Coronado National Forest
Coronado National Forest
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone:520-388-8300
Fax:520-388-8305
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado
Size: 1,780,196 acres.
Location:Southeastern Arizona. Accessible by US 80, 89, and 191; AZ 82. Nearby cities/towns include Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Nogales, Patagonia, Safford, Tombstone, Tucson, and Wilcox.
Facilities:Visitor centers, 32 campgrounds, dispersed camping, 31 picnic sites, trails, scenic drives, OHV area, 8 wilderness areas.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, mountain biking, ORV riding, skiing, spelunking, rock climbing.
Special Features:Forest protects 12 mountain ranges (Arizona's "sky islands"), which offer an unusual range of climates and vegetation, affording swimming and skiing opportunities just 40 miles apart. Mount Lemmon, just 25 miles northeast of downtown Tucson, is the southernmost ski area in the continental United States.
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