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Peaks
From volcanic cinder cones to granite summits, Arizona's peaks offer some of the most rewarding views in the Southwest. You don't always have to hike to the top — sometimes the drive up is enough. These are the high points we've stood on and the ones still on our list
Abandoned & Ghost Towns
Ancient Ruins
Caves
Desert
Forest
Historical
Hot Springs
Lakes & Rivers
National & State Parks
Peaks
Christopher Creek Campground
Christopher Creek Campground is a classic Mogollon Rim escape tucked along the banks of a spring-fed creek in the Tonto National Forest — ponderosa pines, flowing water, stocked trout, and cool mountain air just 90 minutes from Phoenix at 5,640 feet elevation.
#TontoNationalForest, #Wildlife, #River, #Recreation, #Photography, #Hiking, #Forest, #Exploring, #Camping
Cliff Dwellers Stone House
Cliff Dwellers Stone House along Highway 89A in Marble Canyon, Arizona is one of the most unusual roadside stops in the Southwest — a series of stone rooms and outbuildings built directly beneath and between massive balancing boulders in the 1930s by a former Ziegfeld Follies dancer whose car broke down in the desert and decided to stay, now sitting open and free to explore within Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.
#Abandoned, #Desert, #Exploring, #Historical, #NavajoNation, #Photography
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
Colossal Cave Mountain Park near Vail, Arizona offers cave tours, hiking and biking trails, horseback riding, camping, and picnicking across a 2,400-acre historic park featuring the crystal-filled Colossal Cave and the 120-year-old La Posta Quemada Ranch. Campsites are tucked among saguaro cacti and mesquite trees in Posta Quemada Canyon — 30 primitive sites across El Bosquecito and La Selvilla, both with water and restrooms. First-come first-served, $15/night. No electricity or RV hookups.
#Camping, #Cave, #Historical, #Hiking, #Recreation, #Desert
Courtland Ghost Town
Courtland Ghost Town at the foot of the Dragoon Mountains near Tombstone, Arizona is one of the most atmospheric and least visited ghost towns in Cochise County — a copper boomtown that rose from nothing in 1909 to a population of 2,000 in under a decade, then collapsed just as quickly when the mines hit limestone, leaving behind a deteriorating jail, scattered foundations, old sidewalks, mine shafts, and a turquoise mining heritage that stretches back to the Hohokam and Apache long before any American set foot in the Dragoon Mountains.
#GhostTown, #Historical, #Exploring, #Desert, #Wildlife
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Arizona is a 423-acre Verde River riparian paradise — home to one of fewer than 20 Fremont Cottonwood-Goodding Willow forests remaining worldwide, three stocked fishing lagoons, 20+ miles of trails, kayaking on the Verde River, and camping under the cottonwoods in the heart of the Verde Valley.
#Boating, #Camping, #Fishing, #Hiking, #Photography, #River, #Wildlife
Dos Cabezas Pioneer Cemetery
Dos Cabezas Pioneer Cemetery is a hillside frontier graveyard in the ghost town of Dos Cabezas near Willcox, Arizona — the final resting place of approximately 180 pioneers, miners, ranchers, and families from the 1870s onward, with many unmarked graves and a plaque honoring those whose names are known but locations are not.
#Historical, #Cemetery
Edge of the World (FR 231)
Edge of the World — known officially as East Pocket — is one of the most dramatic free dispersed camping destinations in Arizona, perched at nearly 8,000 feet on the rim of the Mogollon Rim escarpment in the Coconino National Forest with sweeping views of Sedona's Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Cottonwood, and Mingus Mountain stretching across the Verde Valley far below.
#Camping, #Exploring, #Forest, #Hiking, #Recreation, #Wildlife, #Photography, #CoconinoNationalForest, #MogollonRim, #Views
Fish Creek Canyon Wilderness (The Twist)
Fish Creek Canyon Wilderness Study Area on Cedar Mesa in San Juan County, Utah is one of the most remote and rewarding backcountry destinations in the Bears Ears region — deep canyons reaching 700 feet, natural arches, Ancestral Puebloan ruins, and the historic Emigrant Trail route followed by Mormon pioneers in 1879, accessed via the rugged Snow Flat Road (BLM 237) through some of the most spectacular canyon country in the Southwest.
#Ancient Ruins, #BLM, #Camping, #Desert, #Exploring, #Historical, #Hiking, #Petroglyphs, #Photography, #StarGazing, #Wildlife, #Views
Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River
Fossil Creek is one of only two Wild and Scenic Rivers in Arizona — a spring-fed desert oasis discharging over 30 million gallons of 72°F water daily from the base of the Mogollon Rim, with crystal-clear turquoise pools, travertine waterfalls, lush riparian habitat, and one of the most dramatic creek restoration stories in the American Southwest.
#CoconinoNationalForest, #Desert, #Hiking, #River, #Recreation, #Photography, #Wildlife, #Exploring, #Fishing
Gleeson Ghost Town
Gleeson Ghost Town is one of southeastern Arizona's most atmospheric abandoned mining communities — featuring the ruins of a hospital, saloon, school foundation, and a restored 1910 concrete jail turned museum, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Dragoon Mountains.
#GhostTown, #Historical, #Exploring, #Wildlife, #Desert
Happy Jack (FR 81)
Happy Jack, located in the Mogollon Rim Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest, offers a peaceful escape for dispersed camping. With its cooler summer temperatures, towering pines, and diverse wildlife, it’s a perfect destination for outdoor exploration and relaxation.
#Camping, #CoconinoNationalForest, #Forest, #Hiking, #Recreation
Herb Martyr Campground
Herb Martyr Campground sits at the end of Forest Road 42A in Cave Creek Canyon — a free, primitive campground beside Cave Creek in the Coronado National Forest, where a 12-foot waterfall just below the sites provides one of the most memorable camp soundtracks in southeastern Arizona.
#Camping, #Exploring, #Forest, #Hiking, #Photography, #Recreation, #River, #Wildlife
Arizona
Abandoned & Ghost Towns
Ancient Ruins
Caves
Desert
Forest
Historical
Hot Springs
Lakes & Rivers
National & State Parks
Peaks