State Park
Safford Recreation Area
Pima, AZ
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- Address:Pima, AZ
About
This recreation area is the home of the Coronado's most extensive mountain range, the Pinaleños, and topped by the highest peak in southern Arizona, 10,720 foot Mt. Graham. A scenic road named the Swift Trail (Hwy 366) leads into these unique mountains and provides access to campgrounds, Forest trails, and fishing at Riggs Lake. The Safford Recreation Area is also home to the Galiuro Mountainsand the Santa Teresa Range. The 76,317 acre Galiuro Wildernessis steeped in history and contains an extensive trail network. The Santa Teresas are rugged and remote, with a variety of primitive trails leading into a 26,780 acre Wilderness.
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Pet Policy
No pets allowed
Campground Rules
- No campfires allowed
Within ~30 miles
Trails near Safford Recreation Area
Trail
Hospital Flat Nature Trail
Arizona
1.1 mi266 ftgain
Easy
Trail
Mount Graham Trail
Arizona
8.7 mi2,064 ftgain
Difficult
Trail
Grant Hill Loop
Arizona
7.1 mi1,493 ftgain
Difficult
Trail
Gibson Canyon Trail
Arizona
3.9 mi1,316 ftgain
Moderate
Trail
Ash Creek Trail
Arizona
19.9 mi7,201 ftgain
Expert
Trail
Dankworth Pond Trail
Arizona
1.4 mi131 ftgain
Easy
Hunt context
Hunting units around this campground
During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the Arizona hunting page
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