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Activities
Hiking
Recommended Activities
Take the 8-mile scenic drive to Massai Point, take a Faraway Ranch tour, hike the Echo Canyon Loop trail (3.5 miles).
Interpretive programs are available from March through November. Evening programs are presented at the Campground Amphitheater. Short talks and guided walks are also given. Check the schedule at the Visitor Center for specific times and places.
Chiricahua features 17 miles of maintained trail in a monument that is 90% wilderness. Trails vary in degree of difficultly. The Echo Canyon Trail and the Heart of Rocks Trail offer spectacular views of balanced rocks, spires and pinnacles. A picturesque pioneer homestead, the Faraway Ranch, offers daily tours of the house and a chance to learn about the 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.
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