Central Hiking

Bear Sign Trail

Coconino National Forest, Sedona Bear Canyon, Bear Creek, Bear Wallow ... there are many places in Arizona that have the noun “bear” in their names…
Central Scenic Drives

Apache Trail

Tonto National Forest, Superstition Mountains What are you going to remember about 2020? Actually, don’t answer that; this is a family magazine. But…
Central Hiking

West Fork Oak Creek Trail

Coconino National Forest, Sedona If you’re looking for isolation, this hike won’t deliver. On weekends and holidays, especially in the spring and…
Central Scenic Drives

Cherry Creek Road

Prescott National Forest, Verde Valley It takes a lot for a scenic drive to become a Scenic Drive. That’s a goofy way of saying we at Arizona…
Central Hiking

Black Canyon Trail

Prescott National Forest, Cottonwood It isn’t easy to hike from one life zone to another. But that’s the allure of this strenuous trail. In the…
Eastern Scenic Drives

Greens Peak

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, White Mountains The San Francisco Peaks, Escudilla Mountain and Big Lake are just a few of the Arizona locations…
Southern Hiking

Canelo Hills West Trail

In Arizona, there are trails that climb to the tundra, there are trails that drop a mile into the earth, and there are trails that cut through the…
Central Scenic Drives

Greenback Valley Road

Sierra Ancha, Tonto National Forest “Over the river and through the woods” isn’t a saying you’d expect to apply to the Sonoran Desert, but Greenback…