Arizona

Whitewater rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon with Arizona Raft Adventures involves a minimum of a six day journey. Along the way, you stop at primitive sites to make camp each evening. Camping in the Grand Canyon is amazing. Guests and guides alike love camp life for so many reasons: sleeping on the soft sandy beaches, viewing the incredible sunrises, sunsets, and night skies, relaxing with friends and family, taking moments of private reflection, hiking opportunities, eating deliciously prepared meals and winding down after a fun adventure filled day. Call Arizona Raft Adventures at 800-786-7238.

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it’s nice there, this time of year, most of all the animals are going into hibernation but beware of the rattlers and other snakes, ask ur local ranger.

Hello all me and four of my buddies are looking for a 3 day backpacking trip that is moderate to difficult with decent water sources and amazing views , any ideas.

Go to this site

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowForum-g28924-i139-Arizona.html

to converse with people who will give you informed answers about backpacking trips.

Awesome camping experience with me and my marine buddies in south west AZ.

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A friend and I will be taking a long camping road trip next month and going on one of those two excursions. They seem like they’d be quite different.

The AZ/UT/CO route would probably involve seeing the grand canyon in Arizona, the canyonlands area of southeastern Utah (Arches National Park, etc), and then the mountains of Colorado.

On the other hand, the OR/WA/BC route would involve a lot of forested areas, some national parks like Crater Lake, some oceanside stuff, etc.

We’re torn between the two, as the AZ/UT/CO route would be more new to us, but it is going to be August and we’re wondering if roasting in our car or tent in those areas might take a lot of fun out of it (no RV with A/C for us!).

Which would you choose?

Well, lets see.
The desert that is Utah and Arizona, and that mountain they call the rockies *cha* OR…
You can….
travel,
…God’s country. *wink*

Choosing either,
The Pacific Coast Highway, on the most western side of Oregon or right thru Three Sisters,
Doing I-5
Then hit’n that amazing ole’ hill we like to call Louwala-Clough (Mount St. Helens)
After you finish that journey, another 2, two and a half hours north, the international geologic community has determined that Mt Rainier is the world’s 16th most dangerous volcano. (elev. 14,410 feet)
Mount Rainier National Park is riddled with Old growth forest. Over 91 thousand acres. As defined, Old growth is trees over 250 years old.
Some of these Douglas Fir’s and Western Hemlocks have been around for over a thousand years.
Of course some of the younger trees also contribute to the lavish tree line. Western Red Cedar, Pacific Silver Fir, and Ponderosa Pine all decorate and create surreal Timberland.
..and the 4 legged creatures, the Elk, Deer, Squirrel, and Coyotes.
All needing each other to sustain life.
Nearly 800 plant species. Over 100 non-native plants. There’s 54 Mammals, 126 Birds and 17 Amphibian or Reptiles that call this Park home.

The Nisqually tribe has been granted access to the Park, in order to gather plants, traditionally used in their ancestral Rituals, and medicine.
Of the plants being harvested: bear grass, blueberries, cascara, cranberry, devils club, maidenhair fern, wild gooseberry, salmonberry, serviceberry, strawberry, tiger lily, princes pine, spruce, cedar, white pine and western yew.
The Park has also presented that when "vision quests" and other traditional journeys are needed, that the Park will do its best to keep tourists out.

Native lore says that (Mt.) Tahoma is the dueling sister of (Mt.) St. Helens.
..and that they forever are fighting for the love of (Mt.) Adams.

Once you catch your breath beyond the vertigo events of Mt Rainer, skip on up to the very groovy metropolitan city of Seattle, its time to feast your hearts desire. Who cares if its the middle of the night. It’s open. Then, dance your beHIND off, at the very grooviest clubs west of the Vegas strip.

Now its time to jump a ferry, circle the Peninsula, get yourself over to the Lake Quinault Lodge, and rest like you’ve never rested.

THEN…. find your way to the Sol duc Hot Springs (clothing optional area of course) You’ll be awed as you find yourself in the Worlds ONLY temperate rain forest. The canopy of trees, is so dense, its wet, no matter how blue the sky. The Douglas Fir, White and Red Cedar tree’s are the laregest on the ENTIRE Globe…
Its freaken heaven…

Then of course you’ll grab your passport, head the hour and a half up to Port Angeles, and grab the quick ferry ride thru the Strait of Juan de Fuca. And ya’ll be oot and a’boot to Victoria British Columbia, before ya know it, eh?.. =)

Zulu our trusted pouch nicknamed “The Zoo Dog!” kicks off this fun intro! We would never think of leaving home without taking her with us! Our first of seven DVD’s in the Boondocking In Arizona series includes exciting trips to fun places like Peralta Trails in the Superstition Mountains. Superior with Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park. The Beeline Highway with stops up and over Four Peaks to Roosevelt Lake and into the ruggedly remote Sierra Ancha Wilderness, touring the rural farming town of Young. Sycamore Creek including rare footage of Bushnell Tanks recorded before the recent Edge Fire’s damage, with a nearby excursion high atop Mount Ord. Then, it is off to hidden, FREE CAMPING spots near Christopher Creek and a cool, crisp Ponderosa Pine and Aspen forest around Woods Canyon Lake entitled; “The Mogollon Rim Lakes Recreation Area.” That’s not all, we take you to many brisk and crystal clear, summertime swimming holes along the East Verde River, then up to Strawberry and an ever popular dive into Fossil Creek, with a side splash to the Verde River’s Hot Springs. The fun doesn’t stop there we finish off with a real “Prime Rib” special near the Field of Dreams, Potato Lake, Clints Well, and ending with spectacular Blue Ridge Reservoir.

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For example "Mountain Jam", "Gathering Of The Vibes", "Moe Down", "Harvest Fest". All are in New York but Im looking for ones in Arizona. Like 3 day camping and music festivals with lots of hippies lol. Thanks for any info. (Prefer websites)

You missed Burning Man?

http://www.burningman.com/

Mayby next year

We’re looking for a semi-private car camping spot (no amenities needed) somewhere near Ajo, AZ (maybe near Cabeza Prieta or Oregon Pipe). Cool geology a plus. We have plenty of water and gear, but don’t know the area very well.

In Organ Pipe, I’d check out Alamo Canyon. You’ll have to got to the Visitors Center first and I think it’s like $8 but well worth it.

mostly time lapse video of may 2008 as we camped at peach flat for a couple nights after finding the site of the 1955 expedition’s sumer home.

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Hi! My friends and I were going to go hiking in a week to Havasu Falls and then camp out. The only problem is that one girl hurt her back (but already paid for the plane ticket to Arizona). Is there an awesome place to camp in Arizona that doesnt involve hiking 10 miles down a canyon with a heavy pack?

There are many great places to go camping in Arizona that do not require backpacking. The biggest limiting factor for next weekend is weather since it is already getting a bit warm for camping in the lower desert areas.

The rim country north of Payson is pretty nice. There are a number of small lakes along the rim where you camp out either by the lake or just about anywhere in the nearby National Forest. The few established campgrounds (all of which are pretty ‘rustic’) will be pretty busy with the three day weekend, but if you don’t mind just throwing a tent off the side of a dirt road somewhere out in the forest than your options are pretty limitless. Areas to consider include Woods Canyon Lake, Knoll Lake, Bear Canyon Lake and Will Springs Lake. All are just above the rim, north of Payson. If you are not familiar with the area, than you will need either Forest Service maps (Coconino and Tonto) or the DeLorme Arizona Atlas.

Another neat area that is at nice cool elevations is the area around Aztec Peak in the Sierra Ancha Mountains east of Lake Roosevelt. Along the road from Lake Roosevelt to Heber (AZ288) is a turn off to Workman’s Creek and Aztec Peak. Worksman’s Creek usually has at least a trickle of water even in summer and at 8,000 feet elevation, Aztec Peak is quite cool in the pines with excellent views. This is pretty far off the beaten path (about 3 hours from Phoenix) and you should have maps with you.

Just about any place that is covered by National Forest will allow you to camp out anywhere you want down a dirt road (unless there are extreme fire restrictions in place). The biggest challenge is find a nice place near water – those places are much more rare in Arizona and will generally be popular with other people too.

Finally, I might note that if you have the money for it, you should be able to hire a helicopter to take your friend down to Havasu village near the falls and campground (there is a helicopter service that routinely takes tourists in and out of the canyon). That way the rest of you could hike in and she could meet you there. Just a thought. A somewhat cheaper option would be to have them pack her gear in on a mule (again, you can hire this service from the Indians) to make it easier on her. The first mile of trail is pretty rough (descending into the canyon), but the remaining hike along the stream bed is long, but not really difficult.