Top Adventures in Patagonia
Camp at Patagonia Lake State Park
Patagonia Lake State Park is located about 70 miles southeast of Tucson on State Route 82, 7 miles south of Patagonia, Arizona. Coming from the north, the drive to Patagonia Lake State Park is very scenic; the road winds through rolling hills and ...
Hike to Hutch's Pool
Start at the Sabino Canyon trailhead - you can either walk up the dirt road (which adds about 4 miles) or take the $10 tram from the Visitor Center and hop off at the last stop #9. From there you hike 2.5 miles into Sabino Canyon into the basin (b...
7.8 miles
647 ft gain
Hike to Javelina Rock
Drive through the gate of Saguaro National Park and continue straight onto Cactus Forest Drive. The 8 Mile loop takes you around to Javelina Rock parking area. Take time to enjoy this drive, it offers great views of the park and opportunities to s...
7 miles
400 ft gain
Drive the Cactus Forest Loop in Saguaro's Rincon Mountain District
Saguaro National Park is split into two different "districts" found east and west of Tucson. In the East-Rincon Mountain District you can find over 130 miles of hiking trails. However, for folks who don't have much time in the park, are with frien...
8 miles
550 ft gain
Drive the Scenic Loop in Saguaro National Park East (Cactus Forest)
The Cactus Forest scenic drive is one of two scenic drives in Saguaro National Park (the other is in the West district location). The drive in Saguaro National Park East is a paved eight-mile one way loop that runs through the heart of an extensi...
8 miles
Bike The Loop at The Santa Cruz River Park
The Loop is an in-development series of shared-use, hard-surface paths meant to connect all of Tucson by following the Santa Cruz River and its major tributaries.
The Santa Cruz River Park contains 22 miles of The Loop (with another 40 in developm...
22 miles
500 ft gain
Hike Bridal Wreath Falls
Bridal Wreath Falls is a 5.6 mile out-and-back hike that takes you through a Seguro National Park to a picturesque waterfall near Tucson, AZ. Keep in mind, the waterfall is more "picturesque" if it has rained recently. This trail is NOT dog-friend...
5.6 miles
1072 ft gain
Catch a Sunset on "A" Mountain
In 1910 a group of University of Arizona students took local basalt rock and constructed a 160' block "A" on the east face of Sentinel Peak overlooking Tucson, giving the prominent peak its most commonly known name.
Now the area is part of the 272...
0.3 miles
250 ft gain
Hike Tumamoc Hill
Tumamoc Hill is urban adventuring at it's finest. Park on Anklam Road, directly across from St Mary's Hospital, and follow the other hikers and runners to the trailhead.Tumamoc Hill is a one-lane paved road, trafficked infrequently by University o...
3 miles
800 ft gain
Hike to Tanque Verde Falls
This hike starts at the Lower Tanque Verde Falls Trailhead, which is a well marked dirt lot on the left side of Reddington Road. A 4x4 would probably make the last half mile or so easier when the road turns to dirt but I made it to the trailhead i...
1.6 miles
100 ft gain
Hike to the Bowen Stone House via Bowen Trail
The Tucson Mountains are home to Saguaro National Park and the Tucson Mountain Park, the latter of which is a massive 20,000 acre park that is home to huge forests of giant saguaro cacti, a wide diversity of desert wildlife, and several long-aband...
2.4 miles
300 ft gain
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