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We invite you to explore the Western Heritage Trail, Arizona's scenic route to the Grand Canyon.

Travel with us across the same awe-inspiring land once traversed by ancient civilizations, pathfinders and early pioneers. A rich historical landscape where you’ll meet the trailblazers, cattle barons, gold miners and outlaws who rode the range and staked their claims on the canyon walls and countryside.

Whether you are looking for a rugged adventure or a family-friendly excursion, Western Heritage Trail delivers an experience that can fill volumes in your travel albums and business reports.

Apache skirmishes, famous outlaw incidents, gold strikes and hangings in the name of justice set the stage for a region unparalleled in richness of history, authenticity, heritage, arts and culture.

Along the trail you’ll meet the likes of Jack Swilling, Wyatt Earp, Buckey O’Neill and Sharlot Hall. You’ll discover mining camps, ghost towns, authentic ranches, extraordinary museums, famous forts, historic hotels, unexpected pleasures and countless hidden treasures.

You’ll find one-of-a-kind places to eat, play, shop, sleep, and learn. You’ll discover small, unique businesses where the service is as genuine as the antiques; places to dine where the food is not only fresh from a family farm, but where you might enjoy a cup of coffee with the farmers who grew it; places to explore the past while helping to ensure that our natural, historic and cultural resources will be around for many generations to come.

From the awe-inspiring White Tank Mountains in Surprise to Prescott’s famed Whiskey Row to the majestic Grand Canyon, the Western Heritage Trail will challenge you, delight you, entertain you and provide you with a thousand reasons to return.