On the road to Bear Canyon Lake
This week, the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests announced that Black Mesa Ranger District roads and recreation sites are now open, including Woods Canyon and Bear Canyon Lakes. The Coconino National Forest's winter road closures are also almost all lifted.
Three Prescott National Forest sites back in business this week.
Entrance fees are waived at national parks and some national forest sites November 11 and 12.
Huge winter snows led to the latest opening ever for the national park's main road.
Water treatment woes are behind the recent closure.
The road is an access point for North Mountain and Shaw Butte, popular in-city hikes.
The Prescott National Forest restrictions protect nesting bald eagles.
The flying machine ignited a blaze that burned 335 acres in the Coconino National Forest.
This easy-going, 3-mile section hike along the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail passes cascading creeks, moss-draped forest, and lovely views of the McKenzie River.
