Coconino National Forest

The upper part of Cathedral Rock Trail in the Coconino National Forest will be closed for construction for the next two months.

In the wake of two devastating wildfires on the San Francisco Peaks in 2022, forest managers are proposing a host of new restrictions designed to reduce human-caused ignitions. They would ban camping and fires in more areas near Flagstaff and prohibit vehicle access on parts of the Coconino National Forest surrounding the peaks under heightened fire restrictions.

Aaron Mayville will start as the Coconino National Forest's new supervisor at the end of the month and currently serves as a deputy supervisor in north-central Colorado.

Smoke is visible today in the Flagstaff area due to a prescribed pile burn on the Coconino National Forest.

Forest officials say the proposed changes “address the immediate concern for future large human-caused wildfires and are part of a long-term risk reduction strategy focused on forest health and resiliency.”

National forest officials in northern Arizona are taking advantage of wet and snowy conditions to conduct pile burns in the coming weeks.

Coconino National Forest officials are considering a proposal to allow guiding of hiking, cycling, motorized tours and rock climbing in the Mount Elden-Dry Lake Hills and other areas near Flagstaff.

This year’s Arizona Capitol Christmas tree was pulled from a thinning project on the Coconino National Forest.

Coconino National Forest officials are closing several forest roads in the Flagstaff Ranger District this week because of snowy and wet conditions.

Coconino National Forest officials say they’ll continue three large pile burns in the coming days.