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Rucker Historic Site and Interpretive Trail provides visitors a glimpse into the the into glimpse a visitors provides Trail Interpretive and Site Historic Rucker airtight in or boxes storage species such as the Elegant Trogon. Trogon. Elegant the as such species

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David Collister Rucker Canyon (E-7): Canyon Rucker • Located in the pine forests of the Chiricahua Chiricahua the of forests pine the in Located of the southern mountain ranges are are ranges mountain southern the of

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Winter snows transform the landscapes of of landscapes the transform snows Winter seasonally. odorous or trash, food, leave Never 1. in southeastern Arizona. Cave Creek, Creek, Cave Arizona. southeastern in

Chiricahua Mountains offers camping, picnicking, and hiking trails. Closed Closed trails. hiking and picnicking, camping, offers Mountains Chiricahua with over 400 species of birds found found birds of species 400 over with

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Rustler Park (E-6): Park Rustler • This beautiful meadow surrounded by cool pines in the the in pines cool by surrounded meadow beautiful This their home. Bird life is especially rich rich especially is life Bird home. their plants, wildlife habitat, and soils by staying on designated roads and trails. and roads designated on staying by soils and habitat, wildlife plants,

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black bears also make the Coronado Coronado the make also bears black 338,536 acres, offering visitors solitude and primitive recreation. Please protect protect Please recreation. primitive and solitude visitors offering acres, 338,536

(seasonal), and hiking trails. The visitor center is accessible. is center visitor The trails. hiking and (seasonal), such as mountain lions, , and and bobcats, lions, mountain as such small lakes providing water-based activities. Eight wilderness areas encompass encompass areas wilderness Eight activities. water-based providing lakes small Caution:

United States Department of Agriculture of Department States United for its wide variety of birds and offers camping, picnicking, a visitor center center visitor a picnicking, camping, offers and birds of variety wide its for javelina. More common vertebrates vertebrates common More javelina. the fall, winter, and spring. The Coronado offers over 1,100 miles of trails, with five five with trails, of miles 1,100 over offers Coronado The spring. and winter, fall, the

of the , near the New Mexico border, is well known known well is border, Mexico New the near Mountains, Chiricahua the of such as coatimundi, Gila monster, and and monster, Gila coatimundi, as such areas are located in scenic canyons or foothills, these sites are most popular during during popular most are sites these foothills, or canyons scenic in located are areas

Cave Creek Canyon (F-6): Cave • This dramatic canyon situated on the east side side east the on situated canyon dramatic This the forest, including unusual animals animals unusual including forest, the play in the snow during the winter months. Many of the low elevation recreation recreation elevation low the of Many months. winter the during snow the in play

600 vertebrate species are found in in found are species vertebrate 600 surrounding desert. These mountaintop sites also provide opportunities to ski and and ski to opportunities provide also sites mountaintop These desert. surrounding Petroglyphs (Rock Art) (Rock Petroglyphs

other hiking trails. trails. hiking other wonderful diversity of wildlife. Nearly Nearly wildlife. of diversity wonderful temperatures on any given day that are at least 20 degrees cooler than the the than cooler degrees 20 least at are that day given any on temperatures 2018

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offers camping, picnicking, a nature trail, a historical interpretive trail, and and trail, interpretive historical a trail, nature a picnicking, camping, offers geology in the mountains supports a a supports mountains the in geology year-round. During the summer, the higher elevations are most popular, offering offering popular, most are elevations higher the summer, the During year-round. 160

leader, , is 1.5 hours east of Tucson in the Dragoon Mountains and and Mountains Dragoon the in Tucson of east hours 1.5 is Cochise, leader, The variety of vegetation, climate, and climate, vegetation, of variety The

The offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities opportunities recreational of variety wide a offers Forest National Coronado The 89 191

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70 is a popular place to visit. to place popular a is Canyon Sabino offer camping, picnicking, fishing, the Columbine Visitor Information Center Center Information Visitor Columbine the fishing, picnicking, camping, offer

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Mt. Graham (D-3): Graham Mt. • The spectacular , near Safford, Safford, near Mountains, Pinaleño spectacular The Tucson 10 19

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picnicking, an interpretive trail and hiking trails. trails. hiking and trail interpretive an picnicking,

Huachuca Mountains south of Sierra Vista. Opportunities include camping, camping, include Opportunities Vista. Sierra of south Mountains Huachuca

everyone and are protected by law. by protected are and everyone For maps and other information, Reef Townsite (C-8): (C-8): Townsite Reef • This historic mining district is located high in the the in high located is district mining historic This

remove anything. These sites belong to to belong sites These anything. remove contact:

while visiting the forest, please do not not do please forest, the visiting while Coronado NF and adjacent camping. There is also a general store with boat rentals. boat with store general a also is There camping. adjacent and Safford RD

Superviser’s Office encounter evidence of prehistoric people people prehistoric of evidence encounter 711 14th Avenue

Mountains offers boating, fishing, picknicking, hiking along the lakeshore, lakeshore, the along hiking picknicking, fishing, boating, offers Mountains 300 W. Congress Suite D

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Parker (C-8): Lake Canyon Parker • This scenic 132-acre lake in the Huachuca Huachuca the in lake 132-acre scenic This Tucson, AZ 85701 Safford, AZ 85546 (520) 388-8300 (928) 428-4150

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a lakeshore trail, camping, and picnicking. and camping, trail, lakeshore a Nogales RD

to historic cabins in the wilderness, the the wilderness, the in cabins historic to Sierra Vista RD 303 Old Tucson Rd.

this 49-acre lake is surrounded by colorful bluffs and offers boating, fishing, fishing, boating, offers and bluffs colorful by surrounded is lake 49-acre this 4070 S. Avenida Saracino

Hohokam Village in , Park, State Catalina in Village Nogales, AZ 85621

Peña Blanca Lake (B-8): (B-8): Lake Blanca Peña • Located just 5 miles from the Mexican border, border, Mexican the from miles 5 just Located

Hereford, AZ 85615 (520) 281-2296

Chiricahua Mountains, to the prehistoric prehistoric the to Mountains, Chiricahua (520) 378-0311 (Located at Ruby Rd.

military post of Camp Rucker in the the in Rucker Camp of post military exit off I-19)

opportunities. Douglas RD

southeastern Arizona. From the remote remote the From Arizona. southeastern

canyon offers camping, picnicking, hiking trails, and excellent bird watching watching bird excellent and trails, hiking picnicking, camping, offers canyon

1192 W. Saddleview Santa Catalina RD

experience the past in the mountains of of mountains the in past the experience

Madera Canyon (B-7): Canyon Madera • Just an hour south of Tucson, this beautiful beautiful this Tucson, of south hour an Just Douglas, AZ 85607 5700 N.Sabnino and prehistoric sites allow visitors to to visitors allow sites prehistoric and (520) 364-3468 Canyon Road

Tucson, AZ 85750

Interpretive trails in and around historic historic around and in trails Interpretive

the visitor center, a picnic site, and restrooms. and site, picnic a center, visitor the Deaf and Hearing (520) 749-8700

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and interpretive trail are located nearby. Accessible facilities include parking, parking, include facilities Accessible nearby. located are trail interpretive and reach all offices by

personal challenge, and solitude. and challenge, personal

astrophysics and the observatory atop nearby Mt. Hopkins. A picnic areas areas picnic A Hopkins. Mt. nearby atop observatory the and astrophysics dialing 711

find inspiration, spiritual renewal, renewal, spiritual inspiration, find

scenic foothills of the , this visitor center focuses on on focuses center visitor this Mountains, Rita Santa the of foothills scenic RG-R3-05-18

Undisturbed by civilization, one can can one civilization, by Undisturbed F. L. Whipple Observatory Visitor Center (B-7): (B-7): Center Visitor Observatory Whipple L. F. • Located in the the in Located

Desert Marigolds Desert watching, camping and other activities. activities. other and camping watching, Winn Falls, Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua Falls, Winn

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places for hiking, horseback riding, bird bird riding, horseback hiking, for places call (520) 749-2327. Accessible facilities are available at the visitor center. center. visitor the at available are facilities Accessible 749-2327. (520) call

generations. Wildernesses are ideal ideal are Wildernesses generations. shuttle accommodates two wheelchairs and reservations are recommended; recommended; are reservations and wheelchairs two accommodates shuttle

careful with fire. Enjoy your visit! your Enjoy fire. with careful America for us, our children, and future future and children, our us, for America include a visitor center, nature trails, shuttle rides, and picnic sites. The The sites. picnic and rides, shuttle trails, nature center, visitor a include

alert to campfire restrictions and be be and restrictions campfire to alert designated to protect areas of wild wild of areas protect to designated features towering cliffs and a creek with lush riparian vegetation. Activities Activities vegetation. riparian lush with creek a and cliffs towering features

gold, but his name lives on. lives name his but gold,

tions before heading out. Always be be Always out. heading before tions acreage. Wilderness lands are are lands Wilderness acreage. Sabino Canyon (B-5): Canyon Sabino • Located northeast from Tucson, this scenic canyon canyon scenic this Tucson, from northeast Located

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a map and stay on designated roads roads designated on stay and map a separate wilderness areas, comprising comprising areas, wilderness separate Geology, Hoodoo, San Pedro, Sycamore Canyon and Aspen. and Canyon Sycamore Pedro, San Hoodoo, Geology,

searching for gold and the the and gold for searching

The Coronado encompasses eight eight encompasses Coronado The other natural or cultural features. Use Use features. cultural or natural other vista points: Babad Do’ag, , 7 Cataracts, Windy Point, Point, Windy Cataracts, 7 Canyon, Molino Do’ag, Babad points: vista

in 1540. Coronado was was Coronado 1540. in

deck, and the visitor center. Accessible facilities are also available at these these at available also are facilities Accessible center. visitor the and deck, pack in. Avoid damaging plants and and plants damaging Avoid in. pack Wilderness

through southern Arizona Arizona southern through

Accessible facilities at Palisades Visitor Center include parking, a viewing viewing a parking, include Center Visitor Palisades at facilities Accessible and beautiful. Pack out what you you what out Pack beautiful. and

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who led his expedition from Mexico Mexico from expedition his led who Coronado, de Vasquez Francisco

Canyon Lake, Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley, and Palisades Visitor Center. Center. Visitor Palisades and Valley, Ski Lemmon Mt. Lake, Canyon

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The Coronado National Forest is named for the Spanish explorer Don Don explorer Spanish the for named is Forest National Coronado The

offer breathtaking vistas, campgrounds, picnic areas, hiking trails, Rose Rose trails, hiking areas, picnic campgrounds, vistas, breathtaking offer

. . . . . Please Relaxing at Canyon Parker at Relaxing

can be in the cool pines of the . The mountains mountains The Mountains. Catalina Santa the of pines cool the in be can

tree, and playing in the snow later in the afternoon. the in later snow the in playing and tree,

Mt. Lemmon (B-4): Lemmon Mt. • In only an hour’s drive northeast from Tucson, visitors visitors Tucson, from northeast drive hour’s an only In

having a picnic lunch under the brilliant golden leaves of a cottonwood cottonwood a of leaves golden brilliant the under lunch picnic a having

morning wandering among giant saguaros and colorful wildflowers, wildflowers, colorful and saguaros giant among wandering morning

parking, , and restrooms. and campsites, parking,

all four seasons during a single day on the Coronado, spending the the spending Coronado, the on day single a during seasons four all

spectacular backdrop for Tucson, Arizona. Tucson, for backdrop spectacular picnicking, hiking, and equestrian facilities. Accessible facilities include include facilities Accessible facilities. equestrian and hiking, picnicking,

from these mountains are spectacular, and visitors might experience experience might visitors and spectacular, are mountains these from

The Santa Catalina Mountains are a a are Mountains Catalina Santa The north of Tucson. Managed by Arizona State Parks, the area offers camping, camping, offers area the Parks, State Arizona by Managed Tucson. of north

vegetation communities as biologically diverse as those encountered on a trip from Mexico to Canada. Views Views Canada. to Mexico from trip a on encountered those as diverse biologically as communities vegetation

form the backdrop for this beautiful desert park located just a few miles miles few a just located park desert beautiful this for backdrop the form

from a sea of surrounding desert. Elevations range from 3,000 to 10,720 feet above sea level, supporting supporting level, sea above feet 10,720 to 3,000 from range Elevations desert. surrounding of sea a from

Catalina State Park (B-4): Park State Catalina •

The spectacular Santa Catalina Mountains Mountains Catalina Santa spectacular The

The 1.7 million-acre Coronado National Forest is made up of 15 mountain ranges which rise dramatically dramatically rise which ranges mountain 15 of up made is Forest National Coronado million-acre 1.7 The

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included below. The following are some of the most popular recreation sites: recreation popular most the of some are following The below. included

in the recreation table (located below the map on the opposite side) and others are are others and side) opposite the on map the below (located table recreation the in

There are many accessible facilities available on the forest. Some are described described are Some forest. the on available facilities accessible many are There to the Coronado National Forest! National Coronado the to

the rugged Miller Peak Wilderness to an easy shuttle ride up Sabino Canyon. Canyon. Sabino up ride shuttle easy an to Wilderness Peak Miller rugged the

The Coronado National Forest offers recreational opportunities for everyone, from from everyone, for opportunities recreational offers Forest National Coronado The

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