Central Hiking

Long Canyon Trail

Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sedona If you’ve ever hiked in the Grand Canyon or Sycamore Canyon or Aravaipa Canyon, Long Canyon won’t strike…
Southern Camping

Rose Canyon Campground

Coronado National Forest, Tucson Rose Canyon Campground has one of the prettiest names in this book, and it’s well deserved. On the banks of both…
Northern Camping

Kaibab Lake Campground

Kaibab National Forest, Williams One of the larger campgrounds in the area, Kaibab Lake, just east of Williams, features a boat ramp, a huge group…
Western Camping

Wild Cow Springs Campground

Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Tucked within the Hualapai Mountains, Wild Cow Springs Campground is a small, scenic wonder. At roughly 6,200…
Central Scenic Drives

Mount Ord

Payson Ranger District, Tonto National Forest Some scenic drives require a certain amount of commitment. Whether it’s time, vehicle requirements or…
Central Scenic Drives

Prescott to Camp Wood

Chino Valley Ranger District, Prescott National Forest Both ends of this drive are scenic, but the nature of that scenery — from Prescott’s small-…
Central Hiking

Chillicut Trail

Four Peaks, Tonto National Forest Most people in metropolitan Phoenix can point out the Four Peaks — it’s the most prominent landmark looking east,…
Northern Hiking

Grandview Trail

South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park You could spend a lifetime hiking the Grand Canyon and never see it all. Most people don’t have that kind of…