Central Hiking

Secret Canyon Trail

Red Rock Ranger District, Sedona Despite its name, this trail isn’t much of a secret. None of the hikes in and around Sedona are. Nonetheless, you’…
Southern Hiking

Wild Burro-Alamo Springs Loop

Tortolita Mountains, Town of Marana In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that the trailhead for this loop is within a chip shot of…
Central Scenic Drives

Salt Mine Road

Prescott National Forest, Camp Verde Everything you need to know about Camp Verde can be learned by driving Salt Mine Road. It highlights the town’s…
Eastern Scenic Drives

Point of Pines Road

San Carlos Apache Tribe, Globe The road to Point of Pines Lake (Indian Road 8) plucks travelers from brushy desert and leads into a countryside that…
Southern Scenic Drives

Kentucky Camp

Santa Rita Mountains, Coronado National Forest A former mining camp on the eastern flanks of the Santa Rita Mountains, Kentucky Camp makes a…
Central Scenic Drives

Queen Valley Road

Superstition Mountains, Tonto National Forest Relationships are funny things. To make them work, you have to compromise. The same rule can be…
Southern Hiking

Heart of Rocks Loop

Chiricahua National Monument, Chiricahua Mountains The Apaches called them “standing-up rocks.” Today, people call them hoodoos or pinnacles or the…
Southern Scenic Drives

Green Valley to Vail

Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest The drive from Green Valley to Vail, with a side trip into Madera Canyon, winds into and around the Santa…