Trails in Arizona
There are 6 National Park Service units that include territory in Arizona. The directory below links to every park guide we maintain for the state. For multi-state parks, you'll see the same entry on each state's page — the trail catalog itself is identical.
Trip planning from Arizona typically means balancing drive time against trail effort. A weekend out of state can be more efficient than a one-day push to a closer unit if it means daylight on the actual trail rather than behind the wheel. Use the per-park guides to compare difficulty and seasonality before locking in dates.
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
1.25 million acres around Lake Powell, including slot canyons, sandstone wilderness, and the iconic Rainbow Bridge.
Grand Canyon National Park
Mile-deep, 277-mile-long defining canyon of North America, exposing nearly two billion years of geologic history along the Colorado River.
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
America's first and largest national recreation area, spanning Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, and the surrounding Mojave Desert.
Old Spanish National Historic Trail
2,700-mile 19th-century trade route linking Santa Fe to Los Angeles across the southwestern deserts.
Petrified Forest National Park
Painted Desert badlands and one of the world's largest concentrations of brilliantly colored petrified wood from a 200-million-year-old forest.
Saguaro National Park
Two desert districts flanking Tucson, protecting the iconic giant saguaro cactus and the rich Sonoran Desert ecosystem.