Rucker Canyon
Miles of scenic forest roads and trails invite you to explore the sprawling grasslands, stunning peaks, and wooded canyons of the remote Rucker Basin in the Chiricahua Mountains.
This remote site, tucked at the confluence of Cottonwood and Rucker Canyons in the southern Chiricahua Mountains, harbors fascinating history revealing hundreds of years of
This Forest Drive takes you up and over the southern reaches of the Chiricahua Mountains, providing access to scenic canyon country, an old military camp and ranch, a devel
This first-come, first-served campground, tucked amid a grove of oak and juniper, sits along Rucker Creek just a short distance from the Camp Rucker Historic Site. The area
The CCC built a rock dam in the 1930s to retain water from Rucker Creek. The AZ Game & Fish Dept.
Turtle Mountain Trail #219 offers a primitively maintained route for approximately 2.2 miles.
This steep out and back trail switchbacks above the North Fork Canyon to the Monte Vista Lookout. Expect rough tread, washouts, downed trees, and overgrowth.
Both Raspberry Ridge #228 and Rucker #222 trails provide different access routes to Monte Vista Peak, one of the best viewpoints in the southern Chiricahuas.
This trail provides access to a landscape of deep canyons and high peaks in the southern reaches of the Chiricahua Wilderness.
Pine Gulch Trail #235 is a 2.9 mile no longer maintained trail that previously connected Forest Service Road 719 to Cottonwood Trail #223.
The Devil’s Canyon/North Bruno Trail system offers access into an area of remote canyons, odd rock formations and bluff-faced peaks on the south end of the Chiricahua Mount
The Devil’s Canyon/North Bruno Trail system offers access into an area of remote canyons, odd rock formations and bluff-faced peaks on the south end of the Chiricahua Mount