Central Scenic Drives

Cottonwood to Clarkdale

Tuzigoot National Monument Everything old is new again. That phrase just about sums up the route from Cottonwood to Clarkdale, which follows three…
Western Scenic Drives

Six Mile Crossing

Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office There are times when the roads that lead to a scenic drive are anything but scenic. And some roads…
Western Scenic Drives

Red Cloud Mine Road

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma Depending on which poll you believe, 5 to 10 percent of Americans think the Apollo moon landings were a hoax…
Western Scenic Drives

Kingman to Pearce Ferry

Lake Mead National Recreation Area It’s indisputable (in the opinion of one Arizona Highways writer, anyway) that I Still Haven’t Found What I’m…
Western Scenic Drives

Cottonwood Road

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Maybe you’re on your way to Las Vegas for the weekend and you’d like a little peace and quiet before you hit the…
Southern Scenic Drives

Redington Road

Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Ranger District With an afternoon to kill during a visit to Tucson, my husband and I decide to explore…
Southern Scenic Drives

Mescal Road

Coronado National Forest, Santa Catalina Ranger District Tucson is one big city — not as big as Phoenix and nowhere near as big as L.A., but big…
Southern Scenic Drives

Pinery Canyon

Coronado National Forest, Douglas Ranger District On a late-July morning, my husband picks through a basket of local peaches at the Portal Store…