Arizona is a prime place to ride your ATV. The valleys and flat lands are great for really opening up your ATV. The Sonoran Desert area formed where the Yellow Mountains meets the Gila Bend Mountains,and it forms a great valley to explore with your ATV.
The Crown King Area is about 35 miles north of Phoenix, and you will find everything from old mines to some great winding trails in the area. The Ehrenberg Sandbowl is another popular place to ride your ATV with its hills and sand and a web of trails to ride around.
For some easy ATV driving, check out Route 66. You will find 42 miles of this road from Kingman to Topock, at the California border. Lake Havasu has many areas for exploring trails on your ATV. Sedona and Flagstaff are also popular spots for riders.
If you're a beginner, the "tot lot" at Hayfield Draw is a great place to start and once you get your confidence up, the Hot Wells Dunes Recreation Area has 2000 acres of rolling sand dunes for lots of open riding. Tonto National Forest has two areas specifically dedicated for ATV use, Rolls OHV Area and Bulldog Canyon. Vermilion Cliffs Highway has 277 miles of trails that wind through small rural communities and a Navajo Indian Reservation on the east.
You will find lot so of loose sand when you ride the areas in Arizona. Raceway now carries sandtires for your ATV. If you're going to hit these hills, make sure you have the best tires you can get on your ATV.