Chiricahua National Monument

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Cruise the 8-mile scenic drive to Massai Point, tour Faraway Ranch, hike the Echo Canyon Loop trail (3.5 miles). Interpretive programs including talks, guided walks and evening campground programs are presented in spring, March-May, and fall, September-October. Check the schedule at the Visitor Center for specific times and places. Chiricahua features 17 miles of maintained trails in a monument that is 87% designated wilderness. Trails vary in degree of difficulty. The Echo Canyon Trail and the Heart of Rocks Trail offer spectacular views of balanced rocks, spires and pinnacles. Pets (dogs) are not permitted on these trails. The free hikers shuttle leaves the Visitor Center every day at 8:30 a.m. Park staff drive you to the upper canyon trailheads so you may hike back down the canyon. Seating is very limited. No telephone reservations are accepted. Tours of the Faraway Ranch House provide a chance to learn about life in the early 1900s for the Ericksons, a Swedish immigrant family that was one of the first to settle in the area. One can view animals and birds not seen outside the desert southwest. Mammal species include: javelina, coatimundi, hog-nosed and hooded skunks, white-tailed deer, bears, and mountain lions. Birds seen include: magnificent hummingbirds, black-chinned hummingbirds, Scott's orioles, hepatic tanagers, painted redstarts, yellow-rumped warblers, red-faced warblers, and black-headed grosbeaks.