Apache Trail Desert Wilderness Adventure Tour

Spend the day following the historic Apache Trail on a guided true wilderness adventure. Enjoy a visit to Goldfield Ghost Town, Tortilla Flat, and a boat ride on Canyon Lake. It's a perfect day out in the Sonoran Desert. Enjoy this small-group tour limited to just 13 people in a custom van with leather captain's chairs.

What's included:

• All taxes, fees and handling charges
• Professional guide
• Hotel pickup and drop-off. Even if your hotel is on the list, we may need you to meet elsewhere.
• 1.5 Hour Nature Cruise

Not included:

• Food

What to expect:

Duration: 8 hours

Apache Trail Scenic Drive

Apache Trail, 85117, Arizona

Only minutes from the city, the Apache Trail is the perfect way to experience the beauty of the Sonoran desert. Arizona’s first designated “Historic Highway” and a scenic byway, the original Apache Trail was a footpath by which the local Apache Tribe traveled through the Superstition Mountains.

2 hours

Superstition Mountains

4087 E. Apache Trail, 5 miles Northeast of Apache Junction, 85119, Arizona

View these stunning desert mountains as you drive along the Apache Trail

Pass by without stopping

Canyon Lake

16802 N.E. Highway 88, , Tortilla Flat, Arizona

During your tour along the Apache Trail, you will also be treated to a steamboat cruise on Canyon Lake by the famous Dolly Steamboat.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

The Dolly Steamboat

16802 AZ-88, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA

As part of the six mile narrated nature cruise, there may be opportunities to see bighorn sheep, bald eagles, and a host of other desert animals as well as unforgettable views of 1,300 ft. volcanic cliff walls of Canyon Lake.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Lost Dutchman State Park

6109N E Apache Trl, 5 miles Northeast of Apache Junction off State Route 88, Apache Junction, 85119-8656, Arizona

Tortilla Flat has become a fixture of the Apache Trail since its inception in 1904. Not fire, drought, or bandits could destroy this hearty stage stop which holds onto its rich tradition through its architecture and unique decorating sense. If you get too warm, you can quite literally “saddle up” to the bar and enjoy a cold beverage to cool you down. This rugged landscape in the Sonoran Desert has been the jewel that some men were looking for with the most famous involving the Lost Dutchman Mine. Rumored to have found the largest gold vein in the west, German immigrant Jacob Waltz trusted his newly found gold deposit to no one and the secret of its location was buried with him. If you have the “golden eye” maybe you can spot it while on tour!

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Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat, Arizona

Two of the more colorful stops along the Apache Trail are Goldfield Ghost Town and Tortilla Flat.

30 minutes

Goldfield Ghost Town

4650 N Mammoth Mine Rd, , Apache Junction, 85119-9465, Arizona

Goldfield, aptly named after the precious metal found in the area, was incorporated in 1892. For five long years this town was a gold miner’s paradise, however, soon after the vein stopped producing Goldfield quickly turned into a gold mining ghost town. During the tour you will have a chance to spend time in this restored ghost town practicing your gold panning techniques, marveling at the original mining gear, or even spending some time at Lu Lu’s Bordello if you dare.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included