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| Visit the Petrified Forest National Park - Petrified Forest is best known for its Triassic fossils. It's like having two parks in one, an ecosystem over 200 million years old with plants and animals now represented in the surreal landscape of the Painted Desert. There is also a living park with its own denizens adapted to a demanding environment. |
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona, it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region. |
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| Tonto Natural Bridge State Park - It is located in central Arizona near Payson. It is believed to be the largest natural travertine bridge in the world. The bridge stands 183 feet high over a 400-foot long tunnel that measures 150 feet at its widest point. |
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Kartchner Caverns State Park - This park features stunning limestone caverns that were only discovered in 1974. |
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| Bisbee - a historic mining town turned artist community that is known for its colorful buildings and eclectic vibe. |
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| Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument - A rare cactus, the organ pipe requires special conditions to flourish.
Because there are so many in this compact area of southern Arizona, Organ Pipe was declared a national monument and a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Don’t miss the 21-mile unpaved, but maintained, scenic Ajo Mountain Drive for the best views of the cacti and the park. |
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| Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Encompassing an area of over 1.25 million acres of land and water, the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area spans from the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah to Lee’s Ferry in Arizona. Glen Canyon Dam, a part of the recreation area, was constructed to harness the Colorado River’s power and provide water and energy to the people of the west. |
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Havasu Falls is the most famous of the aqua-blue Havasupai Waterfalls that spill over deep-orange, travertine cliffs in a desert oasis of stunning beauty. The stark contrast between the arid desert landscape of the Havasu Canyon and the lush vegetation near the water is a juxtaposition of harsh desert and a sumptuous tropical paradise.
The five Havasupai Falls include: Navajo Falls, Fifty Foot Falls, Havasu Falls, Mooney Falls and Beaver Falls. All are located on the Havasupai Indian reservation in a side canyon of the Grand Canyon. The waterfalls of the Grand Canyon are like no other in the world, and visiting them is the opportunity of a lifetime. |
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| Horseshoe Bend - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Horseshoe Bend has become one of the most recognized and visited places in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. About nine miles downstream is where Grand Canyon National Park begins. US Highway 89 will take you to the Horseshoe Bend overlook. |
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| Powell Plateau, a remote 7,661-foot-elevation plateau-summit, is a pine-forested tableland that rises a mile above the Colorado River near the Grand Canyon's North Rim. Great for hiking. Timp & North Timp Viewpoints |
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