Superstition Wilderness
About 160,200 acres with no roads, no water, and no cell service. This is where the serious mileage is.
- Managed by
- Tonto National Forest
- From Phoenix
- 1 hr – 1 hr 30 min east
- Entry
- Free; some trailheads charge parking
Before you go
Fees, access, and what people get wrong here.
- About 160,200 acres with no water, no signage beyond junction posts, and no cell coverage in the canyons.
- Mechanized travel is prohibited, no bikes, no drones, no motorized equipment anywhere inside the boundary.
- Search and rescue operations here are frequent and usually involve heat or a wrong turn. Carry a paper map.
Trails here
Routes in this guide that start inside the park.