Southern Arizona Hiking Club

The SAHC 2012 Membership Directory is now available, click on Member Info > Membership Directory to download.

SAHC eBulletin Volume 54 Number4 covering January 21, – Februry 24, 2012 is available for download. Get your copy now by clicking eBulletins on the top menu.

I am one of the Friends of Oracle State Park trying to get the word out about the park’s reopening next month.  If you haven’t been there, the park really is a gem.  It is a 4,000 acre wildlife refuge with oak woodland and desert grassland; views of the Catalinas, the San Pedro River Valley, and the Galiuro Mountains; a historic ranch house; and 15 miles of trail for hikers, bikers, and equestrians.

 Oracle State Park opens February 4th. Opening day is free! Come out to cycle, hike, and ride, or visit the Historic Kannally Ranch House and the botanical gardens.

 Hours of operation are: Saturdays from 8 am to 5 pm, February, March, April, September, October, and November.

 Visit (or link) to our web site: FriendsOSP.org to see all the ongoing activities and events.   

 If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact me at 520-896-9463.

 Sincerely, Jenine Mayer, Friend of Oracle State Park

12-06, Holiday Night Drive (RMD).pdf (178.90 kb)

12-07, Wilderness Exploration Camp (TMD).pdf (179.75 kb)

SAHC eBulletin Volume 54 Number 3 covering December 24, – January 20, 2012 is available for download. Get your copy now by clicking eBulletins on the top menu.

New website for Glacier National Park 

Louisville, Ky. (November 2011) – Just in time for the arrival of the vacation planning season, www.HikinginGlacier.com launched a new website today that gives hikers interested in Glacier National Park a robust source of trail information at their fingertips. 

HikinginGlacier.com offers detailed information on more than 60 trails, including trail descriptions, key features, pictures, maps, elevation profiles and more. Additionally, the site is organized to make it easier for hikers to compare and choose trails that best suit their hiking preferences. Before the launch of HikinginGlacier.com, hikers had difficulty finding web-based trail information for Glacier National Park. Most existing sites list only a handful of the most popular trails, and provide only limited information without regard to individual hikers’ skill level or preferences. More...

12-05, Entrance Fees Waived for Veterans Day Week-end.pdf

In honor of Veterans Day, fees will be waived at many National Parks and Forests.

Saguaro National Park will join the national park units in celebrating Veterans Day with fee-free entry into the park. This year, at Saguaro, the fee-free designation will apply to the entire Veterans Day weekend - Friday, Saturday and Sunday.In honor of Veterans Day, the USDA Forest Service will waive the day-use fees at many recreation sites or amenities on national forests nationwide.

The Coronodo National Forest will waive fees at day-use sites, Friday. Concession-managed sites may collect fees. Visitors to the Coronado National Forest are encouraged to contact the appropriate ranger district office to determine which sites will waive fees, and which sites concessionaires will charge fees.

• Douglas Ranger District - 520-364-3468
• Nogales Ranger District - 520-281-2296
• Sierra Vista Ranger District - 520-378-0311
• Safford Ranger District - 928-428-4150
• Santa Catalina Ranger District - 520-749-8700

For more information on Saguaro National park, visit their web site at www.nps.gov/sagu.

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12-04, November Interpretive Programs.pdf

SAHC eBulletin Volume 54 Number 2 covering November 19, – December 23, 2011 is available for download. Get your copy now by clicking eBulletins on the top menu.