For those that have used the wilderness for twenty years or more they will find it difficult to live with strict regulations involving the use of the Superstition Wilderness. This past winter on several occasions both parking facilities at First Water were filled to capacity. This use is fully recognized as to much human impact for the fragile desert environment of the wilderness. The survival of the Superstition Wilderness Area's fragile environment will be dependent on controlled access to the area and good management. Grand Canyon National Park schedules trail use up to a year in advance.
Every user is tagged.
The use of the Grand Canyon trails requires long range planning. If the impact continues to rise at its present rate, some type of control measures will have to be implemented in the near future. Every citizen interested in hiking, horseback riding and camping should keep themselves abreast of all regulations being implemented or recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forestry Department, Tonto National Forest applicable to the Superstition Wilderness Area. It is apparent the Superstition Wilderness Area has become a crowded wilderness. Forty years ago man's impact was restricted primarily to grazing allotments and limited mining.