Southern Arizona Hiking Club

Welcome to SAHC!

Experience the natural wonders of Southern Arizona with Tucson's leading hiking club.

Discover places you'd never visit on your own. Form lasting friendships in the process. With more than 500 members and 60 guides, our club offers a wide range of weekly guided activities - mall walking to peak bagging - easy to strenuous. And members are free to participate when and where they choose.

Washington Gulch

Aspen Draw

Esperero Trail

Arizona Trail

North Kaibab Trailhead

Picacho Peak

Coconino Overlook

Cactus Forest

Wasson Peak

Wild Dog Trail

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Want More Information?

New and prospective members are welcome to contact club member Nancy Debolt. She would be delighted to tell you how our club works, answer questions and get you started.

Starting at 6:15 PM on the third Tuesday of every month, the club hosts an information meeting for new and prospective members. Anyone interested in finding out more about the club is invited to attend. The meetings are held at the Catalina United Methodist Church, located at 2700 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85716.

Monthly Program Meeting

On the third Tuesday of the each month, speakers are invited to come and present on a wide variety of subjects ranging from local and international hiking to desert wildlife. The presentations are held at the Catalina United Methodist Church, located at 2700 E Speedway Blvd Room H230, Tucson, AZ 85716 (Parking available east of the building) starting at 6:00 PM. The public is welcome to attend.

Program Meeting on May 20 at 6 pm

Ironwood Forest National Monument: Silver Anniversary Update and Challenges Going Forward — Tom Hannagan and John Holzemer

The Ironwood Forest National Monument just west of Marana boasts one of the richest stands of ironwood in the Sonoran Desert. Three areas within the 129,000-acre monument are listed on the National Register of Historic Places - the Los Robles Archeological District, the Mission of Santa Ana del Chiquiburitac and the Cocoraque Butte Archeological District. It's one of the most picturesque, and culturally significant, areas in southern Arizona. Celebrating its silver anniversary this year, the monument encompasses several desert mountain ranges, including the Silver Bell, Waterman and Sawtooth ranges, with desert valleys in between. It's also a travel corridor for undocumented immigrants from Mexico. Friends of Ironwood Forest President Tom Hannagan and Vice President John Holzemer will update us on the monument's first 25 years and outline the challenges that lie ahead. They'll describe the tension between conservation lands and parks, threats to continued protection, a proposed freeway alignment, initiatives taken by the Friends of Ironwood Forest, and how the Friends and the Southern Arizona Hiking Club can work together going forward.

Each month speakers are invited to come and present on a wide variety of subjects ranging from local and international hiking to desert wildlife. These presentations are open to the public and are held at the Catalina United Methodist Church starting at 7:00 PM on the third Tuesday of the month.

Calendar

Check out our actual calendar of events below.

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