AZ-Salt+River--Granite+Reef+Recreation+Area

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Maricopa County
=Salt River= =Granite Reef Recreation Area= Tonto National Forest Mesa, Arizona 85215 Granite Reef Recreation Area webpage Salt River map

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Salt River--Granite Reef Recreation Area
Coordinates: 33.5138839, -111.6830875 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Granite Reef Recreation Area
The Lower Salt River borders this site. This riparian area is outstanding for bird watching for warblers, shorebirds, and spring and fall migratory fowl. Fishermen use this area year-round.

This site is located 14 miles northeast of Mesa. From Mesa, travel 7 miles east on the Superstition Freeway (US-60) to Power Road/Bush Highway/Forest Road (FR) 204 and turn north. Follow Bush Highway for 7 miles to the site. This is the first site next to the river coming from the west on Bush Highway. From Granite Reef Recreation Area webpage

Tips for birding Salt River
Located just northeast of Mesa lies the Lower Salt River Recreation Area of the Tonto National Forest, which provides birders with overall one of the better areas to bird in the county. This recreation area is accessed by taking the Bush Highway as the central point to access many different recreation sites along the river. Every site here is productive in it's own way. The Salt River is in the middle of the lower sonoran desert habitats that make up this part of Arizona, and all along the river lies stands and forests of cottonwoods, willows, and mesquites. With this excellent source of riparian habitat, the Lower Salt River is valuable to many different species, which includes resident and breeding birds, as well as migratory and wintering species. From Birding in Maricopa County

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