In the Giant Forest, the Congress Trail, a paved 2.7-mile loop that begins near the General Sherman Tree, is a big hit with visitors, who call it a beautiful, relatively easy walk. A shorter hike ...
Arboretum Trail is a 0.84-mile hike that provides views of a changing forest environment. Leafy greenery gives way to a former jack pine plantation followed by an area dominated by tall ferns.
The Fossil Creek Recreation Area in the Coconino National Forest is about 85 miles south of Flagstaff. The mile-long Waterfall Trail hike follows blue-green Fossil Creek, known for its travertine ...