Northern Scenic Drives

Point Sublime

When the payoff on a scenic drive is something called Point Sublime, it’s reasonable to think that the drive itself might fall short. In this case,…
Eastern Scenic Drives

State Route 78

State Route 78 is Scarlett Johansson before Lost in Translation. Or, if you prefer, Ryan Gosling before The Notebook. That tortured metaphor is a…
Central Scenic Drives

Forest Road 202

When I’m looking for routes that are worthy of being featured in Arizona Highways, I spend a lot of time on the internet. Most of the time, what I…
Central Scenic Drives

Forest Road 414

There’s a reason they call State Route 87 the Beeline Highway: This well-traveled route is basically a straight shot from the Phoenix area to the…
Central Scenic Drives

Salt River Canyon

Maybe this one seems too obvious. Everyone knows about the drive through Salt River Canyon, you might be thinking. But you’d be surprised how many…
Northern Scenic Drives

Diamond Creek Road

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the only person to have walked on the moon. And then, 19 minutes later, he wasn’t anymore. No disrespect to…
Southern Scenic Drives

Ajo Scenic Loop

Many travelers know Ajo as a rest stop en route to Southern Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but there’s plenty to see in and around…
Southern Scenic Drives

Park Link Drive

There are countless scenic routes in Arizona just waiting to be discovered, but these days, a newly acces-sible drive doesn’t often just materialize…