Activities

Payson Ranger District, Tonto National Forest Some scenic drives require a certain amount of commitment. Whether it’s time, vehicle requirements or…

Chino Valley Ranger District, Prescott National Forest Both ends of this drive are scenic, but the nature of that scenery — from Prescott’s small-…

Tombstone to Pearce History can be fickle. Long after the last gunfighter was planted on Boot Hill, Tombstone survived to grow into an international…

Cave Creek Ranger District, Tonto National Forest Sheepherders never much liked the Verde River. In spring and fall, they had to swim their flocks…

Las Cienegas National Conservation Area It’s hard to believe that Las Cienegas National Conservation Area was, at one time, at risk of becoming a…

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff “Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.” So wrote the prolific adventurer and naturalist John Muir…

Mogollon Rim, Coconino/Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests The Mogollon Rim. That’s the biggest reason you’ll want to make this drive. Although there…

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Arizona has a lot of scenic beauty, but unless you count lakes, streams and the Colorado River on its western…