I'm looking to go camping the first weekend of June somewhere near Payson. I'm looming for somewhere secluded with open camping, accessible by truck, preferably near water or at least a short hike to water. I'm looking for a place where I can let the dogs run free, and make some noise without bother...

Thanks for the help. I've gone hiking with my dog around Dynamite and 132nd St, which is in the middle of the desert. I saw spots where people had campfires, but it's private property, so I don't want to risk getting in trouble. But, even something like that (just a random spot in the desert where w...

I'm going camping this weekend with a bunch of friends and I'm looking to go camping somewhere near Phoenix (within 1.5 hours from Tempe) where we don't have to worry about other people. There's going to be about 8 of us (and 4 dogs) and we're looking for a place where we can just park, unload the c...

I'm new to the site, but glad that I finally found a good hiking/backpacking site for AZ. Anyway, I'm looking for a day hike near Payson tomorrow in which I can take my dogs. They can pretty much get up and down anything I can, but I'd like to do something remote enough to have them off leash. I don...