AZventure Hiking - Wilderness Areas

Northern Arizona

Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness
Cottonwood Point Wilderness
Grand Canyon
Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness
Kachina Peaks Wilderness
Kanab Creek Wilderness
Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
Mount Logan Wilderness
Mount Trumbull Wilderness
Paiute Wilderness
Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness
Saddle Mountain Wilderness
Strawberry Crater Wilderness

Follow this link for Wilderness Areas in Central Arizona
Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness

Location
Far NW Arizona - 16 miles SW of St. George, Utah

Area Information
BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information.

Trail Information
No specific trails exist, but terrain is open for hiking with access from the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area.

Other Information
Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area
Brief description with contact information on this area adjacent to Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness.

Cottonwood Point Wilderness

Location
NW Arizona - 1 mile East of Colorado City

Area Information
BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information.

Wilderness At The Edge
Good general description from the Utah Wilderness Coalition.

Trail Information
No specific trails exist, but terrain is open for hiking.

Grand Canyon

Location
NW Arizona - Just look for the big beautiful hole in the ground

Area Information
AZventure In Hiking's Grand Canyon Page
Extensive list of Grand Canyon Pages.

Trail Information
AZventure In Hiking's Grand Canyon Trail Information
This is the place to go for a complete listing of trail information.

Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness

Location
Far NW Arizona - 50 miles south of St. George, Utah

Area Information
BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information.

Trail Information
Grand Gulch Bench Road - no links available

Other Information
Desert Bighorn Sheep Information
Information on sheep living in this area.

Kachina Peaks Wilderness

Location
N Arizona - 7 miles north of Flagstaff

Area Information
GORP
Very brief Information.

Trail Information
Abineau/Bear Jaw Trails, #127/#26
Brief journal of hike.

Humphreys Trail #151
I may be partial, but this is my excellent journal of this hike.

Humphreys Trail #151
Excellent journal from America's Roof.

Humphreys Trail #151
Good suggestions offered by people who have written to America's Roof.

Humphreys Trail #151
Good advice from Outside Online's Adventure Advisor.

Humphreys Trail #151
Very detailed journal of hiking Agassiz and Humphreys Peaks by Greg Slaydon's The Mountain Explorer. You may want to take the time to browse around his site as he has tons of journals hiking mountains all over the world. The one to Mt. McKinley is well worth the time it takes to read.

Humphreys Trail #151
Scott Surgent's very brief write-up as part of his ongoing quest to add to his highpoints list. Scott - When are we going to do Harquahala?

Humphreys Trail #151
Look down this site for a very brief description as part of Canyon ECHO's article on Arizona's ten most popular trails.

Humphreys Trail #151
Titled "The Roof of Arizona", this is a good personal account.

Humphreys Trail #151
Brief writeup containing the basics of this hike.

Humphreys Trail #151 on 3-10-02
3-D view with links to a map to the trailhead, a topographic map of the trail, information about the hike, and a picture - from Arizona's 20-20 Challenge.

Inner Basin Trail #29
Look down this site for a very brief description as part of Canyon ECHO's article on Arizona's ten most popular trails.

Kachina Trail #150
Flowery prose and a link to excellent directions from Arizona Highways' Hike of the Month feature.

Kachina Trail #150
Very good write-up from Arizona Central's AZ Trails feature.

Weatherford Trail #102
Flowery prose and a link to excellent directions from Arizona Highways' Hike of the Month feature.

Other Information
Lockett Meadow Campground
Picked as Arizona Central's Best Campground.

Humphreys Peak Photos
Excellent pictures by Alice Hopkins. They take a while to load but are worth the wait.

Kanab Creek Wilderness

Location
NW Arizona - Just north of Grand Canyon - 28 miles south of Fredonia

Area Information
BLM Site
Small detail about area as well as BLM contact information.

GORP
Very small detail about area.

USDA Forest Service
Excellent concise information.

Trail Information
Hack Canyon Trail
A brief account as part of Arizona Highway's Hike of the Month. Does include excellent directions to trailhead.

Jumpup Nail Trail #8
Good factual information from the USDA Forest Service.

Kanab Creek and Jumpup Canyon
Trip report from describing danger of this area experienced by the Los Alamos Mountaineers.

Kanab River and Jumpup Canyon
Trip report with excellent photos from Grand Canyon Explorer.

Ranger Trail #41
Good factual information from the USDA Forest Service.

Ranger Trail #41/Jumpup Canyon on 3-10-02
3-D view with links to a map to the trailhead, a topographic map of the trail, information about the hike, and a picture - from Arizona's 20-20 Challenge.

Slide Canyon Trail #58 to Kanab Creek Trail #59 on 3-10-02
3-D view with links to a map to the trailhead, a topographic map of the trail, information about the hike, and a picture - from Arizona's 20-20 Challenge.

Snake Gulch and Kanab Creek Trail #59
Good factual information from the USDA Forest Service.

Other Information
North Kaibab Ranger District Home Page
Contact information.

Online Topo Map
Excellent idea that is part of the Grand Canyon Explorer Site.

Kendrick Mountain Wilderness

Location
N Arizona - 21 miles NW of Flagstaff

Area Information
GORP
Brief description.

USDA Forest Service
Excellent concise information.

Trail Information
Bull Basin Trail #40
Good factual writeup from the USDA Forest Service.

Kendrick Mountain Trail #22
Look about half way down this site for a small trail description.

Kendrick Mountain Trail #22
Good factual writeup from the USDA Forest Service.

Kendrick Mountain Trail #22
Brief description from Arizona Central's AZ Trails feature.

Kendrick Mountain Trail #22 on 3-10-02
3-D view with links to a map to the trailhead, a topographic map of the trail, information about the hike, and a picture - from Arizona's 20-20 Challenge.

Pumpkin Trail #39
Good factual writeup from the USDA Forest Service.

Pumpkin and Bull Basin Trails
AZventure In Hiking's journal of these trails. Photos included.

Mount Logan Wilderness

Location
NW Arizona - 67 miles south of Fredonia
Area Information
BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information.

Trail Information
Mount Logan Trail
Scroll about half way down this BLM page for a very brief description.

Old Slide Mtn. Road - no links available

Mount Trumbull Wilderness

Location
NW Arizona - 62 miles south of Fredonia

Area Information
BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information.

LL Bean Park Search
Extremely brief description with nice photo.

Trail Information
Mount Trumbull Trail
Scroll about half way down this BLM page for a very brief description.

Other Information
Maricopa Audibon Society Newsletter
Article questioning the fire-proofing restoration project on Mount Trumbull.

Paiute Wilderness

Location
Far NW Arizona - 16 miles SW of St. George, Utah

Area Information
BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information.

Trail Information
This area has routes, the longest of which is Sullivan Canyon. No links available.

Other Information
Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area
Brief description with contact information on this area adjacent to Paiute Wilderness.

Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

Location
N Arizona - 30 miles NW of Page

Area Information
BLM Arizona on 12-9-99
BLM page with good information. Includes links for obtaining permits, rules and regulations, guides and shuttles, and a FAQ page. Also has a very creative interactive page. Just follow the link for Paria Canyon.

BLM Arizona
Very brief description with BLM contact information. Includes links for streamflow data and use regulations for Paria Canyon and Coyote Buttes.

BLM
Very brief description with BLM contact information for Paria Canyon.

Paria Permits
Brief description with good links for use regulations and FAQ pages on Paria Canyon and Coyote Buttes.

Utah.Com
Basic descriptions of recreation sites, wildlife, geology and land administration.

Trail Information
Buckskin Gulch
Description with several pictures.

Buckskin Gulch to Paria Canyon
Excellent Trip Report from Idaho Alpine Club.

Buckskin Gulch and Paria Canyon
Very good description of 5 day trip. Background makes this a bit tough to read, but is worth the fight.

Buckskin Gulch and Paria Canyon
Trip Report from Susan and Bob's Place.

Paria Canyon on 3-10-02
3-D view with links to a map to the trailhead, a topographic map of the trail, information about the hike, and a picture - from Arizona's 20-20 Challenge.

Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch
Short description from BLM Arizona.

Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch
No frills page with excellent information taken from the book, "Hiking the Southwest's Canyon Country".

Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch
Short description from with nice basic map at bottom of page.

Paria Canyon & Buckskin Gulch
Extensive virtual tour.

Other Information
Desert Bighorn Sheep Information
Scroll down this page to see Paria Canyon/Vermilion Cliffs information. Provided by BLM.

Paria Nightmare
Two Quicktime presentations of Buckskin Narrows. Be patient as this will take a while to load.

Road Map (206K) and Pictures
Excellent pictures of Buckskin Gulch provided by Bradley Reeder.

Wrather Arch
Picture with brief description of this arch found in Paria Canyon.

Saddle Mountain

Location
N Arizona - 70 miles SW of Page

Area Information
GORP
Very small detail about area.

USDA Forest Service
Excellent concise information.

Trail Information
Crystal Spring Trail #36
No specific trail information available.

East Rim Trail #7
Good factual information from USDA Forest Service.

Nankoweap Trail # 57
Follow this link to full listing of links.

Nankoweap, North Canyon & Saddle Canyon
Trip Report from Grand Canyon Treks. Same writeup is also at Grand Canyon Explorer site.

North Canyon Trail #6
Good factual information from USDA Forest Service.

Saddle Mountain Trail #31
Good factual information from USDA Forest Service.

South Canyon Trail #6
Good factual information from the USDA Forest Service.

Strawberry Crater Wilderness

Location
N Arizona - 20 miles NE of Flagstaff

Area Information
GORP
Very brief description.

Trail Information
A 1 mile trail is established on the northwest corner of this wilderness. No links are available to describe the trail.

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