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Graham County tourist attractions

Graham County provides a myriad of recreational opportunities:

The Mount Graham International Observatory offers tours to the public of both the observatory and the scenic mountain.

Roper Lake and Riggs Flat Lake provide fishing, swimming, and camping activities.

Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness and Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area provide opportunities for horseback riding and hiking.

The Old West Highway designation of SR-70, between Apache Junction, Arizona, and Lordsburg, New Mexico, has encouraged visitors to include Graham County as part of their visit to Arizona.

Discovery Park is a world-class science and cultural center built on 165 acres at the base of Mount Graham and offers a variety of interactive and astronomy exhibits.

Other major attractions include:

1. Muleshoe Ranch Area and the Nature Conservancy’s Muleshoe Preserve

2. San Carlos Apache Reservation

3. San Carlos Lake

4. Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area

5. Gila River

6. Black Hills Backcountry Byway

7. Stockton Pass

8. Fourmile Canyon

9. Round Mountain

10. Black Hills Rockhound Areas

11. Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area

12. Coronado and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests

13. Fishhooks

14. Peloncillo Mountains

15. Redfield Canyon

16. Santa Teresa

17. Galiuro wilderness areas

18. Coronado Trail Scenic Byway

19. Frye Mesa Reservoir

20. Bonita Creek

21. Turkey Creek

22. Riggs Flat Lake

23. Dankworth Pond

24. Point of Pines Lake

25. Multiple hot springs and mineral baths

26. And the highly favored Arizona‘s Salsa Trail

 

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