Natural Features, Arizona
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- Aker Lake — Natural · Greenlee County, AZ
Secluded Apache-Sitgreaves fishing lake west of US-191 south of Alpine (FR 8312). Small high-elevation water with catch-and-release Apache trout and Arctic g…
- Alamo Lake State Park — Natural · La Paz County, AZ
Remote state park on a desert reservoir in the Bill Williams River valley north of Wenden — mountain-ringed bass fishery, dark-sky stargazing, and year-round…
- Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness — Natural · Graham County, AZ
BLM wilderness straddling Graham and Pinal counties where perennial Aravaipa Creek cuts a deep Sonoran Desert canyon lined with cottonwood-willow gallery for…
- Atascosa Lookout Trail #100 — Natural · Santa Cruz County, AZ
Coronado National Forest trail west of Peña Blanca Lake climbing ~2.5 miles to the former Atascosa Peak fire lookout site (lookout lost in the 2011 Murphey C…
- Blue Vista Overlook — Natural · Greenlee County, AZ
Day-use scenic overlook on the Coronado Trail (US-191) at the edge of the Mogollon Rim in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Sweeping views south over the B…
- Boyce Thompson Arboretum — Natural · Pinal County, AZ
Arizona’s oldest and largest botanical garden (founded 1924) in Queen Creek canyon under Picketpost Mountain west of Superior. Living desert-plant museum, 1.…
- Buckskin Mountain State Park — Natural · La Paz County, AZ
Arizona State Park on the Colorado River north of Parker with riverfront camping, day-use beaches, and desert-mountain hiking on the Buckskin range. Classic …
- Canyon Lake — Natural · Maricopa County, AZ
First and most accessible of the Salt River chain lakes on the Apache Trail (SR-88) in Tonto National Forest. Steep desert canyon reservoir with marina, boat…
- Cascabel — Natural · Cochise County, AZ
San Pedro River valley settlement and corridor north of Benson, a cottonwood-lined reach used by ranching and birding traffic. Field pin for the middle San P…
- Catalina State Park — Natural · Pima County, AZ
State park at the base of the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson with nearly 5,000 saguaros, Romero and Sutherland Canyon trail systems, equestrian rou…
- Chloride Cliffs — Natural · Mohave County, AZ
This atlas pin sits on remote high ground near the Arizona Strip / Gold Butte latitude with big desert exposure and few visitors. The name Chloride Cliffs do…
- Cochise Stronghold — Natural · Cochise County, AZ
Granite domes and oak-juniper canyons in the Dragoon Mountains where Chiricahua Apache leader Cochise held out in the 1860s–70s. Coronado National Forest cam…
- Colorado River Black Canyon (Emerald Cave) — Natural · AZ/NV Border
Emerald Cave is a glowing rock alcove on the Colorado River in Black Canyon below Hoover Dam, typically reached by kayak or guided paddle from Willow Beach. …
- Escudilla Mountain Trailhead — Natural · Apache County, AZ
Trailhead for the Escudilla National Recreation Trail (#308) on Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests near Alpine—a ~3-mile one-way hike through aspen, spruce, …
- Fish Creek Vista — Natural · Maricopa County, AZ
Classic Apache Trail (SR-88) overlook into Fish Creek Canyon on the edge of the Superstition Wilderness / Tonto National Forest. A short paved path from the …
- Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area — Natural · Navajo County, AZ
Arizona State Parks / U.S. Forest Service partnership recreation area on a 150-acre lake at ~6,300 ft among ponderosa pines north of Show Low. Year-round cam…
- Fossil Creek — Natural · Gila County, AZ
Federally designated Wild and Scenic River on the Mogollon Rim–Verde drainage, famous for constant 70°F spring-fed turquoise water, travertine dams, and ripa…
- Frye Mesa Reservoir — Natural · Graham County, AZ
Small Coronado National Forest reservoir on the lower Pinaleño Mountains southwest of Safford. Popular trout water when high-elevation Riggs Flat Lake is ice…
- Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area (Riverview) — Natural · Graham County, AZ
BLM National Conservation Area protecting ~23,000 acres of perennial Gila River and Bonita Creek canyon country northeast of Safford. Cottonwood-willow galle…
- Grand Canyon West Skywalk Area — Natural · Mohave County, AZ
Grand Canyon West on the Hualapai Reservation offers rim views and the glass Skywalk roughly two hours from Las Vegas—closer than the South Rim for many Stri…
- Granite Basin Lake — Natural · Yavapai County, AZ
Small ponderosa-rimmed reservoir in the Granite Basin Recreation Area of Prescott National Forest, northwest of Prescott. Five-acre lake with boat ramp, picn…
- Granville Recreation Area — Natural · Greenlee County, AZ
Wooded canyon campground, picnic area, and trail hub on the Coronado Trail (US-191) about 20 miles north of Clifton at ~6,800 ft. Free dispersed-style FS rec…
- Hannagan Meadow — Natural · Greenlee County, AZ
High meadow and historic 1926 lodge stop on the Coronado Trail (US-191) in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Classic White Mountains aspen-fir scenery,…
- Horseshoe Bend — Natural · Coconino County, AZ
Horseshoe Bend is a nearly 270° entrenched meander of the Colorado River just south of Page, Arizona. A short, sandy walk from the City of Page parking area …
- Horsethief Basin Lake — Natural · Yavapai County, AZ
Small pine-rimmed reservoir in the Bradshaw Mountains south of Crown King inside Prescott National Forest’s Horsethief Basin Recreation Area—high-country day…
- Hualapai Mountain Park — Natural · Mohave County, AZ
Hualapai Mountain Park climbs from desert scrub into pine forest above Kingman, a cool-elevation escape with camping, cabins, and ridge trails. The paved Hua…
- Ironwood Forest National Monument (Ragged Top) — Natural · Pima County, AZ
BLM national monument northwest of Tucson protecting dense ironwood bosque, saguaros, and desert bighorn habitat around Ragged Top peak. Primitive roads, hik…
- Little Painted Desert County Park — Natural · Navajo County, AZ
Navajo County day-use overlook of Chinle Formation badlands — a compact, free “mini Painted Desert” north of Winslow on AZ-87. Color-banded clay hills drop a…
- Lost Dutchman State Park — Natural · Pinal County, AZ
320-acre Arizona State Park at the base of the Superstition Mountains on the Apache Trail (SR 88) north of Apache Junction. Named for the legendary Lost Dutc…
- Lyman Lake State Park — Natural · Apache County, AZ
High-desert reservoir on the Little Colorado River south of St. Johns (~6,000 ft). Wind-blown open water, camping, trails, and petroglyph/interpretive walks …
- Lynx Lake — Natural · Yavapai County, AZ
Cool-pine Prescott National Forest reservoir just east of Prescott—year-round day-use and camping hub with shoreline trails, trout stocking, small-boat recre…
- Margies Cove East Trailhead — Natural · Maricopa County, AZ
Primary trailhead into the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness inside Sonoran Desert National Monument—saguaro-studded bajadas and quiet desert mountain walk…
- Nelson Reservoir — Natural · Apache County, AZ
Long, narrow high-country reservoir on Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests between Springerville and Alpine (US-180/191 corridor). Developed north boat site w…
- Oracle State Park — Natural · Pinal County, AZ
4,000-acre oak-grassland park on the north slope of the Santa Catalinas: Kannally Ranch House, multi-use trails, and International Dark Sky Park status. Dese…
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument — Natural · Pima County, AZ
330,000-acre Sonoran Desert national monument on the Mexican border protecting the northernmost wild stands of organ pipe and senita cactus among classic sag…
- Palm Canyon — Natural · Yuma County, AZ
Signature Kofa National Wildlife Refuge hike into a steep desert canyon holding one of Arizona’s few native California fan-palm (Washingtonia filifera) stand…
- Paria Canyon — Natural · AZ/UT Border
Paria Canyon cuts a multi-day sandstone corridor from the Utah border to Lees Ferry, famous for glowing walls, narrows, and remote camping. The White House T…
- Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve — Natural · Santa Cruz County, AZ
Nature Conservancy preserve protecting one of the richest cottonwood–willow riparian corridors in southern Arizona along perennial Sonoita Creek. Visitor cen…
- Peña Blanca Lake — Natural · Santa Cruz County, AZ
Coronado National Forest recreation lake (~50 acres) in Peña Blanca Canyon, foothills of the Atascosa and Pajarito Mountains west of I-19 near Nogales. Named…
- Picacho Peak State Park — Natural · Pinal County, AZ
Arizona State Park centered on a volcanic basalt peak rising ~1,500 ft above the I-10 corridor between Phoenix and Tucson. Known for spring wildflower displa…
- Red Rock State Park — Natural · Yavapai County, AZ
Arizona State Parks nature preserve and environmental-education center on Oak Creek SW of Sedona. Loop trails through juniper–manzanita to creek-side riparia…
- Redfield Canyon — Natural · Pima County, AZ
Remote desert canyon cutting the Galiuro country east of the San Pedro–Aravaipa approaches, protected within Redfield Canyon Wilderness. A thin natural pin f…
- Riggs Lake — Natural · Graham County, AZ
Eleven-acre alpine lake at the end of the Swift Trail (AZ-366) atop the Pinaleño Mountains (Mount Graham). Stocked brown and rainbow trout, day-use and small…
- Roper Lake State Park — Natural · Graham County, AZ
Desert lake park at the foot of Mount Graham south of Safford: lakeside camping and cabins, seasonal fishing, birding, and a small natural hot-spring soak po…
- Saguaro National Park (Red Hills Visitor Center) — Natural · Pima County, AZ
Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park—classic Sonoran Desert bajada forests of giant saguaro, cholla, and palo verde west of Tucson. Red Hills Vi…
- Salt River Canyon Rest Area — Natural · Gila County, AZ
ADOT rest area between mileposts 292–293 on US 60 at the bottom of Salt River Canyon—the 'mini Grand Canyon' highway descent between Globe and Show Low. Pede…
- Shiprock Viewpoint — Natural · San Juan County, NM/AZ border
Roadside views of Shiprock (Tsé Bitʼaʼí), a ~1,580-ft volcanic neck sacred to the Navajo Nation. Stay on paved US 491 / Indian Service roads for photography—…
- Spider Rock Overlook — Natural · Apache County, AZ
South Rim overlook in Canyon de Chelly National Monument where twin sandstone spires rise ~800 ft from the canyon floor. A short paved path from the parking …
- Sycamore Canyon Trail #40 — Natural · Santa Cruz County, AZ
Coronado National Forest trail into a perennial Madrean canyon in the Pajarito Mountains west of Peña Blanca Lake — one of extreme southern Arizona’s richest…
- Texas Canyon — Natural · Cochise County, AZ
Striking granite boulder field where Interstate 10 cuts the Little Dragoon Mountains. Balanced rocks and stacked tors frame both eastbound and westbound ADOT…
- Thumb Butte — Natural · Yavapai County, AZ
Prescott National Forest day-use recreation area under ponderosa pine at the base of Prescott’s signature 6,514-ft butte—picnic ramadas, potable water, and t…
- Toroweap Overlook — Natural · Mohave County, AZ
Remote North Rim Grand Canyon viewpoint in the Tuweep area with a nearly sheer ~3,000-ft drop to the Colorado River and no guardrails. Rough multi-hour dirt …
- White Pocket — Natural · Coconino County, AZ
White Pocket is a pocket of swirling white, red, and orange Navajo Sandstone on the Paria Plateau in Vermilion Cliffs country. Honeycombed domes and brain-ro…
- Windy Point Vista — Natural · Pima County, AZ
Signed overlook at ~6,600 ft on the Mount Lemmon / Catalina Highway Scenic Byway (mile ~14), with sheer granite cliffs, hoodoo-like rock formations, and swee…
- Wire Pass Slot Canyon — Natural · Coconino County, AZ
Wire Pass is a short, dramatic slot that feeds into Buckskin Gulch on the Paria Plateau—among the Southwest’s deepest narrows systems. From the House Rock Va…
- Workman Creek Falls — Natural · Gila County, AZ
Roadside waterfall and gorge overlook on the Sierra Ancha side of Tonto National Forest along Forest Road 487 off the Desert to Pines Highway (AZ-288). Seaso…