Off Beaten Path Attractions in Nogales
Gardner Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
Gardner Trail ascends the eastern slopes of the Santa Ritas, passing through country that is virtually deserted when compared to popular Madera Canyon on the mountain's western slopes...
Sycamore Canyon Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
Most of those who come to visit in this area are drawn here by the unique environment of Sycamore Canyon. This is home of one of the few perennial streams in extreme southern Arizona...
Border Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This foot and horse path was put there to provide access for maintenance of the international boundary fence...
Walker Basin Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This is a little-used trail that offers access to the more remote southeastern slopes and foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains...
Greaterville Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
Greaterville is, or rather was, a small mining town in the northeastern foothills of the Santa Ritas...
Bog Springs Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This is a very pleasant, rather short loop through an area of bubbling springs, green grasses, big trees and long distance views...
Florida Canyon Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
The Florida Canyon Trail provides the most uncrowded access to the upper reaches of the Santa Rita Range of any trail with an easily accessible trailhead...
Elephant Head Mountain Bike Route
303 Old Tucson Road
The Elephant Head Mountain Bike Route is a combination of little-traveled roads and remote trails designed especially for those versatile, muscle-powered vehicles: mountain bikes...
Kent Spring Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This is a very pleasant, rather short loop through an area of bubbling springs, green grasses, big trees and long distance views...
Josephine Canyon Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
The trail follows Josephine Creek for much of its length and, if the creek is running, you'll be treated to waterfalls and cascades flowing through a riparian area lush with greenery...
East Sawmill Canyon Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
The Greaterville Trail, combined with the East Sawmill Canyon Trail, provides access from the northeast to Florida Saddle, one of the major trail crossroads in the Santa Rita Range...
Old Baldy Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This trail leads to the 9,453 foot summit of Mt. Wrightson, the highest peak in the Santa Ritas...
Chinaman Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
For the most part, this trail follows the course of an old ditch used to bring water from Bear Spring to mining operations farther east in the historic Kentucky Camp area...
White Rock Campground
303 Old Tucson Road
This medium sized lake (49 acres) attracts a considerable following of water-loving recreationists who come to fish and boat or just to enjoy being by the water...
Bog Springs Campground
303 Old Tucson Road
In early spring, this area becomes host to an incredible variety of birds and wildflowers that carpet the slopes of the deserts and canyons...
Temporal Gulch Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
Temporal Gulch Trail is one of the least traveled routes in the Santa Ritas. That's not because this remote backcountry isn't worth a visit, but because it's more than just a little hard to get in...
Very Steep/Vault Mine Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This heart-thumping climb leads from upper Madera Canyon to the vicinity of Agua Caliente Saddle...
Armour Spring Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This short, lightly traveled footpath leads through a stand of large Douglas-fir to a seep at the base of a cliff...
Super Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This trail leads to the 9,453 foot summit of Mt. Wrightson, the highest peak in the Santa Ritas...
Atascosa Trail
303 Old Tucson Road
This trail's appearance on most maps as an insignificant, isolated, squiggle leading to an abandoned lookout is truly deceptive. It's actually one of the best kept secrets in SE Arizona...
