One of these — Arizona State Route 88, otherwise known as the Apache Trail — begins only 36 miles east of Phoenix, and can be done as a day trip from anywhere in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

For more Old West, people can head further east down the Apache Trail. After passing Canyon Lake, one of the most popular water getaways in the state, it's Tortilla Flat.

Canyon Lake Canyon Lake is on the Apache Trail (SR 88) just west of Tortilla Flat and has more than 28 miles of shoreline and over 950 surface acres of water. Whether you are looking to hike ...

A $6.5 million project to make safety improvements to State Route 88 east of the Phoenix area is complete after a year of work, the Arizona Department of Transportation said. The project focused ...

AJ is perhaps Arizona's best kept secret when it comes to art and art related events. Start the month off by visiting the renowned Superstition Mountain Museum at 4087 N. Apache Trail.