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Dune weather summary: Aden Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 54°, 3 mph. Alkali Lake OHV Area, 64°, 8 mph. Amargosa Big Dune, 57°, 5 mph. Aurora Open OHV Area, 39°, 3 mph. Bangs Canyon OHV Trails, 45°, 3 mph. Barnwell Mountain Recreational Area, 57°, 0 mph. Blue Creek OHV Area, 61°, 14 mph. Boulders OHV Staging Area, 63°, 0 mph. Buttercup Valley, 70°, 9 mph. Cameo Cliffs/Hook and OHV Ladder Trail System, 54°, 6 mph. Chappie/Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 55°, 0 mph. Cinder Hills OHV Area, 42°, 20 mph. Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area, 64°, 6 mph. Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 54°, 5 mph. Crescent Sand Dunes, 37°, 5 mph. Cross Bar Ranch Off-Road Park, 58°, 0 mph. Crossroads OHV Area, 73°, 6 mph. Dove Springs OHV Area, 53°, 0 mph. Dumont Dunes, 64°, 2 mph. Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 37°, 5 mph. El Mirage OHV Area, 40°, 3 mph. Escondido Draw Recreational Area, 64°, 17 mph. Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 46°, 1 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Fossil Creek OHV Trail, 45°, 3 mph. Gemini Bridges, 45°, 0 mph. Glamis / Imperial Sand Dunes, 64°, 8 mph. Glenwood Open OHV Area, 39°, 3 mph. Gordon's Well, 70°, 9 mph. Grand Valley Open OHV Area, 46°, 0 mph. Greater Sand Dunes SRMA, 36°, 6 mph, active alert: High Wind Watch. Hackberry Lake Off-Highway Vehicle Use Area, 64°, 8 mph. Hayfield Draw OHV Area, 63°, 0 mph. Haystack Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 53°, 7 mph, active alert: Flood Watch. Head Canyon OHV Recreation Area, 37°, 5 mph. Hog Canyon OHV Trail System, 55°, 9 mph. Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, 72°, 5 mph. Hungry Valley SVRA, 44°, 4 mph. Jawbone Canyon OHV Area, 53°, 0 mph. Johnson Valley OHV Area, 59°, 7 mph. Killpecker Sand Dunes Open Play Area, 36°, 6 mph, active alert: High Wind Watch. Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), 43°, 3 mph. Little Sahara Recreation Area, 45°, 0 mph. Little Sahara State Park, 61°, 8 mph. McCullough Peaks OHV Area, 48°, 0 mph. Mescalero Sands North Dune Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 63°, 11 mph, active alert: Flood Watch. Millican Valley OHV Trail System, 45°, 6 mph. Moon Rocks OHV Area, 47°, 1 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Nellis Dunes OHV Area, 59°, 5 mph. North Sand Hills OHV Area, 37°, 8 mph. Northwest OHV Park, 64°, 0 mph. Oceano Dunes / Pismo Beach, 55°, 0 mph, active alert: Coastal Flood Advisory. Ocotillo Wells SVRA, 72°, 12 mph. Pipestone OHV Area, 36°, 1 mph, active alert: Dense Fog Advisory. Poison Spider / Gold Bar, 45°, 0 mph. Rabbit Creek OHV Trail, 52°, 9 mph. Radar Hill OHV Area, 36°, 0 mph. Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 57°, 7 mph. Red Sands Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 63°, 5 mph. Rice Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 46°, 2 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Robledo Mountains OHV Trail System, 63°, 5 mph. Rosita Flats OHV Area, 61°, 14 mph. Samoa Dunes, 55°, 9 mph, active alert: Coastal Flood Advisory. Sand Flats Recreation Area, 45°, 0 mph. Sand Mountain Open Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 39°, 0 mph. Sand Mountain Pipeline Designated Dispersed Camping Area, 54°, 5 mph. Sand Mountain Recreation Area, 50°, 4 mph, active alert: Lake Wind Advisory. Seep Springs OHV Area, 46°, 3 mph. Shoshone OHV Trail System, 39°, 0 mph. Shotgun Creek OHV Staging Area, 39°, 0 mph. Silver Lake ORV Area, 55°, 3 mph. South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area, 46°, 0 mph, active alert: Frost Advisory. St. Anthony Sand Dunes, 36°, 3 mph. St. Helen Motorsport Area, 48°, 6 mph. Standard Wash OHV Area, 64°, 6 mph. Stoddard Valley OHV Area, 53°, 5 mph. Table Mesa Recreation Area, 63°, 0 mph. Virtue Flat Off-Highway Vehicle Area, 45°, 6 mph. Weiser Dunes, 45°, 3 mph. Whitewash Sand Dunes Open OHV Area and Trail System, 45°, 0 mph. Winnemucca Sand Dunes, 37°, 7 mph.

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Aden Hills Off-Highway… 54° 3 mph Alkali Lake OHV Area 64° 8 mph Amargosa Big Dune 57° 5 mph Aurora Open OHV Area 39° 3 mph Bangs Canyon OHV Trails 45° 3 mph Barnwell Mountain… 57° 0 mph Blue Creek OHV Area 61° 14 mph Boulders OHV Staging Area 63° 0 mph Buttercup Valley 70° 9 mph Cameo Cliffs/Hook and OHV… 54° 6 mph Chappie/Shasta Off-Highway… 55° 0 mph Cinder Hills OHV Area 42° 20 mph Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area 64° 6 mph Coral Pink Sand Dunes 54° 5 mph Crescent Sand Dunes 37° 5 mph Cross Bar Ranch Off-Road Park 58° 0 mph Crossroads OHV Area 73° 6 mph Dove Springs OHV Area 53° 0 mph Dumont Dunes 64° 2 mph Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area 37° 5 mph El Mirage OHV Area 40° 3 mph Escondido Draw Recreational… 64° 17 mph Fort Sage Off-Highway… 46° 1 mph Fossil Creek OHV Trail 45° 3 mph Gemini Bridges 45° 0 mph Glamis / Imperial Sand Dunes 64° 8 mph Glenwood Open OHV Area 39° 3 mph Gordon's Well 70° 9 mph Grand Valley Open OHV Area 46° 0 mph Greater Sand Dunes SRMA 36° 6 mph Hackberry Lake Off-Highway… 64° 8 mph Hayfield Draw OHV Area 63° 0 mph Haystack Mountain… 53° 7 mph Head Canyon OHV Recreation… 37° 5 mph Hog Canyon OHV Trail System 55° 9 mph Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area 72° 5 mph Hungry Valley SVRA 44° 4 mph Jawbone Canyon OHV Area 53° 0 mph Johnson Valley OHV Area 59° 7 mph Killpecker Sand Dunes Open… 36° 6 mph Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle… 43° 3 mph Little Sahara Recreation Area 45° 0 mph Little Sahara State Park 61° 8 mph McCullough Peaks OHV Area 48° 0 mph Mescalero Sands North Dune… 63° 11 mph Millican Valley OHV Trail… 45° 6 mph Moon Rocks OHV Area 47° 1 mph Nellis Dunes OHV Area 59° 5 mph North Sand Hills OHV Area 37° 8 mph Northwest OHV Park 64° 0 mph Oceano Dunes / Pismo Beach 55° 0 mph Ocotillo Wells SVRA 72° 12 mph Pipestone OHV Area 36° 1 mph Poison Spider / Gold Bar 45° 0 mph Rabbit Creek OHV Trail 52° 9 mph Radar Hill OHV Area 36° 0 mph Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Area 57° 7 mph Red Sands Off-Highway… 63° 5 mph Rice Canyon Off-Highway… 46° 2 mph Robledo Mountains OHV Trail… 63° 5 mph Rosita Flats OHV Area 61° 14 mph Samoa Dunes 55° 9 mph Sand Flats Recreation Area 45° 0 mph Sand Mountain Open… 39° 0 mph Sand Mountain Pipeline… 54° 5 mph Sand Mountain Recreation Area 50° 4 mph Seep Springs OHV Area 46° 3 mph Shoshone OHV Trail System 39° 0 mph Shotgun Creek OHV Staging Area 39° 0 mph Silver Lake ORV Area 55° 3 mph South Cow Mountain OHV… 46° 0 mph St. Anthony Sand Dunes 36° 3 mph St. Helen Motorsport Area 48° 6 mph Standard Wash OHV Area 64° 6 mph Stoddard Valley OHV Area 53° 5 mph Table Mesa Recreation Area 63° 0 mph Virtue Flat Off-Highway… 45° 6 mph Weiser Dunes 45° 3 mph Whitewash Sand Dunes Open… 45° 0 mph Winnemucca Sand Dunes 37° 7 mph

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Table Mesa Recreation Area

11,557 acres and 55 miles of trail off I-17

LocationMaricopa County, Arizona — north of Phoenix off I-17
Entry points1 verified
Size11,557 acres (about 18 square miles) with over 55 miles of marked multiple-use trails
Conditions63° · 0 mph

Trip check

Before you go

  • No permit required.
  • 🥵 Desert conditions make this only rideable October through May.

Guide

About this area

An 11,557-acre BLM recreation area — about 18 square miles — with over 55 miles of marked multiple-use trail, an hour north of Phoenix off I-17. The Little Pan Staging Area is the main way in and includes two OHV training areas, which makes this a genuinely good place to put a new rider.

At a glance

Quick facts

Best season
October through May
Managing agency
BLM Hassayampa Field Office
Permit status
No permit required

Access

Getting there

  • Little Pan Staging AreaEntrance

    Take Exit 236 (Table Mesa Road) off I-17. Turn west over the freeway, then right (north) onto the frontage road / Table Mesa Road. Drive about 2.5 miles north, take the left fork then the right fork to the staging area. Two accessible vault toilets and two OHV training areas here.

    Verified by Full Throttle Trader

Rules

Rules

Specific to Table Mesa Recreation Area

  • Free to park, ride and camp, but every machine must display a valid OHV decal.
  • Primitive dispersed camping is free up to a 14-day limit.
  • No drinking water or RV dump station, only two accessible vault toilets.
  • No shade structures or picnic tables.
Show all 7 area-specific rules
  • There are two OHV training areas at the staging area.
  • Source: Arizona Game and Fish Department OHV Program — www.azgfd.com, www.blm.gov
  • 📋 Arizona: an OHV decal is required for off-highway use on public land.
Standard OHV rules (3)

Common equipment, registration and trail-use rules still apply.

  • ⭐ Ride to the highest safety standard, not the legal minimum.
  • 🪖 Arizona: DOT helmet required for any operator or passenger under 18.
  • 🗺️ Take an offline map as there is no cell service.

Permits

Permits & registration

No permit required

Day pass
Free — free to park, ride and camp

No BLM permit needed for general use. Arizona OHV decal required.

BLM Hassayampa Field Office official page (current closures & alerts)

Permit rules change. Confirm with the managing agency before you ride.

Trip support

Fuel, food & local help

Pump gas & diesel

  • 🔴 LAST FUEL — Shell, Exit 232 (New River) — OPEN 24 HOURSfuel

    COMING NORTH FROM PHOENIX — one exit before yours · OPEN 24 HOURS. The last fuel on I-17 before Exit 236. Fill here — there is nothing at the staging area. · 3906 W New River Rd, New River, AZ 85087

  • Services can be found in Phoenix / north valleyfuel

    SOUTH ON I-17 — stock up before you head out · Everything you need before the run north.

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