OUTDOOR ADVENTURE

Hiking & Trails

Breathtaking natural features and vibrant scenery make Arizona the perfect location for hiking, rappelling, and exploring the great outdoors. Whether you're climbing desert mesas, hiking along mountain streams, or navigating gorgeous canyons, you will fall in love with Arizona.

Several trails are close to city centers, too, making it easier to get out in nature to enjoy iconic saguaros and other beautiful sights throughout the desert.

Hundreds of hiking trails can be found in Arizona, with trips ranging from short, easy loops in the heart of the city, to multiple-day treks in remote wilderness areas. Grand Canyon hiking is a favorite for both family trips and expert expeditions, but there are also countless hiking trails at other sites, including many of Arizona’s national parks, monuments, and recreation areas.

National Scenic Trail

The Arizona Trail

The Arizona Trail, a National Scenic Trail that forms a meandering 800-mile path across Arizona, from Mexico to Utah, offers an excellent opportunity for those who want to make a challenging trek across the entire state.

Couple hiking in Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness

Know Before You Go

Hiking Tips

Before you go, check out Arizona hiking tips for important information on staying safe and avoiding injury, dehydration, and other common problems.

Woman stands next to a hoodoo in Chiricahua National Monument in Willcox

Hiking Trails

Hiking Arizona

The 6th largest state has over 2,000 hiking trails to choose from. Desert to water. Rim to rim. Flatland to ridgeline. The tough part is choosing which one to hike.

Hiker rests atop a boulder on Camelback Mountain in Phoenix

Day Hikes

Winter Day Hikes

Day hiking during wintertime is a little bit different here ... sunshine collects on the trails, water flows freely and no "base layer" is required.

Two men hiking down the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon Hikes

Hiking the Grand Canyon

Of the 5.9 million visitors who come to Grand Canyon National Park each year, only one-precent ever descend below the rim. Now's your chance to become a one-percenter.

Two people hiking through Chiricahua National Monument

Hit the Road. Count the Parks.

Arizona Parks Passport

From cactus to canyons, pine forests to sky islands, Arizona's parks and monuments feature a wide array of scenery, history, trails and activities for all ages. So, hit the Road. Count the Parks.

Canyoneering

From weather-sculpted boulders to pine forest pools and rushing waterfalls, Arizona offers a natural obstacle course that’s ideal for canyoneering. Take on the challenge and rappel down slot canyons in the Mogollon Rim. Splash around in Punchbowl Canyon in the Superstition Mountains. Or spend the day tubing down the Salt River to see out-of-this-world layers and colors along the canyon walls.