9 Southwest Highways & Fields
Arizona
The bass are ready to be hooked, especially on Lake Mead.
Largemouth, smallmouth and stripers are all being caught in large
numbers right now, so why not head out to the lake this weekend?
40 miles of trails offer hiking, mountain biking, and horseback
riding through the beautiful desert scenery at Catalina State
Park north of Tucson. You can hike past ruins and over vistas
that overlook the Sonoran Desert and Santa Catalina Mountains.
Some trails go through riparian canyons and climb up into the
mountains to natural pools of water. The trail system connects
with the Coronado National Forest.
The only game that can be hunted is animals with no closed season,
such as mountain lion, cottontail rabbits, and furbearers.
Sierra Vista is the Hummingbird Capital of the U.S., and the best
spot for migrating hummers in late April. Fifteen different
hummingbird species can be seen there, including the spectacular
Rufous, Calliope, and Lucifer Hummingbirds. There are many great
birding sites in a variety of habitats within an hour or two of
Sierra Vista, where accomodations are plentiful.
Cattail Cove State Park is located on Lake Havasu on the
California border. The lake is a watersports paradise, and the fish
are plentiful. In addition to that, the area around Lake Havasu
City is very rich geologically. Geodes, jaspers, obsidian, turquoise
and agates can be found. There are 61 RV/Tent sites, with 4
50-amp sites. In addition to the developed campground, you can
take your boat out to a primitive campsite with picnic tables and
pit toilets. No fires allowed in primitive sites.
The Campfire Outdoors Guide