Who Are We
and Where Do We Ride?

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Who are We
and Where do we ride?

The Phoenix ATV / UTV Club is a Phoenix-based All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) / Utility-Terrain-Vehicle (UTV) / Side-by-Side (SxS) club established in the Fall of 2018 by a group of individuals who are dedicated to the sport of safe and responsible Off-Highway-Vehicle (OHV) riding in Arizona. 

Explore the great outdoors of Arizona

Our club organizes, provides, and promotes safe and environmentally-responsible recreational opportunities and activities, appropriate for our members and their families, throughout Arizona but with a primary focus near the surrounding areas of Phoenix.

Where do we ride near Phoenix?

NORTHWEST

Morristown / Wickenburg OHV Area

  • Jackass Flats OHV Area  (Dragon Mine, China Wall, Anderson Mill, Tin Shed, Marry Me Mine)
  • Vulture Mtn OHV Area (Vulture Arch “Party” Cave, Stovepipe Cemetery/Mine)
  • Wickenburg-Hassayampa Box Canyon-Stanton Gold Fields-Yarnell
  • Wickenburg-Buckhorn Mtns-Lake Pleasant

Lake Pleasant OHV Area

  • Castle Hot Springs-Walkers Gulch-Cow Creek
  • Walkers Gulch-Cooper Ranch-1890Walnut Grove Dam Disaster Site
  • Lake Pleasant-Castle Hot Springs-Morristown
  • Lake Pleasant-Buckhorn Mtns-Constellation Rd-Wickenburg
  • Backway to Crown King
  • Boulders OHV Area (Hieroglyphic Mtns Loop, Big Reef Mill)

 

NORTHEAST
& EAST VALLEY

Tonto National Forest

  • Four Peaks OHV Area/El Oso Mine
  • Rolls OHV Area (Saquaro Lake Cove #2)
  • Mt Ord-Mazatzal Wilderness Area
  • Mt Ord-Backway to Barlett Lake
  • Camp Creek-Needlerock
  • Cave Creek-Seven Springs-Humboldt Mtn-CP Butte-Roundtree Canyon-Bloody Basin-Sheeps Bridge Crossing
  • New River Canyon (FR41) trail
  • Big Maggie May trail (Stone Cabin remains, Gray Gulch switchbacks)
  • I-17 Bloody Basin Rd-Sheeps Bridge Crossing
  • Montana Mtn
  • Middle Gila Canyons OHV Area-Gila Box Canyon-Martinez Canyon

NEAR NORTH

Table Mesa OHV Area

  • Table Mesa Recreation Area trail system
  • Table Mesa-New River Canyon-Seven Springs-Humboldt Mtn
  • Table Mesa-New River Canyon-Bloody Basin-Sheeps Bridge Crossing
  • Indian Fort-Tip Top Mine [CLOSED by local rancher 2019]
  • Table Mesa-New River
  • Table Mesa-Rock Springs-Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee OHV Area

  • Bumble Bee OHV Area trails system
  • Bumble Bee Historical Mines ride (Antelope Creek Waterfall, Hidden Treasures Mine, American Flag Mine, Golden Turkey Mine, DeSoto Mine, St Johns Mine)
  • Backway to Cleator (Black Canyon Creek, Turkey Creek, Howard Mine)
  • Rock Springs-Black Canyon City-Maggie Mine trail
  • Bumble Bee to Cordes Junction
  • Bumble Bee-Mayer-Palace Station-Senator Hwy-Crown Link-Cleator Loop

FAR NORTH

Coconino National Forest

  • Cottonwood- Sedona Area
  • Sedona Red Rock Ranger District OHV Routes
  • Mormon Mtn-Munds Park-Sedona Vista Pt

Prescott National Forest

  • Cherry-Goat Peak Trail-Mingus Mtn-Jerome
  • Mayer-Palace Station-Senator Hwy-Crown King
  • Bumble Bee-Cleator-Crown King-CCC Campground-Horsethief Basin Lake & Fire Tower
  • Bradshaw Mtns

SOUTHWEST

  • Sundad to AmTrak Sunset Limited Train Derailment Site
  • Harquahala Observatory trail
  • Harquahala Mine – Wenden Overlook

Our gallery

Recent 2020
Club Rides

We had quite a few club rides this past calendar year even with the wildfire closures, summer heat advisories, and Covid pandemic mitigation restrictions. The ride leaders also do exploratory pre-rides to plan out routes for future club rides. Members of our Facebook Group do impromptu private ride invitations all the time.

Jan 23 - Wickenburg - Jackass Flats Ride
- Andersen Mica Mill - China Dam - Dragon Mine
+ post-ride Desert Dessert Bar

Jan 25 - Wickenburg - Stanton Gold Flields/Ghost Town - Tarnell - Hassayampa River Box Canyon
+ post-ride Desert Dessert Bar

Feb 8 - Four Peaks Mountain Summit
- EL Oso Mine Tour Ride
+ post-ride BBQ & Desert Dessert Bar

Feb 16 - Western Sedona Ride

Apr 18 - Table Mesa OHV Area
Exploratory Ride - Indian Fort
- "Terminator Route" + 4 water crossings

Apr 25 - Cave Creek - Humboldt Mtn FAA Radar
Installation - CP Butte - Roundtree Canyon
- Sheeps Bridge Crossing Ride

May 12 - Bumble Bee - Mayer - Palace Station
- Old Senator Hwy - historic town of Crown King
- Cleator Yacht Club Saloon Ride

May 16 - Cherry - Goat Peak Trail
- Mingus Mtn Loop Trail & Hang Glider Platform - historic mining town of Jerome Ride

May 30 - Mount Ord - Mazatzal Wilderness Area - Pala Oven - Mt Peeley Trailhead Ride

May 30 ride video
- courtesy of Jody Isaac
(c) Dirt Therapy Nation YouTube Channel

Sept 12 - Wickenburg - Stanton Gold Fields/Ghost Town - Yarnell - Hassayampa River Box Canyon Ride + post-ride BBQ & Desert Dessert Bar

Sept 12 ride video
- courtesy of Jody Isaac
(c) Dirt Therapy Nation YouTube Channel

Sept 26 - Sedona Red Rock Ranger District
OHV Area Ride - Honanki Cliff Dwellings
+ post-ride Desert Dessert Bar

Sept 26 ride video
- courtesy of Todd Dewey
Wodzilla Productions

Oct 3 - Bumble Bee OHV Area
- Bradshaw Mtns - Cleator - Crown King
- Horsethief Basin Mtn Lake
+ post-ride Desert Dessert Bar

Oct 17 - Mogollon Rim Ride

Oct 24 - Morristown-to-Wickenburg Ride

Nov 14 - Boulders OHV Area - Big Reef Mill
& post-ride BBQ

Nov 28 -Wittman to Vulture Mtn OHV Area
Mines & Vulture Arch Cave

Dec 12 - New River Canyon Trail
- Humboldt Mtn - Big Maggie May Trail

Dec 12 ride video
- courtesy of Tony Carcoba

RIDES 

Club Rides, Partnership rides with the Arizona OHV Ambassador “Show Me” Rides, Membership Drives & Rides (with BBQ or Desert Dessert Bar Social after ride), New Member Rides, Geocache Rides, Bucket List Rides, Poker Run/Bingo Run/BBQs, Christmas Light Cruise Parades

 

3-23-19 Jackass Flats Group Trail photo

EDUCATIONAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AND FORUMS

On each meeting’s agenda, there will be a minimum 15-minute Trail Talk discussion, plus a 15-minute education program or video presentation, or open mike discussion on various topics. 

Guest speakers, Q&A sessions and Hands-on demonstrations, Educational Handouts & Maps, Offsite 1-3 hour Educational Roundtable Discussions (e.g. Rugged Radios vs Beofeng Radios, GPS Basics & Best Practices, Sharing of GPS Tracks, Garmin Basecamp, Wilderness First Aid, etc.).   

There is usually a 1/2 hour of ride videos shown before each meeting to entertain the early arrivals as members and visitors sign in.  

Side tables are also set up for our reference library of maps, trail talk presentations, trail books, and club merchandise.

 

SOCIAL EVENTS   

Meetings, Social Events, and Educational Roundtable Forums are held at different venues (e.g. Cabelas, Bass Pro, ATV dealerships, sports grills, restaurants, and community centers). BBQ & Meeting at Arizona Game & Fish HQ or Ben Avery Range on Carefree Hwy Ride & Meet (eg. Table Mesa ride to New River with lunch meeting at Roadrunner Restaurant). Post-ride BBQs or Desert Dessert Bar meet-and-greets after a ride.  

How to JOIN the PAUC club
and gain access to the Members-Only-Access features

Revised 04/27/2020  © Phoenix ATV / UTV Club

Welcome to the Phoenix ATV/UTV Club.

Click the JOIN button on the top blue Menu bar to join the club.  PAUC Member Membership fees are $30 per year (per single email address) for 12-months from date of purchase with automated renewal reminder notices generated a year later.  Access to the Members-Only-Access menus and materials is NOT immediate upon sign-up in  Phase I although it looks like an Amazon account cart.  There is an manual audit process for validating the member information against the credit card/cash/check receipts by the volunteer staff.  This also applies to club merchandise orders.  We usually respond and approve within 12-24 hours.

We recommend using the secured third-party national credit card payment provider to speed up the process.  All major credit cards are accepted.  Credit card information is not stored nor is it accessible by anyone associated with our website.  Memberships and three (3) merchandise order status emails are auto-generated to keep the member informed of the ORDER PLACED -> PENDING PAYMENT -> COMPLETED ORDER process. 

A successful Log-In will take the member to their Profile Dashboard and unlock the Membership Account and Members-Only-Access menus.  Access to the Facebook website does require the setup of a Facebook account and request to join the group in Phase I.    Use the Membership Account menu to edit your profile or reset your password.

We will be adding future dynamic features, content, and new sections/pages each month.  We hope you will be impressed by our initial Phase I efforts.  The website is best viewed on Desktop/Laptop computers but there are condensed rearranged column formats for Tablet and Mobile device viewing. 

Most of the website is informative in line with our Club Focus on RidesSocial Events, and Education Forums & Trail Talk presentations.  The “Open to the Public” rides and events will appear in the General Announcements area while access to the Events Calendar for club rides and our other Members-Only-Access Benefits will REQUIRE membership.

Club Merchandise

We have activated an e-commerce store on the website for ordering club merchandise.  Purchased official logo bumper stickers and holographic reflective logo stickers will be mailed to the member’s home address.  There is no drop-ship capability or automated shipping in our Phase II release.   Thank you in advance for your support of our social club and we hope you find value in being an active member.

When a merchandise order is placed, the member receives a confirmation email stating the order is ON-HOLD until we confirm that payment has been received.  For merchandise orders, a second email is generated when the purchase order is being processed with our vendors followed by a third email when the merchandise is available for pickup or has been mailed.

Hats, T-shirts, and Club Flags will soon be added to the product line.  Hoodies, Long Sleeve T-shirts and Sweatshirts are also being considered for the coming cooler temps.

Video explaining How to Join the PAUC club and gain access to the Members-Only-Access features

Double-click the video image below to view the JOIN, CONTACT US, and MEMBERS-ONLY-ACCESS features. 

You can expand to FULL SCREEN by clicking the YouTube icon [Full Screen] button at the bottom right of the YouTube video.  Hit your {Esc} key to return to normal viewing.

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Phoenix ATV / UTV Club Facebook Website
and YouTube Channel

Our club has a Facebook Group website for full social media interaction with our Facebook Followers for Discussion blogs, Member contacts, Rides, Event Calendar Announcements, Sharing of Member Videos and Photos, and General OHV announcements.
 
In addition, our club has its own YouTube Channel for posting of our Four Points of the Compass ride videos and Educational Forums and Roundtable Discussion presentations.
 

UPCOMING RIDES & DESTINATION HIGHLIGHTS

Lake Pleasant OHV Area

  • Castle-Hot Springs – Walkers Gulch-Cow Creek Loop ride

Morristown – Jackass Flats OHV Area

  • Dragon Mine
  • China Wall
  • Anderson Mica Mill
  • Tin Shed

Lake Pleasant – Buckhorn Mtns – Wickenburg

  • Lake Pleasant OHV Area
  • Castle Hot Springs
  • Buckhorn Mtns
  • Abe Lincoln Mine
  • Constellation Road
  • Lunch in Wickenburg
  • Blue Tank Road 

Bumble Bee OHV Area

  • Bumble Bee Wash
  • Govt Springs Wash
  • Antelope Creek Waterfall
  • Hidden Treasure Mine
  • American Flag Mine
  • Golden Turkey Mine
  • Historic mining town of Cleator
  • DeSoto Copper Mine
  • St. Johns Mine

Christmas Light Cruise

Wickenburg – Jackass Flats OHV Area

  • Dragon Mine
  • China Dam
  • Anderson Mica Mill

Wickenburg – Stanton – Yarnell 

  • Stanton Goldfields/Ghost Town
  • Lunch in Yarnell
  • Shrine of St Joseph in the Mountains
  • Hassayampa River Box Canyon + hidden slot canyon

Four Peaks / Rolls OHV Area

  • Ride from desert to top of Four Peaks Mtns
  • El Oso Mine Tour
  • Rolls OHV Area to Saquaro Lake Hidden Beach Cove #2

KofA Wildlife Refuge

  • Open to the Public – AZ OHV Ambassadors “Show Me” Ride

Sedona Red Rock Ranger District OHV Area

  • Diamondback Gulch Trail
  • Honanki & Lapatki Indian Cliff Dwelling Ruins

Table Mesa OHV Area Geocache Ride

  • Table Mesa OHV Area
  • Indian Fort
  • Water Crossings

New River Canyon Trail

  • 20-mile transverse of scenic New River Canyon trail with many changing elevations
  • Snyder Rock Formation
  • Humboldt Mtn FAA Radar Installation
  • Big Maggie May Trail
  • Grey Gulch Switchbacks

Our Mission

The Phoenix ATV / UTV Club is a Phoenix-based All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) / Utility-Terrain-Vehicle (UTV) / Side-by-Side (SxS) club established in the Fall of 2018 by a group of individuals who are dedicated to the sport of safe and responsible Off-Highway-Vehicle (OHV) riding in Arizona. 

The Mission Statement and Purpose of the organization shall be consistent with those contained in the Articles of Incorporation, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
Section 4.1.1To enhance the experiences of ATV / UTV / SxS ownership and social club membership through the fellowship and sharing of riding experiences of its members via monthly meetings, educational programs, and OHV rides in the great outdoors of Arizona.  
Section 4.1.2 –  To provide an educational & recreational forum and become a leading source of local trail riding locations, staging and terrain information, and to answer general OHV inquiries for new members and people moving into the Phoenix region. 
Section 4.1.3To organize, provide, and promote safe and environmentally-responsible recreational opportunities and activities, appropriate for members and their families, throughout Arizona but with a primary focus near the surrounding areas of Phoenix. 
Section 4.1.4To advocate the sharing of common interests and exploring new terrain as well as helping to make the riding of All-Terrain-Vehicles a rewarding outdoor activity.
Section 4.1.5To promote and educate members and the general public in regard to responsible OHV riding along with safety, riding etiquette, sportsmanship, and awareness and respect for the environment. 
Section 4.1.6To establish a working relationship and collaboration with OHV-related state and federal government agencies and with other All-Terrain-Vehicle clubs for the promotion, creation and maintenance of permanent OHV trails in the area and to be available at the call of State Agencies in emergency situations.
Section 4.1.7The Phoenix ATV / UTV Club is a responsible member of the OHV riding community.  As such, the Club promotes safe, ethical, and responsible operation of OHVs during club rides in accordance with Arizona Revised Statute 28-1174A-D  Safe and Responsible Operation of your OHV vehicle and in accordance with Arizona Revised Statute 28-1381 Driving or actual physical control while under the influence, which prohibits the operation of motorized vehicles, including OHVs, while under the influence of any substance that may impair the operator’s judgment or ability. Therefore, the Club prohibits the consumption or use of any substance during a club ride that has the potential to impair the operator’s judgment or ability.