What this stage means
No fire order is posted for this forest as of our last check, so the everyday rules apply: fires in the rings, dead and down wood only, and drowned out cold before you leave. That can change on a windy afternoon.
There are currently no fire restrictions on the Tonto National Forest.
Stage 1, stage 2, and closures explained in plain words — including how a county burn ban is a different rule with a different boundary.
Read the order yourself
The forest's own alerts page has the current order, with the map of what it covers and the exceptions written out. The ranger district office nearest your trailhead can tell you the same thing over the phone.
Fire orders change with the weather — check the forest's alerts page or ranger district before you light anything.