Jon Mincks, a wilderness skills and safety expert at Arizona Hiking Shack, emphasizes that Camelback, which stands at about 2,700 feet, is no neighborhood park. "It's a desert mountain, not a ...

Wildlife And Hiking In Arizona's Cave Creek Canyon But it's not just birds that can be found in Cave Creek Canyon. Coatis, black bears, ocelots, javelinas, and butterflies can all be spotted here.

The Broadside Trail opened in 2023, but until Aug. 16, 2024, when Schultz Pass Road and Elden Springs Road reopened following post-fire restorations, getting to it required hiking on long ...