This segment of highway runs between Mule Creek, NM and 3-Way in Greenlee County. Westbound on Hwy 78 you will find: Coal Creek Campground is a popular rest stop for travelers on AZ 78. Enjoyed for picnicking and free overnight camping under the large ponderosa pine and oak trees. CoalContinue Reading

Lower Eagle Creek Road is accessed off of US 191 above Morenci, but still within the vicinity of the mine. The road leaves US 191 to the west. Eagle Creek Valley can be reached from either Lower Eagle Creek Road or Upper Eagle Creek Road (MP 188 on US 191).Continue Reading

Black Hills Backcountry National Scenic Byway is locally known as the Old Safford Road as this was part of the original route between Safford and the Clifton-Morenci Mining District. This adventurous road trip affords travelers grand vistas over the Gila and San Francisco River Valleys. Along the Byway are manyContinue Reading

“The Mountain Paradise of Arizona”, Greenlee County is a remarkable vacation land awaiting “exploration”. The Coronado Trail itself is one of the world’s foremost scenic highways. Traveling its full route through Greenlee County can be accomplished with less than a 100 mile “journey”. Encompassing most of the County, this Apache-SitgreavesContinue Reading

Greenlee County welcomes thousands of motorcycles throughout our almost year-long riding season. Join in June’s annual weekend motorcycle runs along the legendary Coronado Trail Scenic Highway (US 191), aka “The Devil’s Highway” (Old Route 666). Enjoy over two hundred switchbacks and many hairpin turns guaranteed to thrill.  The Coronado TrailContinue Reading

The Village of Eagle. The Village of Eagle is a small community in Upper Eagle Creek Valley and was a favorite homesteading site during the second half of the 1800s.The remote, but accessible, village welcomes visitors to enjoy the country lifestyle in keeping with the residents of the many ranchesContinue Reading

At the north end of Greenlee County, about 70 miles along US 191 from the Clifton-Morenci area, lies Hannagan Meadow. It is a large open meadow at 9,071 feet surrounded by alpine forest. It was likely named after a Nevada rancher and miner named Robert Hannagan who was riding inContinue Reading

The area of Apache Grove is located about halfway between Duncan and Clifton on AZ Highway 75 near MP 392. The historic monument near the Apache Grove Bar tells of conflict between the Anglos and the Apaches. This quaint farming valley is home to wildlife and tranquil grazing cattle andContinue Reading

The Morenci Mine is the largest open-pit copper mining operation in North America today and operated by Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc. The first mines here were underground operations in an area known as Metcalf starting in 1872. By 1937 the high-grade ore was depleted and open-pit mining processes beganContinue Reading

About halfway between Safford, Arizona and Lordsburg, NM on US Highway 70, “The Old West Highway”, is Duncan, Arizona. Situated along the banks of the Gila River and nestled amongst fields of cotton, corn, chiles, and cattle ranches, Duncan evokes memories of small-town America. Yet, in its midst, one findsContinue Reading