The Peaks District

If you want to plan recreational activities in the Coconino National Forest, here's the place to start. This is the Recreation on the Coconino Forest section of the Forest website. Before you go further, be sure to check out the yellow box with updates about road work and such. For safety's sake read the do's and don'ts under the heading The Coconino National Forest Welcomes Visitors.

After getting the basics out of the way, go down the page to So Much To Do & See. If you click on the "Peaks District" you'll be taken to a page all about the Volcanic Highlands area around the San Francisco Peaks.

Here' you'll find information on all the recreational activities available, including camping, hiking, scenic drives and more. There is a list giving the overview information and then a link to the detail page for each activity.

For instance, if you choose Fatmans Loop Trail #25, you then see a description of the trail, its length, its rating (easy, difficult), when its open, hiking time, elevation, where to access it and more. At the bottom of the page is a great map of the surrounding area and highlighted in red is Fatmans Loop.

You'll find similar information for each activity. There you have it. Just by visiting this website, you can get all the basic information you need, in a nutshell and from a very reliable source. Have fun exploring, the website and the area.