BEST Things To Do In ARIZONA | Bucket List
10 must see places in Arizona to add to your bucket list!
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The 10 BEST State Parks in Arizona
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Arizona is home to some of the most beautiful and diverse state parks in the United States. From spectacular desert views to incredible forests, there are a variety of outdoor activities to explore at these parks, no matter the season. So if you’re looking for the perfect park to explore in Arizona, you’ve come to the right place.
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Exploring Hidden Gems in Safford, Arizona - Arizona Highways TV
In this episode of Arizona Highways TV, we delve into the charm and history of Safford, Arizona.
The episode covers the town's rich mining and agricultural roots and features highlights like Genevieve's Marketplace, a staple for gourmet coffee, unique gifts, and locally sourced olive oils.
Marsha's Garden showcases a family-run soap and lotion business utilizing goat milk, and Angle Orchard introduces viewers to a centennial family-owned apple orchard. We also explore Rustic Farm Bakery's homemade goods and Copper and Cotton Lifestyle Co., a hub for local artisans.
Join us for a detailed look at these thriving community businesses and the vibrant Main Street lined with colorful murals.
00:00 Introduction
00:32Historical Background of Safford
01:47 Genevieve's Marketplace: A Local Gem
05:47 Marsha's Garden: Farm Fresh Products
11:29 Angle Orchard: A Family Legacy
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Road Trip Arizona - Safford to Clifton - Beautiful Desert Scenic Drive
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Road Trip Arizona - Safford to Clifton - Beautiful Desert Scenic Drive
Come along for a beautiful desert scenic drive through the mountains and rolling hills of Eastern Arizona. We're taking a road trip from Safford to Clifton Arizona and I'll be your host.
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Safford Arizona (2nd Visit)
In 2019 we met a wonderful couple while travelling to Alaska, we kept in touch and visited them in their winter wonderland of Safford Arizona. We are doing this trip to revisit our friends from the first trip to the USA 2019-2020.
We spent a week at Roper State Park (Arizona State Park) which we loved last time and it was just as good this time.
Keith and Linda have shown us a wonderful visit taking us to see Sandhill Cranes (where they winter) and Besh-Ba-Gowah, and off course some culinary delights on the way....
Hope you enjoy this video as much as we enjoyed making it...
Till next time
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Leanne and Robert
Safford (so much more) Arizona
We had a wonderful stay in Safford, we stayed at the Roper Lake State Park and were very impressed with the quality and space available to us. We had a huge site - drive through and power and water with a very tidy and convenient dump station near the ranger station/exit.
The views were unbelievable and the sunsets even better.
We took time to go and look around the area, Chiricahua National Park area to the south, the Morenci Mine Area where they have open pit mines for copper extraction and they are huge, bigger than I thought possible.
We were introduced to GeoCaching by our friends Keith and Linda and are enjoying this adventure of finding locations and rummaging around for the cache a lot of fun. If your travelling full time - research the geocaching - see link below:
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Safford, Arizona - Driving Tour 4K
Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. The city is the county seat of Graham County.
Safford is the principal city of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Graham County.
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U.S. Hwy. 191 - a road less traveled - Safford, AZ to Alpine, AZ
Illustrates and describes our drive up Hwy. 191 to Canada, this section of the drive being from Safford, AZ to Alpine, AZ. It features the 123-mile Coronado Trail Scenic Byway with its 460 curves.
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Safford, Arizona - West Main Street
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Road Trip Arizona to Safford and Tour of Main Street and Old Theatre
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Road Trip Arizona to Safford and Tour of Main Street and Old Theatre
We're going on a road trip north on Highway 191 to Safford. Then we're taking a tour of Main Street. It's the quintessential small town Main Street. We're also going to take a look at an old theatre that is being renovated.
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Roper Lake State Park
Located 6 miles south of Safford. Enjoy a dip in a hot tub—an outdoor rock-lined pool created by park rangers and filled with natural hot mineral spring water. Open 6a.m. to 10p.m. Campground areas with electric hook-ups, restrooms, vending machines, picnic tables, grills, swimming, fishing, and public phones. 928-428-6760.
US 191, Historic US 666 North - The Devil's Highway - Wilcox to Safford, AZ
Welcome to the Devil's Highway. At least that's what it's been nicknamed. Today we travel part of US 191. This segment of the highway runs from I-10 near Wilcox - where it was multiplexed with the interstate - to the city of Safford, a small city in eastern Arizona or about 10,000 people. Along the way we pass through small town and junctions, namely Swift Trail Junction, home of the Swift Trail/Safford Federal Correctional Institution, and near Fort Grant, a former Army fort turned State Prison.
US 191 gets it's nickname from it's predecessor: US 666. US 666 was originally a minor 135-mile highway running from Gallup, NM to Cortez, CO, established in 1926 with the initial signing of US Highways. It became the 6th child route of infamous US 66, which served as it's southern terminus in Gallup. It was given this number since all the odd-numbered (indicative of a N/S routing) child routes that would have fit in the system were taken.
US 666 saw it's first of two extensions in 1938, when it was extended south and west into Arizona, co-routing with it's parent to the town of Sanders, where it dipped south. This road remained dirt when it met and joined existing SR 61 to continue south to Saint Johns where SR 61 ended and US 666 met US 260. They continued south together, meeting with and joining US 60 itself just before Springerville. Just past Springerville, US 60 spilt off to head east into New Mexico while US 260 and US 666 continued to south to Alpine where US 260 split as well to head towards Silver City, NM. US 666 then followed the Coronado Trail, one of the most scenic and beautiful routes in western America.
It passed through Morenci and Clifton, ultimately coming to a T-junction with US 70 just east of Safford. From there, US 666 co-routed with US 70 into Safford, then split off to head south where it met SR 86 between Bowie and Wilcox. It again co-routed, this time with SR 86, to the town of Cochise. There, SR 86 split to head to Benson where it met with US 80 and US 666 continued on a slightly meandering path to end at then US 80 immediately west of Douglas.
The route from Springerville/Eager to Safford was originally SR 71, established in 1927. The segment from Safford to Douglas was originally SR 81, established the same year. In 1936, SR 71 was deleted and SR 81 was rerouted up to Springerville, ultimately extending along SR 61 to Sanders. Two years later this was transferred to US 666.
In 1992 Arizona requested a new number for US 666 in the state, asking for it to become part of US 191 for continuity and partly because the signs were very commonly stolen. At this time, US 191 was relatively new to the state having just been extended 11 years prior from Yosemite National Park as part of making US 191 into a 'National Parks Highway'. It was brought south to Chambers, AZ where it ended at I-40. The proposal was to have it multiplex I-40 to Sanders, then replace US 666 from Sanders to Douglas. The request was approved and US 666 was dealt it's first blow. In 2003, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, asked for a similar change, proposing that US 666 be deleted in it's entirety in favor of US 491. This was approved as well, making US 666 the most recent decommissioned US highway in America.
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US 70, Historic US 180 West - The Old West Highway - Safford to Globe, AZ
Driving US 70 is almost like a full-circle moment for me. It was not supposed to happen this day, nor was it a welcome detour at the time, but I'm glad I captured it. My first video was of the San Bernardino Freeway back in California, which at one point carried US 70. Originally from California, US 70 always seemed like a distant memory.
Now for the history of this road. US 70 in the west leads a very interesting life, spending a lot of time intertwined, co-routing, or being replaced by US 60. US 70 is one of the original 1926 routes, with its original western terminus at US 66 in Holbrook, AZ. This was changed when US 60's western terminus was moved from Amarillo, TX to Los Angeles, CA in 1932. The new US 60 met US 70 at Texico, NM (near Clovis). From there, US 60 took US 70's old alignment from Texico to Springerville, AZ while the remaining segment from Springerville to Holbrook became US 260. US 60 then took over former local and state routes, and used a temporary alignment to meet then-US 180 at Rice, AZ (Rice became the town of San Carlos). From there, US 60 co-routed with US 180 to Florence Junction, where US 180 ended and US 60 co-routed with US 80 and 89 through the Phoenix area, eventually splitting west of Phoenix in Wickenburg, AZ to continue on it's journey westward. US 70 was then realigned, replacing US 366 between Clovis and El Paso.
This only lasted for 2 years, however, when the decision was made to replace US 180 with US 70. In 1934, US 70 continued on it's route from Clovis to Alamogordo, NM where, instead of heading directly south to El Paso, it would now head southwest to Las Cruses. There, it would co-route with US 80 to Lordsburg, NM where it would replace then-US 180 from Lordsburg to Globe, AZ, where US 60 and 70 would co-route to Florence Jct to replace US 180, and ultimately remain co-routed to Banning, CA where US 70 would co-route with US 99 and later rejoin US 60 to head into Los Angeles. (Past Globe, US 70 never had it's own route.) US 70 did not completely replace US 180 though, and the portions left between Caballo and Lordsburg via Silver City, NM were deleted and returned to New Mexico's control.
Ultimately, US 54 was extended south from it's terminus at US 60 (former US 70) in Vaughn, NM along NM Route 3 to take over the section of US 70 from Alamogordo to El Paso in 1935. US 54 and 70 are now briefly co-routed through Alamogordo. US 260 was extended southeast past Springerville, AZ to Deming, NM via Silver City, replacing a small section of US 180 that was 'orphaned' between Silver City and Santa Clara (formally Central). In 1961-62, in an ironic twist of fate, US 260 was deleted and its route transferred to modern US 180 after it was extended west from El Paso. This effectively transferred US 180's original route between Silver City and Santa Clara, as well as US 70's original route from Springerville to Holbrook, to modern US 180.
It's unclear who got the better end of the stick here, as while US 70 ran all the way to Los Angeles, all it did was co-route with other highways past Globe. As such it was ripe for truncation, ultimately being removed from California in 1964. Because of that, Arizona started removing it as well, with the route being truncated back to it's current end in Globe at US 60 in 1969. In 1961, though, US 180 was extended further north to connect to the Grand Canyon, even being co-routed from Holbrook to Flagstaff with I-40.
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Safford, Arizona/ March 2017
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Panoramic Views from Majestic Mount Graham, Arizona
I had the privilege of working in Safford, AZ from January to March of 2022. I had marveled at this Mountain God that towered in the backdrop night and day while in Safford. I just had to fuel up the Denali and go for an adventure!
At the highest peak, in Graham County, Coronado National Forest and the Pinaleno Mountains, Mt. Graham stretches 10,724 feet into the sky.
Mount Graham summits are headwaters for numerous perennial streams that tumble through five major botanical zones. Located between the southern Rocky Mountains and Mexico's Sierra Madre Occidental, and biologically isolated for millennia, the higher elevations have provided refuge for relict populations of plants and animals with adaptive strategies rooted in Pleistocene ice age environmental conditions.
Of particular note are stands of the oldest conifer trees in the U.S. Southwest and associated habitats for threatened and endangered species, especially the Mount Graham Red Squirrel. [Wikipedia]
The Vatican even has a high-powered telescope perched atop this giant. I just had to see the view from the top and I will tell you, she didn't disappoint!
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US 191, Historic US 666 North - The Devil's Highway - Safford to Clifton & Morenci, AZ
Now that we've completed US 66 in California, lets go back to it's former child route: US 666! Today we traverse US 191 from Safford where we left off at the T- junction with US 70 - Safford's main thoroughfare - to it's split east of town, where US 70 heads further east to Lordsburg and US 191 turns north to reach Clifton. We also get to see the terminus of some of US 666's old routings, as well as US 70s and even US 180 before it.
US 191 gets it's nickname from it's predecessor: US 666. US 666 was originally a minor 135-mile highway running from Gallup, NM to Cortez, CO, established in 1926 with the initial signing of US Highways. It became the 6th child route of infamous US 66, which served as it's southern terminus in Gallup. It was given this number since all the odd-numbered (indicative of a N/S routing) child routes that would have fit in the system were taken.
US 666 saw it's first of two extensions in 1938, when it was extended south and west into Arizona, co-routing with it's parent to the town of Sanders, where it dipped south. This road remained dirt when it met and joined existing SR 61 to continue south to Saint Johns where SR 61 ended and US 666 met US 260. They continued south together, meeting with and joining US 60 itself just before Springerville. Just past Springerville, US 60 spilt off to head east into New Mexico while US 260 and US 666 continued to south to Alpine where US 260 split as well to head towards Silver City, NM. US 666 then followed the Coronado Trail, one of the most scenic and beautiful routes in western America.
It passed through Morenci and Clifton, ultimately coming to a T-junction with US 70 just east of Safford. From there, US 666 co-routed with US 70 into Safford, then split off to head south where it met SR 86 between Bowie and Wilcox. It again co-routed, this time with SR 86, to the town of Cochise. There, SR 86 split to head to Benson where it met with US 80 and US 666 continued on a slightly meandering path to end at then US 80 immediately west of Douglas.
The route from Springerville/Eager to Safford was originally SR 71, established in 1927. The segment from Safford to Douglas was originally SR 81, established the same year. In 1936, SR 71 was deleted and SR 81 was rerouted up to Springerville, ultimately extending along SR 61 to Sanders. Two years later this was transferred to US 666.
In the 1960s, as mining activity continued to expand at Morenci, Freeport McMoRan approached the state with an offer. Since the new mine extension would swallow the road, and ADOT had been wanting to realign US 666, they would set up a new temporary alignment by connecting a bunch of old mine roads to serve in the interim while the new road was built. This new alignment would have moved US 666 much further east, roughly following the San Francisco and Blue Rivers before cutting diagonally to met the current alignment near Milepost 195, just south of Four Bar Mesa. ADOT began construction on the 'first' 8 miles in 1968, most of which was just compressed dirt. Arizona ran into budgetary issues in the late 60s and 70s, plus the rough terrain of the new alignment made them go back to the drawing board. This caused a pause in construction that lasted until 1997 when the plan was finally dropped. This route took Zorrilla St to Frisco Ave (this presumably would've been changed as the project neared completion), Frisco Ave to the bridge over the San Francisco, where the dirt road picks up as San Francisco River Rd until its abrupt end.
Part of the original road through Morenci exists. Before the switch back from Clifton to Morenci, a road starts snaking up to the mine as an access road. This is old US 666, as pointed out in the video. This road was officially closed in 1972, given to the mining company.
In 1992 Arizona requested a new number for US 666 in the state, asking for it to become part of US 191 for continuity and partly because the signs were very commonly stolen. At this time, US 191 was relatively new to the state having just been extended 11 years prior from Yosemite National Park as part of making US 191 into a 'National Parks Highway'. It was brought south to Chambers, AZ where it ended at I-40. The proposal was to have it multiplex I-40 to Sanders, then replace US 666 from Sanders to Douglas. The request was approved and US 666 was dealt it's first blow. In 2003, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, asked for a similar change, proposing that US 666 be deleted in it's entirety in favor of US 491. This was approved as well, making US 666 the most recent decommissioned US highway in America.
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Roper Lake State Park Campground Safford Arizona - 360 Video Virtual Tour 4K
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Roper Lake State Park Campground in Safford Arizona offers 3 different campground loops: Gila Group Area Campground offers water but no electric sites and can be used as individual sites when not reserved. Hacienda Campground and Cottonwood Campground both offer tent and RV sites which can accommodate RVs up 45 feet and have water and electric hookups. The state park is situated around a small and scenic lake with a couple miles of hiking trails navigating around the desert landscape. Set below the majestic and scenic Mt Graham, Roper Lake State Park is an out of the way gem of a park with easy to navigate roads and very large camping pads.
All loops have paved roads and a mix of paved/ packed gravel parking pads. The Cottonwood Loop has shaded picnic tables, BBQ, and fireplace rings. Hookups are located at the back of the sites. The Hacienda Loop is similar in design but does not have the shade pavilions over the picnic benches. A few pull thrus are available on both main camping loops. Trails depart both loops and connect to the picnic areas, fishing spots, gated dog run, and the most unique feature, a natural fed hot tub.
The hot tub is a small unassuming hole in the ground. Fed naturally with a steady flow of hot water the tub offers campers a unique and refreshing respite notably on cool fall, winter and spring evenings.
Roper Lake State Park campground is an excellent choice to spend a couple days or a longer term. A dump station is located on site and the park is 5 miles from Safford AZ where all the amenities of modern civilization are available. 2 miles south of the park is the access road up into the Mt Graham area and the forested mountains. Mt Graham is over 10,00 feet high and at the peak houses telescopes operated by the University of Arizona (check online for tour dates).
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9 Best Places To Go Camping in Arizona
With 24 national parks and 31 state parks, there is no lack of places to go camping in Arizona.
Arizona is one of the most picturesque states in the country. The rugged terrain, cactus-dotted desert views, and spectacular rock formations make this state a camper’s dream. Whether you want to pull your rig up lakeside or pitch a tent off-the-beaten-path this list will help you find the best camping in Arizona.
Here are our picks for the 9 Best Places To Go Camping in Arizona:
Havasupai Campground: At Havasupai, you'll find one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the entire country.
Grand Canyon National Park: Home to the immense Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area: Home to the incredible Hoover Dam.
Catalina State Park: An average elevation of 3,000 feet but varies dramatically with high ridges and low creek beds.
Coronado National Forest: Within the Coronado National Forest, you'll find dispersed camping, views of the desert and fields of wildflowers.
Patagonia Lake State Park: This lake offers boating, skiing, fishing, swimming, and is a beautiful spot to lay by to soak up the hot Arizona sun.
Kaibab National Forest: Plenty of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails can be found throughout Kaibab National Forest.
Lost Dutchman State Park: Home to a gold mining legend from the 1800s, Lost Dutchman State Park is filled with mystery and beauty.
Lake Havasu State Park: You can enjoy blue waters, white sand beaches and 360 degrees of mountain views.
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