The White Sage Fire and Dragon Bravo Fire have forced 100 miles of the Arizona Trail to close from the South Kaibab Trailhead (South Rim of Grand Canyon) to Stateline Campground (northern terminus). Both fires started from lightning strikes in July and are being actively managed by the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon National Park, and Bureau of Land Management. […]
Read moreArizona Republic (June 21, 2025) Click here for a gallery of images of California condors and where to see them in the wild, including along the Arizona Trail near Vermilion Cliffs National Monument!
Read moreThe Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona Strip Field Office recently rescinded the fire closure order that has kept the Buckskin Mountain Passage off-limits since the Pine Hollow Fire started in July 2020. The northernmost 10.6 miles of trail between Winter Road and Stateline Campground are open again, but all Arizona Trail adventurers should use caution within the burn zone. Falling […]
Read moreOn Saturday, May 5 a crew of stonemasons from Payson met with Passage 43 Trail Steward Paul Ostapuk at the Stateline Campground on the Arizona/Utah border to construct an official northern terminus monument. For anyone who has completed the AZT or visited this location, you know it’s impossible to determine where the trail ends. Not anymore! Carlos Rodriguez (RB Stonework) […]
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