Tom's Hiking Pages

September 24, 2022

Tucson area hikes - the Santa Ritas

This area has many many great hikes. Mount Lemmon is great and I have spent countless days up in the Catalinas, but recently I have come to favor the Santa Ritas because I don't have to drive though all of Tucson and then up Mount Lemmon to get to them. Also, hiking up Mount Wrightson is one of the best hikes and the best views anywhere. I have done it too many times to count, and have no intention of stopping anytime soon.

Hikes

I decided to divide the Santa Ritas into 4 sections.

West side hikes - Madera Canyon and other hikes accessed from I-19
East side hikes - Hikes accessed from Highway 83
South side hikes - Hikes accessed from Patagonia (Highway 82)
North side hikes - Everything north of FSR-62 (Box Canyon road).

Wildlife

Bears

Resources

Maps
Roads
Guidebooks
Santa Rita plants
Santa Rita bugs (fireflies)

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