Celebrating Arizona’s Beauty and the History of its People

 

Our chapter is named for the Apache Trail, also known as Arizona State Route 88, which begins east of Mesa and ends at Roosevelt Dam.
Tonto National Monument, near Roosevelt Dam, contains cliff dwellings built and occupied by the Salado peoples of the 14th century.

 

Map of the Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88; created for this website and used with permission by chapter member AH; Hand-drawn map of Arizona Highway 88, the Apache Trail; the Salt River, Mormon Flat Dam, Canyon Lake, Horse Mesa Dam, Apache Lake, Roosevelt Dam, and Roosevelt Lake are indicated
Please check road conditions before venturing.
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88, used with permission of the photographer TA; copyright statement required by the photographer; A view of a lake in the foreground; mid-ground with red rock hills; background with jagged mountain ridge
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88, used with permission of the photographer TA; copyright statement required by the photographer
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88, used with permission of the photographer TA; copyright statement required by the photographer; A desert landscape of an arroyo with light gray rocks; tufted plants grow throughout the scene
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88, used with permission of the photographer TA; copyright statement required by the photographer; Desert scene with scrub and prickly pear in the foreground; a ridge in the mid-ground; and a mountain peak in the background
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88, used with permission of the photographer TA; copyright statement required by the photographer; An Arizona desert scene, looking down toward a highway below; red rock cliff face in the mid-ground; utility wires cross diagonally in the foreground
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88, used with permission of the photographer TA; copyright statement required by the photographer; An Arizona desert landscape with prickly pear and low-growing shrubs in the foreground; sharp red rock in the mid-ground; and rounded cliffs in the background
View from Apache Trail Highway, Arizona State Route 88

The Apache Trail has its own red, white, and blue palette, based on the red sandstone of the Superstition Mountains, bright sunlight, and purplish blue of distant Four Peaks, captured in these stunning photographs by Trudi Arledge.
Soft and bright colors of wildflowers provide a seasonal accent.

 

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