Central Camping

Clear Creek Campground

Coconino National Forest, Camp Verde Just off State Route 260, this campground is nestled in a riparian area on the banks of Clear Creek. That means…
Southern Camping

Cochise Stronghold Campground

Coronado National Forest, Pearce Legends were born in the Dragoon Mountains. There, Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise hid from and battled his…
Southern Hiking

King Canyon Trail

Saguaro National Park, near Tucson James Taylor has a brother. Actually, he has two. And a sister. They’ve all been in the music business, on and…
Central Hiking

Bear Mountain Trail

Red Rock Ranger District, Coconino National Forest You won’t see any bears on the Bear Mountain Trail. Unlike some of the other great “bear” trails…
Central Hiking

Oak Trail

Tonto National Forest, Pine Unlike For What It’s Worth, the Buffalo Springfield hit that doesn’t include the song title in its lyrics, there’s an…
Southern Scenic Drives

Empire Ranch Road

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…
Northern Scenic Drives

West Side Mormon Lake Road

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

Forest Road 300

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