Facility · Arizona ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Tonto National Forest (NF) · Open Access
Horton Day Use Sit has six picnic units and is located three miles south of the Arizona Game & Fish Department Tonto Hatchery. Visitors are welcome and they offer a self-guided tour. Trout fishing in both Tonto Creek and Horton Creek is a popular pastime.
Horton Day-Use Site & Upper Tonto Creek Campground: Travel 17 miles east of Payson on State Hwy. 260. Just east of Mile Marker #269 at Kohl’s Ranch, turn left (north) on Forest Road (FR) 289. Travel one mile north to these sites. Hike upstream. View and download a map.
34.34024, -111.09726 · 34°20'24.9"N 111°5'50.1"W
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| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 3 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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