Arizona Explorers - Campgrounds

Mogollon Rim and Mormon Lakes -Stretching from just southwest of Flagstaff to the White Mountains of eastern Arizona, the Mogollon Rim marks the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau in Arizona. The long escarpment, thousands of feet high in some areas, extends for nearly 200 miles across central Arizona. Average elevation of this undulating rim and plateau country is about 7000 feet.

The Mogollon Rim is known for its stands of ponderosa pine, which comprise the largest ponderosa pine forest in the United States. Much of the gentle plateau country just north of the rim has been heavily logged. Timber production was a major part of the region's economy earlier this century, helping to establish a few towns in and near the vast pine forests of the area. Today, the United States Forest Service manages much of the region as part of four national forests: the Kaibab, Coconino, Sitgreaves, and Apache National Forests.

San Francisco Peaks - Towering above the Colorado Plateau to a height of more than 12,000 feet and visible from as much as 100 miles away, the San Francisco Peaks are believed to be the remnants of a large compound stratovolcano. Located due north of the Plateau’s largest city, Flagstaff, Arizona, an aquifer within the caldera supplies much of the city’s water while the mountain itself is the site of much outdoor recreation including camping, snowboarding, skiing, and disc golf.

Historically considered the Navajo’s Sacred Mountain of the West, herbal medicines have long been gathered in the high mountain peaks.

Red Rock Area (Sedona) - Early Native Americans considered the Red Rocks sacred and traveled from afar to perform ceremonies among the imposing formations (which expose some of the oldest rock formations on earth). Vortexes abound in this area which is over run by tourists and being developed into oblivion.