NATIONAL PARKS:

NATIONAL FORESTS:

STATE PARKS:

State Parks in Arizona Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area, Fort Verde State Historic Park, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Jerome State Historic Park, Lyman Lake State Park, Red Rock State Park, Slide Rock State Park, Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, Catalina State Park, Lost Dutchman State Park, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Oracle State Park, Patagonia Lake State Park, Picacho Peak State Park, Roper Lake State Park, Sonoita Creek Natural Area, Alamo Lake State Park, Buckskin Mountain State Park, Cattail Cove State Park, Lake Havasu State Park

TRAILS:

Arizona Trails
Huge database of hiking trails covering every state in the union.

Day Trips With a Splash - Swimming Holes of the West
Secluded waterfalls, remote two-person tubs, hidden pools, all of them in creeks and rivers less than three hours from the trailhead. None has any man-made structures visible from them. Privacy is listed for each entry along with icons indicating the best season to visit, the difficulty and the overall rating, whether fair, good, excellent or classic.

Desert Hiking and Climbing Trails - DesertUSA
Lots of links to many great DesertUSA outdoor recreation pages about desert hiking, climbing, and trails, includes rock climbing, backpacking and feature stories.

Hiking Around Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Mountains, Rincon Mountains, Santa Rita Mountains, Old Baldy Trail, Madera Canyon, Mount Wrightson, Santa Catalina Mountains, Esperero Canyon trail, Seven Falls trail, Sabino Canyon, Cardiac Ridge, Catalina Mountains, Mount Lemmon

Hiking Trails of the Arizona Strip
Little Black Mountain, Virgin Gorge, Paria Canyon, Buckskin Gulch, Wire Pass, AZ Trail - Buckskin Mtn. Passage, Paiute Wilderness, Mt. Trumbull, Mt. Logan, Hack Canyon, Grand Gulch Bench, Soap Creek, Coyote Buttes, Mokaac Trail, Honeymoon Trail, Temple Trail, Dominguez-Escalante Route

MHC Trailblazers - Trip Reports
Angel Falls, Sedona, Araviapa Backpack Trip, Aravaipa Wilderness, Aspen Loop Trail, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Aztec Peak, Workman Creek, Sierra Anchas, Babe Haught Trail, Mogollon Rim, Barnhardt Trail, Matatzal Mountains, Bear Mountain, Sedona, Bear Sign Trail, Sedona, Bell Rock Trail, Sedona, Bluff_Spring Loop, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Bluff_Spring Loop, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Boulder Creek Trail, Canyon Lake, Boynton_Canyon, Sedona, Bryce Canyon Car Camp, UT, Butterfly Loop, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson, Canyon de Chelly, Camping/Backpacking Trip, Chinle, Chevelon Lake Backpack Trip, Motollon Rim, Chiricahua National Monument, Cholla Trail, Phoenix, Col. Devin Trail, Mogollon Rim, East Cactus Plains Wilderness, East_Clear_Creek, Mogollon Rim, Finger Rock, Tucson, Ford Canyon, White Tanks, Phoenix, Fossil Springs, Strawberry, Horton Springs, Mogollon Rim, Gadsen Trail, Sierra-Estrella Mountains, Phoenix, Garden Valley Loop, Superstition Wilderness, Garwood-Carillo Loop, Tucson, Grand Canyon, Granite Mountain, Prescott, Groom Creek Trail, Prescott, Havasupai Backpack Trip, Supai, Humphrey's Peak, Flagstaff, Kachina_Trail, Flagstaff, Kartchner Caverns, Benson, King Canyon Trail, Saguaro National Forest, Tucson, Kings Crown Peak, Superior, Lava_River_Cave, Flagstaff, Long Canyon, Sedona, Madera Canyon/Mt. Wrightson, Massacre Grounds, Superstition Wilderness, Phoenix, Monument Valley, Lynx Lake Car Camp, Prescott, Mt. Baldy Car Camp, Greer, Mt. Graham Car Camp, Pinalenos, Mount Whitney, CA, Mt_Wrightson, National Trail, South Mountain Park, Phoenix, North Summit Pass Mountain, Usury Park, Peralta Trail, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Picacho Peak, Tuscon, Quartz Peak, Sierra Estrella Mountains, Rainbow Valley, Estrella Mountains, Reavis Ranch Backpack Trip, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Reavis Trail Canyon, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Rim Vista, Mogollon Rim, Romero Canyon, Catalina State Park, Tucson, Sabino Canyon to Hutch's Pool, Tuscon, Scenic Trail, McDowell Mountain Park, Phoenix, Secret Canyon, Sedona, Seven Falls, Sabino Canyon, Tuscon, Siphon Draw, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix, Table Top Mountain, Veokel Valley, Tubing the Salt River, Upper Cliff Dwelling, Tonto National Monument, Urique Canyon, Copper Canyon, Mexico, Vista Point Trail, Mingus Mountain near Jerome, Vultee_Arch, Sedona, Weavers Needle, Superstition Mountains, Phoenix

The Arizona Trail
The Arizona Trail, the dream of Flagstaff teacher and hiking enthusiast Dale Shewalter, will eventually be a 790 mile non-motorized trail that traverses the State from Mexico to Utah. (see Trail description) The Arizona Trail is intended to be a primitive, long distance trail that highlights the State's topographic, biologic, historic, and cultural diversity.

THE GREAT WESTERN TRAIL
The.Great Western Trail (GWT) is actually much more than a trail, but rather a corridor of trails and passageways designed to serve the many types of trail interests and users.Opportunities exist for hikers, horseback riders, boaters, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers, and off-road vehicle and snowmobile riders to traverse this scenic and culturally rich area.

Tucson Hikes, An illustrated guide
On this website you will find instructions on how to reach trailheads, the length and difficulty of the hikes, short narrative descriptions of each trail section to help you find your way, and photographs to give you an idea of the scenery along the trails.

White Mountains Trail System Hiking Overview
Big Springs Environmental Study Area, Blue Ridge Trail, Blue Ridge Cave Trail, Land of the Pioneers, Los Burros, Country Club, Juniper Ridge, Ghost of the Coyote, Timber Mesa Panorama Connectors, Mogollon Rim Interpretive Trail, The Springs, Panorama, Timber Mesa, Buena Vista, Los Caballos, General Crook Connector, Los Burros Connector, Woodland Lake Park

Arizona Hikes 
Granite Mountain, Granite Mountain (Mint Wash & Willow Trail), Saguaro National Monument, Verde Valley, Estrella Mountain Park, White Tank Mountains Park

The Trek Log, Arizona Backcountry Trips 
Chiricahua Crest Trail, Chiricahua Wilderness, Crest Trail, Chiricahua Peak, Cottonwood Loop Trail, Douglas Spring, Rincon Mountain Wilderness, Saguaro National Park, Elephant Head in the Santa Rita Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Hutch's Pool, west fork of Sabino Canyon in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness, Santa Catalina Mountains. Mt. Kimball, Rincon Peak, Rincon Mountain Wilderness, Saguaro National Park East. Romero Canyon in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness to second crossing of Romero Creek, with optional excursion to upper Romero Canyon. Tanque Verde Peak Trail -A round-trip, 3-day backpack in the Rincon Mountain Wilderness, Saguaro National Park East. Wilderness of Rocks Loop in the Wilderness Rocks, Pusch Ridge Wilderness, Santa Catalina Mountains.

OTHER INFO:

Arizona Lakes

Arizona Beaches

Arizona Campgrounds

Whitewater in Arizona

Santa Catalina Ranger District
Rugged canyons, brilliant sunsets, 600 vertebrate species -- including black bear , mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, coati mundi, and javelinas -- 230 miles of trails available for hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking, with numerous campgrounds and picnic areas accessible from the paved Sky Island Scenic Byway , the Santa Catalina Mountains offer a myriad of year-round recreational opportunities.

Desert Pleasures 
Desert Pleasures is devoted to desert wanderings in the Colorado Plateau. It is a site where you can get ideas for your ownland trips and share thoughts about these desert places.

Hiking in SouthEastern Arizona
Southeastern Arizona contains the southern portion of the Basin and Range, which started extending in an east- west direction and forming our many mountains (ranges) and basins 15 million years ago. It has a range in elevation from approximately 1000 feet to over 10,000 feet and possesses 5 of the 7 major biozones found in the Northern Hemishpere. It is also the location of the Sonoran Desert, one of the greenest deserts in the world.

Hiking in Arizona
Arizona has 6 different habitat zones, ranging from the Lower Sonoran Zone (from sea level to about 4,500 feet) to the Alpine Zone, found above the 11,500 foot mark in the San Fransisco Peaks north of Flagstaff. Because of this, it is important to be aware of where you plan to hike or backpack and to prepare accordingly.

Humphreys Peak, Arizona, 12,633 Feet
Humphreys is probably the easiest of the Western highpoints. The National Forest Service says you can hike the 4.5 miles from the Arizona Snow Bowl to the summit in 3 hours (although a more realistic time is 4 to 4.5 hours).

HUACHUCA HIKING CLUB 
The Huachuca Hiking Club (HHC) is an organization composed of people in southeastern Arizona interested in exploring and conserving our natural wilderness heritage through hiking, camping, and volunteer trail maintenance.

Ballentyne Stole My Heart
I wanted to try something different: making a plan and carrying it out to explore a new place I had never been. I had noticed the Ballentyne Trail in my maps and was excited to try out this 12-mile trail, which extends from near Four Peaks to the Beeline Highway.

Backpacking in the Grand Canyon
Cheech Calenti's Home Page

Desert Survival 
Some tips on surviving in the desert and some things to do in preparation for your trip.

Buckskin Gulch Virtual Tour
Along the Utah-Arizona border runs the deepest, darkest slot canyon in the world. Carved by eons of flashfloods, the canyon runs over 10 Km through the red rock Paria Wilderness. Those entering are warned by a park service sign at the head of the canyon to "not expect a rapid reponse if you run into trouble". Indeed, a broken ankle in this part of the country can spell certain doom for the unprepared.

Arizona Travelogue
This region is home to the legend of the Lost Dutchman. He was rumored to have a secret goldmine in the Superstition Mountains. The Dutchman didn't want anyone to find his prime ore panning loacation, so he only ventured out at night... and one day, he never returned!