OHV AMBASSADOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis for future Ambassador trainings at dates and locations to be determined.

• Do you like to ride Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs) in Arizona?
• Do you want to help promote a POSITIVE image of OHV recreation in Arizona and help protect the future of OHV recreation on public lands in Arizona?
• Are you concerned with irresponsible uses taking place at OHV areas that give motorized recreation a bad name?
• Do you want to get to know your land managers better and work with them to help preserve the future of your activity?
• Do you want to receive FREE vehicle, communications, and first aid/CPR training?

If you answered yes to any of these questions…

…then you are just who we're looking for in an OHV Ambassador!

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Arizona OHV Ambassador program is a newly developed volunteer program that provides a means for private citizens to work with a variety of federal, state, and local land managers and public safety officials in Arizona to promote responsible off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation on public, state, and private lands. These volunteers contribute their time, experience, and local knowledge of OHV areas in Arizona by monitoring public lands in groups of two or more on motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), utility vehicles (UTVs), or 4x4 vehicles. Through these monitoring efforts volunteers provide a positive image of their recreation activity, identify and record road, trail, and other resource issues, report misuse of lands, and participate in special projects to enhance OHV areas in Arizona. OHV Ambassadors receive extensive training from professional training representatives and serve as a point of contact for other OHV users to obtain helpful and informative information about the trails they ride.

PATROL AREAS

• OHV Ambassadors will be given the opportunity to select from three areas for the pilot phase of the program.
  Lake Pleasant Area - includes the Bradshaw Foothills area and Table Mesa road, west of the I-17 freeway.
• North Scottsdale Area - includes Granite Mountain Multi-Use Area and southwestern portions of the Tonto National Forest (Cave Creek District).
• Florence Junction Area - includes Desert Wells Multi-Use Area and the BLM portion of the Middle Gila Canyons area.

EXPERIENCE

Anyone who is an avid OHV user or simply an interested member of the public, and who is able to provide their own highway licensed/street legal transportation, can volunteer as an OHV Ambassador, provided they are willing to abide by the OHV Ambassador Code of Conduct. OHV Ambassador volunteers will be recruited and selected without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, color, national origin or disability.

APPLICATION

OHV Ambassador Application Download (MS Word)
OHV Ambassador Application Download (PDF)

OHV AMBASSADOR TRAINING Program

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis for future Ambassador trainings at dates and locations to be determined.

Interested applicants should download and submit an application to Arizona State Parks (if you have previously submitted an application, there is no need to submit another).

Completed MS Word applications can be sent electronically to twaskey@azstateparks.gov
If you print out an application, please complete it and mail to:

Arizona State Parks
Attn: Amy Racki
1300 W Washington St
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Applicants will be notified as to their eligibility at least one month in advance of any upcoming training dates.

For more information, email ohv@azstateparks.gov or call 602/542-7126