The 1.8 million-acre forest also boasts ancient volcanic peaks and Ponderosa pine forests. Popular activities include hiking, swimming, fishing, bicycling, climbing, horse riding and winter sports.

Trek to the remains of a Cessna O-1 Bird Dog that, despite going down in a 1952 snowstorm, seems frozen in time in this ponderosa pine forest. Lory State Park boasts 30 miles of sinuous trails through ...

Travelers can drive through a Ponderosa pine forest, walk through Fort Bearizona and visit a petting zoo. Lucky visitors may even spy bears in their den through the viewing glass located in a cave.