Dupont Cabin

Tonto National Forest outside of Phoenix, AZ offers some of the best opportunities in the nation for a true backcountry 4x4 overland adventure. FR236 is a gateway to this type of experience. The trail provides stunning vistas of the Tonto Basin and Four Peaks Region. The trail has a stop at the iconic Dupont Cabin an old ranch house where you can get a glimpse of what frontier life used to be like. Several primitive campsites have beautiful views of the surrounding canyons. The trail can be a challenge for stock 4x4s because of the loose steep climb along the ledge road. Even experienced drivers will be challenged on this route. But the rewards are when you get to the top and can see for miles in all directions. Once on top, tall ponderosa pines provide some much-needed shade during summer months.