Scenic Drive: The Apache Trail Scenic Byway (Apache Junction, Arizona)

QUESTION: Where are some of the best scenic drives you’ve taken on past travels?

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See our Mini Cooper in the distance (lower left of photo)?!

If you check out Yelp or TripAdvisor, taking this road trip near the Phoenix area is highly recommended as it has "incredible view of canyons, geologic formations, desert plants and trees, desert and lake views, and wildflowers in season" –About.com Travel.

There’s plenty of places to stop along the drive:

Lost Dutchman State Park
Canyon Lake
Tortilla Flats
Superstition Mountain Museum
Goldfield Ghost Town
Apacheland Movie Ranch
OK Corral Stables
Theodore Roosevelt Dam
Dolly Steamboat cruises

Address

The Apache Trail's famous Circle Route (120-mile scenic route) begins and ends in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Weather

Sunny – High 75°F Low 46°F

Distance Traveled

46 miles roundtrip from Monte Vista RV

Apache Trail Scenic Drive

Warning: If you easily get car sick, I would volunteer to drive this route as there’s a lot of switchbacks! Hiking to get a few nice pictures of our Apache Trail Scenic Drive… while watching out for snakes!