Activities

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…

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

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…

Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff The ponderosa pines that cover a wide swath of Arizona made Flagstaff the vital Northern Arizona city it is…

Chiricahua National Monument, Chiricahua Mountains Every year, Chiricahua National Monument gets only about 60,000 visitors — roughly as many as you…

In the 1950s, more than 150 sites were in the running to be the United States’ first national astronomical observatory, but Kitt Peak, southwest of…

Queen Valley, Superstition Mountains Some scenic drives require a hefty time commitment and a lot of miles on the odometer. They’re worth it, of…

Blake Ranch Road starts and ends on two of Arizona’s busiest roadways, but it’s not unusual to drive this 22-mile road near Kingman on a weekday and…