Things to Do in Arizona

Tee off in the Grand Canyon State, home to 300 spectacular golf courses as diverse as Arizona’s idyllic landscape. From lush ponderosa-lined fairways to rugged desert links, Arizona offers pure golfing adventure in beautiful destinations like Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, Flagstaff, Tempe, Peoria, and Mesa. Grab your golf clubs and chase some birdies at these top Arizona golf courses: Arizona National Golf Club (Tucson); The Raven at Verrado (Phoenix); Raven at South Mountain (Phoenix); Papago Municipal Golf Course (Phoenix); Trilogy at Vistancia (Peoria); Las Sendas Golf Club (Mesa); Longbow Golf Club (Mesa); TPC Scottsdale (Scottsdale); ASU Karsten (Tempe); The Golf Club at Eagle Mountain (Fountain Hills).  [Top]

Enjoy off-road adventures in the Sonoran Desert, Painted Desert and Grand Canyon. Take guided tours of Arizona’s rugged desert outback on ATV’s, 4-wheelers, desert buggies, 4x4 open-air jeeps and Hummers to experience breathtaking views of the stunning Sonoran Desert and colorful badlands and rock formations of the Painted Desert. Enjoy guided ATV tours and off-road Jeep excursions of Grand Canyon National Park from the rim to the deep canyon bottom. Get in touch with Arizona’s wild desert canvas on off-road trails and dirt paths through dramatic rocks, native lands and magnificent sunsets.  [Top]

With big walls, soaring mountains, deep canyons, and wicked rock formations, Arizona is a rock climber’s heaven. Rising 9,157 feet above the desert of nearby Tucson, Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains offers the ultimate mountain and rock climbing with 1,200 climbing routes. In the Phoenix area, rock climbers find adventure on the cliffs of the Granite Mountain Wilderness Area, Camelback Mountain, Superstitions and McDowell Mountains. South Mountain Park in Phoenix offers a desert terrain of rocky cliffs and trails to the summit of Mount Suppoa. In Flagstaff, Paradise Forks, Priest Draw, and Le Petit Verdon offer exceptional rock climbing adventures. Enjoy rock climbing in Grand Canyon National Park and Havasupai Reservation.  [Top]

Arizona is overflowing with clear-blue, canyon-walled lakes and rapid rivers for water sports. Nestled along the Arizona border, Lake Havasu is a natural oasis on the shores of the Colorado River with crystal-clear waters for boating, sailing, waterskiing, jet skiing, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing. Enjoy house boating on the crystal waters of Lake Powell surrounded by red rock formations. The largest natural lake in Arizona, Mormon Lake is a great place to boat, fish and windsurf. Drive up to the White Mountains, where 65 lakes, including Big Lake and Luna Lake, offer alpine boating and fishing. Enjoy whitewater rafting down the rapids of the Colorado River.  [Top]

Arizona is a hiker’s dream with mountain ranges, national parks, deep canyons and caves, natural rock formations, rugged desert and over a 100 hiking trails. Hike the 800-mile Arizona Trail, which traverses a landscape of mountains, desert, and communities. Explore the breathtaking Grand Canyon on hiking trails that descend to the canyon floor and Colorado River. In Phoenix, the 2,608-foot Piestewa Peak offers hiking adventures through valleys, hills and mountains to the summit with views of the desert and city. South Mountain Park in Phoenix is a desert mountain preserve with 58 miles of rugged and rocky hiking trails and scenic overlooks. Explore miles of underground passageways in Colossal Cave, one of the largest dry caves in North America, and see amazing stalactite formations.  [Top]