PINAL COUNT Y OPEN SPACE & TR AIL S
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inal County residents and visitors have access to a wide variety of park, trail, and outdoor recreation opportunities. Pinal County is home to four State Parks, four Wilderness Areas, three National Monuments, two National Forests, one National Recreation Trail, one National Scenic Trail and a world-renowned Arboretum. Pinal County also provides several neighborhood/community parks and manages approximately 60 miles of regional non-motorized multi-use trails. The Open Space and Trails Department provides outdoor leisure, recreation, environmental, cultural and natural resource management services to Pinal County residents and visitors so they can have access to, understanding and enjoyment of the natural assets of Pinal County.
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Pinal County Park & Trail Opportunities
THE ARIZONA TRAIL
Stretching 800+ miles from Mexico to the Utah border, the Arizona National Scenic Trail runs approximately 100 miles through Pinal County, from Oracle to the Florence-Kelvin Highway. About half is maintained by Pinal County with the remainder managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Pinal County offers three trailhead facilities, located at Tiger Mine Road, Freeman Road and the Florence-Kelvin Highway – milepost 29, all with overnight camping allowed.
CAP TRAIL SYSTEM
In addition to a reliable supply of Colorado River water, the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal system affords another potential benefit to the state of Arizona - a long distance, non-motorized, multi-use recreational trail corridor. In Pinal County, the CAP Trail will be almost 100 miles in length and will connect the communities of Red Rock, Eloy, Coolidge, Florence and Apache Junction. The Nona Road Trailhead located off Park Link Rd offers an opportunity for all non-motorized trail users to experience southern Pinal County. Great views of the Picacho Mountains, including Newman Peak, Picacho Peak and the Tortolita Mountains plus a variety of wildlife watching opportunities are present. Pinal County has maps and other trail information available online at: www.parks-trails.pinal.gov
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