Apache Trail scenic drive

We did a six-hour drive from Phoenix, including along the scenic Apache Trail Historic Road, a narrow dirt road that started as a stagecoach trail through the Superstition Mountains.

An interactive map of our route, heading counter-clockwise:

Superstition Mountains:

Superstition Mountains

Superstition Mountains

Cowboy in front of Superstition Mountains

Canyon Lake:

Canyon Lake

One lane bridge:

One lane bridge

Another one lane bridge:

Another one lane bridge

Approaching Tortilla Flat:

Approaching Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat:

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat

 

Tortilla Flat

Cacti

Pavement ends:

Pavement ends

No vehicles over 40 feet:

No vehicles over 40 feet

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Apache Trail

Salt River:

Salt River

Roosevelt Dam:

Roosevelt Dam

Roosevelt Dam

Roosevelt Dam

Roosevelt Dam

Roosevelt Dam

AZ-188 bridge:

AZ-188 bridge

AZ-188 bridge

Boondockers along Theodore Roosevelt Lake:

Boondockers along Theodore Roosevelt Lake