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Cinder Lakes Apollo Training Area

A rusted white metal sign reading Astronaut Training Ground with descriptive test hangs from a barbed wire fence with a cinder field, pine trees and mountains in the background

No, forest visitors at this specific site haven't landed on the moon... but close! Astronauts trained for their Apollo moon landings using the Cinder Lakes Apollo Training Area on the Flagstaff Ranger District.

Lava River Cave

A man stands in the middle of a tube-like cave with a rocky ceiling and rocky floor

This mile-long lava tube cave was formed roughly 700,000 years ago by molten rock that erupted from a volcano in nearby Hart Prairie.

Names of the San Francisco Peaks

A map shows the name of each individual peak in the San Francisco Peaks

Discover the history behind the names of the San Francisco Peaks and how they came to be.

Last updated April 21, 2026