Runner up: Sabino Canyon www.sabinocanyon.org/sabino.htm
Unclear on the concept: Fourth Avenue, two votes
Best Backpacking Trail
Aravaipa Canyon
First, be warned: It is not easy to get into Aravaipa Canyon. Sometimes, it is not easy to get out. You might not want to be there if it is flooding. Water flows in the creek, which is part of the difficulty and part of the fun. It is a good, long hike in the water to your campground. If you do get there, it is glorious, with an abundance of critters: coatimundi, squirrels, birds, bighorn sheep, venomous snakes, coyotes, deer, scorpions. Huge trees fill the canyon. Reservations must be made at the Bureau of Land Management Office in Safford to enter at the west entrance. As long as the east entrance is closed, only 30 people a day are allowed to camp.
Previous Winners
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2021
Arizona Trail
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2020
Arizona Trail
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2019
Sabino Canyon/Seven Falls Recreation Area
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2018
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
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2017
Mount Lemmon
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2015
Mount Lemmon
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2014
Seven Falls
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2013
Arizona Trail
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2012
Sabino Canyon (general)
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2011
Sabino Canyon (general)
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2010
Sabino Canyon (general)
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2009
Sabino Canyon
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2007
Sabino Canyon
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2006
Sabino Canyon
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2004
Sabino Canyon
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2003
Romero Pass
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2002
Arizona Trail
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2000
Arivaipa Canyon
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