From a swimming hole to a wildlife park to a sparkling mountain lake, here are 10 fun things to do this summer that are an easy drive from Phoenix.

At over 2.9 million acres, the Tonto National ... not to park vehicles in grassy areas where hot engines can also start fires, Loxterman said. As of Tuesday, June 4, 561 wildfires in Arizona ...

When you picture Sedona, Arizona ... 87 through the Tonto National Forest. If you plan to arrive early in the day, you could add a stop at Tonto Natural Bridge, a state park home to the world's ...

Think of it as a drive-through safari that feels like a National ... A strawberry moon will light up the Arizona sky soon. Is it actually pink? Fort Bearizona, the walk-through part of the park ...

The local golf course offers affordable memberships that would cost triple in more touristy areas of Arizona. Grocery shopping won’t give you sticker shock, with prices running about 15% below the ...

One of Arizona's national parks was named among the top three hidden gems of the national parks system. Here's where and why ...

The center is an interagency group of wildfire-fighting agencies in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Earlier in the day, Tonto National Forest officials had estimated the Mountain Fire was about 30 ...

Zion National Park sits near the Utah-Arizona border. It’s within a few hours' drive of other Southwest national parks like Bryce Canyon (70 miles) and Capitol Reef (175 miles). To reach it ...

Pandora Kjolsrud, 18, and Evan Clark, 17, were killed on May 26, 2025. The teens were found dead off State Route 87 near ...

When she took the helm at Big Bend NP, O'Connor said her top priority was supporting park staff during a time ... according to estimates from the National Parks Conservation Association.

Reservations will be required on weekends and holidays starting on July 11 and through the end of the season in mid-October, according to the park. Advance reservations are scheduled to be ...

A University of Arizona student was found dead on Monday in a Utah national park after she was swept away in a flash flood and reported missing last week. On Aug. 22, Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson was ...