Cheap Things To Do in Gila Bend, Arizona

Consisting of thirteen miles of the Maricopa Mountain range amid extensive desert plains, the South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness is, like its sister wilderness to the north, classic Sonoran Desert... More on Trails

Ranging from about 1,000 feet to 2,813 feet, the North Maricopa Mountains are a jumble of isolated summits and long ridges separated by washes and bajadas (desert slopes). As you would expect, they... More on Epinions.com

A low-elevation Sonoran mountain range, the Maricopas stretch for 13 miles across this Wilderness of extensive desert plains. The eastern portion of the area contains an isolated and screened interior formed by long ridges and lone ... More on Epinions.com

'Painted Rock Dam' is an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona. It is primarily ... More on Wikipedia

'Sonoran Desert National Monument' is located south of Goodyear and Buckeye and east of Gila Bend, Arizona. Created by Presidential proclamation on January 17, 2001, the 496,337 acre (2,008 km) monument is managed ... More on Wikipedia

Woolsey Peak stands at 3,270 feet above sea level and approximately 2,500 feet above the Gila River (to the south). It is a geographical landmark visible from much of southwestern Arizona. The Painted Rock Dam blocks the Gila River ... More on Epinions.com

A thin four-wheel-drive road is all that separates Signal Mountain Wilderness from Woolsey Peak Wilderness to the south. Signal Mountain itself, rising just north of the center of the area, reaches a summit at 2,182 feet (1,200 feet ... More on Epinions.com

The short section of this trail that crosses Butterfield Pass has been adopted and maintained by the Boy Scouts of America as a community project. Their work includes signage and information boards... More on Trails

We took three Arizona Avalanches (2003/2004/2007 stock) through the pass 1/ More on Trails

Painted Rocks State Park is named for a group of boulders covered with Indian petroglyphs. The park is located ... More on PlanetWare