Itineraries
Day-by-day routes through Arizona
Follow one as written, or borrow a day or two for your own plan. Each stop links to its full guide.
2 days · Arizona · Easy pace
2 Days at the Grand Canyon South Rim
Mather Point, the Rim Trail, Hermit Road, a Bright Angel day hike and Desert View, planned around the park's post-flood limits in November 2026.
1 day · Bisbee · Easy pace
A Day in Tombstone and Bisbee
Boothill, the courthouse and the O.K. Corral in the morning; an hour underground in the Copper Queen Mine and the Lavender Pit by dusk
1 day · Flagstaff · Easy pace
One Day in Flagstaff
Walnut Canyon's cliff dwellings, a lava flow and two pueblos in the morning, the Museum of Northern Arizona and the Clark Telescope after dark
1 day · Phoenix · Easy pace
One Day in Phoenix
The Desert Botanical Garden at 7 am, Hole-in-the-Rock, Taliesin West, the Heard Museum and sunset over the valley from South Mountain.
1 day · Tucson · Easy pace
One Day in Tucson
The Desert Museum's free-flying raptors, Saguaro petroglyphs, Mission San Xavier del Bac and sunset over the old Presidio, in one driving day.