Have you always thought Arizona was just a desert?

Here in the High Country of the White Mountains, is nestled the largest stand of Ponderosa Pine in the US. Rugged cliffs, mountains and canyons, pines and aspen, wildlife and lakes make this a hiking paradise. Our mountains and valleys provide a natural terrain for elk, deer, bear, beaver, trout, eagle, hawks and more.

A full trail system is in place providing areas where you can go for a gentle walking or do some stenuous, heart pumping hiking.

The White Mountains TRAILSYSTEM.... a system of twenty-five to thirty interconnecting, multi-use, trail loops ranging from the community of Vernon on the eastern edge and stretching to the community of Clay Springs in the west. TRACKS trail members provide a web site for more Trails information at http://www.tracks-pinetop-lakeside.org Find a trail and bring your walking stick ... winter, spring, summer, fall ...we have it all!!

• White Mountain Trail system trails are marked with blue diamonds
   
• Trail users are reminded to follow multi-use trail etiquette & show courtesy to all users
   
• All down hill traffic yield to uphill traffic, regardless of user type.
   
• All users yield to saddle stock (horses and mules)
   
• Bicyclists yield to all other trail users.
   
• Leave the area in as good or better condition than you found it.
   
• Tread lightly and leave no trace by avoiding wet or muddy trails and packing out litter.
   

Also visit the Arizona State Parks website for information on Arizona Trails Program. Also, before participating in activities on any Native American lands, please check on their rules and regulations. The White Mountain Apache Tribe Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation pages are located here.