Backpacking Arizona presents 32 carefully crafted backpacking trips to some of the most magnificent landscapes in the state, providing vital information, photographs, and trail maps.

Bruce Grubbs is an avid hiker, mountain biker, paddler, and cross-country skier who has explored the American West for over 30 years and has written 14 outdoor guidebooks. Backpacking remains his first backcountry love, and he makes time for several lengthy trips each year. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

SAFETY NOTICE

FEATURED TRIPS OVERVIEW MAP

MAP LEGEND

FEATURED TRIPS SUMMARY CHART

INTRODUCTION

GENERAL TIPS ON BACKPACKING IN ARIZONA

• Water and Heat


• Mountains and Snow


• The Mexican Monsoon


• Rattlesnakes, Scorpions, and Other Critters


• Cactus and Other


• Interesting Plants


• Permits and Regulations


• Hunting Seasons

WILD AREAS OF ARIZONA

• Colorado Plateau


• Slickrock Canyons


• Grand canyon


• Rim Country


• Mogollon Rim


• White Mountains


• Central Mountains


• Mazatzal Mountains


• Superstition Mountains


• Sky Islands


• Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains


• Galiuro Mountains


• Chiricahua Mountains


• Santa Rita Mountains



FEATURED TRIPS


COLORADO PLATEAU


• Slickrock Canyons


• Paria Canyon


• Rainbow Bridge


• Grand Canyon


• South Bass Trail to Hermit Trail


• Tanner Trail to Kaibab Trail


• Kanab Canyon Loop


• Powell Plateau Loop


• Nankoweap-Bright Angel Loop



RIM COUNTRY


• Mogollon Rim


• Sycamore Canyon


• Historic Cabin Loop


• White Mountains


• Mount Baldy Loop


• KP-Grants Creek Loop


• Strayhorse Loop


• WS Mountain Loop


• Central Mountains and Mazatzal Mountains


• Wet Bottom Loop


• Midnight Mesa Loop


• Deadman Creek Loop


• Y Bar-Rock Creek Loop


• Superstition Mountains


• La Barge-Boulder Canyon Loop


• Red Tanks Divide Loop


• Fish Creek Loop


• Campaign Creek Loop


• Deer Creek-Y Bar Loop



SKY ISLANDS


• Galiuro Mountains


• Holdout Spring Loop


• Chiricahua Mountains


• Chiricahua Crest


• Santa Rita Mountains


• Santa Rita Crest 213



OTHER BACKPACKING TRIPS


OVERVIEW MAP


• Keet Seel


• Boucher Trail to Bright Angel Trail


• Highline Trail


• Apache Railroad Trail


• Sabino-Lemmon Rock Loop


• Rincon Crest Loop


• Cave Creek Loop



INDEX