past the Lake Pleasant turn-off to mile post 12. Take a right at the first dirt road after milepost 12. Go approximately 1 mile until you come to a large open area with small hill of big boulders in the middle. You are there. Be sure to stay on the existing roads for parking.

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Mile Marker 4
From I-17 or 99th Ave

Take Highway 74 West past the Lake Pleasant turnoffs to mile post 4.  Take a right at the first dirt road after milepost 4. Go approximately 1 mile until you come to a large open area, with trees, where the road goes into a large wash.  You are there.  This is a popular place to camp so if someone is camped in the trees there is another parking are up on the ridge to the West. Just follow the road around and there is plenty of parking.  Be sure to stay on the existing roads for parking.

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Crosscut/Mud Springs

Take Highway 87 North or of Fountain Hills like you are going to Payson.  Go past the Four Peaks turn and then up and over the ridge.  At the bottom of the hill you will see a sign for Mesquite Wash (its the first bridge at the bottom) ) Mile Marker 212) and you turn left just after crossing the bridge over the wash.  Cross the South bound lanes and follow the dirt road on the West side of 87 down into the tree's.  You are there.  When staging at this location you ride the Sycamore Creek trails first then the CrossCut/Mud Springs trails.  

If you want to ride Crosscut/Mud Springs first, turn right after the bridge and follow the road around to the left.

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