Phoenix

A Short Drive Away:

• Tom's Thumb Trailhead (18.5 miles)
• Gila River Memorial Airport (25 miles)
• Lost Dutchman State Park (35.6 miles)
• Silly Mountain Trailhead (37 miles)
• Tonto Natural Bridge State Park (63.3 miles)
• Fossil Springs Trail (64.9 miles)
• Watson Lake Park (73 miles)
• Red Rock State Park (87 miles)
• Bell Rock Trailhead (87.2 miles)
• Crescent Moon Picnic Site (88.2 miles)

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