Activities

Coronado National Forest, Douglas When it comes to Southeastern Arizona mountain ranges, the Chiricahuas are the main attraction. And they’re best…

Superstition Mountains, Tonto National Forest In the 1930s, you might have seen Arthur Weber wandering around Peralta Canyon. He’d go out there…

Oatman to Bullhead City When you’re standing amid chollas and yuccas in the Arizona mining town of Oatman, it’s hard to fathom that you’re just a 14…

Coronado National Forest, Tucson As backyard playgrounds go, Tucson might have every other city beat. To the east and west are the two districts of…

Sonoran Desert, Gila Bend Emerson had it right: “There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant.” And these days, the constant…

Prescott National Forest, Prescott The origin of the word “wilderness” is wildeornes, which comes from wild deor (“wild deer” + ness). In a broader…

Dragoon Mountains, Tombstone The O.K. Corral. The Bird Cage Theatre. Gunfight re-enactments. When it comes to Wild West history, Tombstone has…

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Two point nine miles. That’s what separates two of the most disparate hiking experiences in Arizona. On one end is…