The Spanish 16th-century expeditions looking for gold, specifically the " Seven Cities of Gold", inspired more modern gold prospecting in the Superstitions, including those by Don Miguel Peralta from Mexico, who, in 18, supposedly amassed large quantities of gold from the area. That trail became known as the "Yavapai Trail" or "Tonto Trail". It was used by the Yavapai to traverse through the Superstition Mountains. The pre-modern history of what is now Tortilla Flat indicates that the valley had a creek running through it. Several hiking trails into the Superstition Mountains begin near Tortilla Flat. Most of these were constructed in the late 1980s after a fire consumed the existing store, restaurant and motel on the same site the mercantile/gift shop was built in 2009. The town is made up primarily of a country store, a saloon (bar/restaurant), a BBQ Patio that has a live band daily starting late December thru April or until it gets too hot, a mercantile/gift shop, and a small museum. Since 2019, Tortilla Flat is owned and operated by RTDK Management. A flood in 1942 badly damaged the town, resulting in many residents moving away. From this time (1904) on, Tortilla Flat has had a small (less than 100 people) but continuous population. Originally a camping ground for the prospectors who searched for gold in the Superstition Mountains in the mid-to-late 19th century, Tortilla Flat was later a freight camp for the construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Tortilla Flat can be reached by vehicles on the Apache Trail ( State Route 88), via Apache Junction. Post Office in Phoenix, Tortilla Flat is presumed to be Arizona's smallest official "community" having a U.S.
According to the Gross Management Department of Arizona's main U.S. It is the last surviving stagecoach stop along the Apache Trail. It is located in the central part of the state, northeast of Apache Junction. Tortilla Flat is a small unincorporated community in far eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
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