The "trail" from Chevelon Crossing car campground is not really an official trail, but is easy to follow for the first mile or so. After that, the trail is intermittent, but it is impossible to get lost as you are just following the creek. There is no fee for parking. There may not even b...

Thank you, we hike several times a week here (she's done as much as 20 mile day hikes, but we average between 8 and 14 miles). We do most of our hikes with either Meetup or by ourselves but have thought about joining the Sierra Club. Looking at the Chevelon suggestion; it looks like it leaves from t...

For clarification since we are both fairly new to backpacking I was thinking perhaps of 4-6 miles in to camp and then access to several good trails to day hike from there.

Hi, my girlfriend and I are from San Diego California and have decided to do an overnight backpacking trip next weekend. She loves Arizona and wants to do it there. She has set her heart on the Payson area around Pine. This will actually be my first time to Arizona. We are both fairly experienced hi...