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Get Outta Here! Day Trips from Phoenix AZ Metro area

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Hey it is August 2021, do you live in the Phoenix metro area which is in the center of the state and feel you need to leave the city on a day trip and get out in the wide open spaces of Arizona? It may be time to get on your horse and GET OUT OF TOWN! (Photo: Pixabay). Don't forget to try tubing in the Summer or picnicing along the Salt River less than 1 hour away as a fun an inexpensive activity and Arizona scenery. Here are just a sampling of some great day trips within 3 hours by car as listed by the Arizona Republic and me:

 

1. Tonto Land Bridge Tonto Natural Bridge

Tonto Land Bridge

             Tonto Natural Land Bridge State Park near Payson, Arizona

 

2. Superstition Wilderness

3.Apache Trail scenic drive

Apache Trail

 See great scenery along the Apache Trail and not that far from Scottsdale

 

4. Lost Dutchman State Park

5. Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch

6. Saguaro Lake

7. Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park

8. Lake Pleasant Regional Park (Jeff Masich showing off Lake Pleasant 45 minutes from Scottsdale)

Jeff Masich Lake Pleasant

 

   Jeff Masich, showing off Lake Pleasant in the North Phoenix metro area

 

9. Estrella Mountain Regional Park

10. Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Tonto National Monument

12. Ghost Towns around the State

13. Ghost Forts around the State 

 14. Fort Mohave (find location of Ghost Fort- The Lost Fort Mohave)

 

Fort Mohave Arizona

Image of the lost Fort Mohave on the Colorado River

 

15. Tubing or Picnicing Along the Salt River in Mesa

Salt River Tubing                                    Tubing and Picnicing along Salt River

16. Sedona

17. West Fork Trail Sedona (hike along creek)

West Fork Trail Sedona

 West Fork Trail, Sedona easy hike along creek

 

For more day trips and an always updated things to do in Scottsdale and Arizona check here. Check in advance for revised hours and opening and closings.

 

Have fun. For more about Arizona and homes to purchase in Arizona, see Arizona Homes For Sale or Scottsdale Homes For Sale.

 

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Comments (1)

Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Jeff love your day trips, my trip is when I say I am going out it is either the backyard or the Grocery Store:)Endre

Aug 10, 2021 10:34 PM