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08/11/2024

Take a ride with us as we go chasing waterfalls, in Gila County, Arizona!

Three Cheers for Pinal Mountain Trail Restoration Volunteers! 🌟A huge shoutout to the incredible volunteers of Tonto Gra...
08/11/2024

Three Cheers for Pinal Mountain Trail Restoration Volunteers! 🌟

A huge shoutout to the incredible volunteers of Tonto Gravity Riders who recently earned the USDA Forest Service Southwestern Regional Volunteers and Service Award in the "Citizen Stewardships and Partnerships" category!

These dedicated volunteers have been essential in restoring trails after the 2021 Telegraph Fire, including Kellner, Icehouse, and Six Shooter Canyon-National Recreation Trails in the Pinal Mountains. From the cold of winter to the heat of summer, TGR volunteers have consistently shown up—ranging from small teams of 2 to larger groups of 20, putting in hard work to keep these trails open and accessible for everyone.

🌲 Tonto National Forest staff had this to say about the TGR crew:
"TGR volunteers have been the glue that binds the mountain biking community, local businesses, and the Tonto National Forest. Their hard work, creativity, and dedication have made a real difference in the future of our public lands."

🔨 Get Involved & Help Out
Want to join the effort or learn more about trail restoration? Follow Tonto Gravity Riders on Facebook or visit tontogravityriders.org/volunteer for updates on upcoming trail workdays, including our next event:

Middle Telephone Restoration Project
🗓️ **November 23, 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM**
Join us as we continue work on Telephone’s connection to Icehouse. We’ll be meeting at the Icehouse Trailhead and hiking down to the work zone (a much shorter hike than from Six Shooter). Expect some steep areas, but overall easier terrain. The work will involve clearing deadfall, trimming, and restoring the tread to improve the trail.

Let's give TGR volunteers a high-five for all their hard work and dedication to preserving the beauty of the Pinal Mountains! Your effort makes a difference! 🌄

Horton Creek Trail is showing why it is the best this time of year!  Make a weekend out of it and stay at Kohl's Ranch a...
08/11/2024

Horton Creek Trail is showing why it is the best this time of year! Make a weekend out of it and stay at Kohl's Ranch and eat at the Zane Grey Country Barbecue near Christopher Creek, Arizona!

Photo Courtesy of Elena Wright (Thanks for the awesome Pic!)

We are hosting two events, one in Payson and one in Globe, to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate:Payson ...
06/11/2024

We are hosting two events, one in Payson and one in Globe, to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate:

Payson Party:
Date: November 14, 2024
Location: Sawmill Movie Theaters - 201 W Main Street, Payson, AZ
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Please arrive by 11:15 AM)

At the relaunch party, we will be showcasing:

• The latest updates to the Discover Gila County platform
• Debuting the new discovergilacounty.com website, full of new information, photos, videos, maps and more.
• Success stories from our award-winning campaigns
• New tools and resources for promoting Gila County's unique tourism and economic opportunities
• Our award-winning video series on the big screens, showcasing Gila County's attractions like never before.
• Exciting future plans to continue elevating our region's visibility and reach
• Plenty of time for Q/A

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you can make it!

We are hosting two events, one in Globe and one in Payson, to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate:Globe P...
06/11/2024

We are hosting two events, one in Globe and one in Payson, to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate:

Globe Party:
Date: November 12, 2024
Location: Hollis Cinema 4, 161 N Broad St, Globe, AZ 85501
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (Please arrive by 11:15 AM)

At the relaunch party, we will be showcasing:

• The latest updates to the Discover Gila County platform
• Debuting the new discovergilacounty.com website, full of new information, photos, videos, maps and more.
• Success stories from our award-winning campaigns
• New tools and resources for promoting Gila County's unique tourism and economic opportunities
• Our award-winning video series on the big screens, showcasing Gila County's attractions like never before.
• Exciting future plans to continue elevating our region's visibility and reach
• Plenty of time for Q/A

Please RSVP to [email protected] if you can make it!

06/11/2024
San Carlos Apache Tribe 2024 Veterans Fair & RodeoBig weekend coming up in San Carlos including:  Run To The Rez, Car an...
05/11/2024

San Carlos Apache Tribe 2024 Veterans Fair & Rodeo
Big weekend coming up in San Carlos including: Run To The Rez, Car and Bike Show, Archery Shoot and more.
November 7-10, 2024
San Carlos, AZ
Thu Nov 7th - Sun 10th
For more info visit www.scatvfr.com

Beautiful fall colors on the Pinal Mountains captured by the incredible group at Tonto Gravity Riders. 🍁We appreciate al...
04/11/2024

Beautiful fall colors on the Pinal Mountains captured by the incredible group at Tonto Gravity Riders. 🍁

We appreciate all they do for our local trails!

02/11/2024
“Miami’s Live Oak and Sullivan Streets were built on a large creek bed and suffered periodic floods. Several measures un...
01/11/2024

“Miami’s Live Oak and Sullivan Streets were built on a large creek bed and suffered periodic floods. Several measures undertaken to curb the floods, including a cement wall containing the wash, produced no solution. This picture shows a flooded street in 1917-1918, with workers attending to the flood damage in a 1917-1918 Ford truck.”

Source: Images of America, Around Miami

“Miami’s Live Oak and Sullivan Streets were built on a large creek bed and suffered periodic floods. Several measures undertaken to curb the floods, including a cement wall containing the wash, produced no solution. This picture shows a flooded street in 1917-1918, with workers attending to the flood damage in a 1917-1918 Ford truck.”

Source: Images of America, Around Miami

WOO HOO!!!  We’re thrilled to announce that Discover Gila County hit the road yesterday to receive two prestigious new a...
25/10/2024

WOO HOO!!! We’re thrilled to announce that Discover Gila County hit the road yesterday to receive two prestigious new awards, bringing our total to 12 over the past five years!

The first award, the Golden Prospector Award from the Arizona Association of Economic Development, recognizes Discover Gila County for the Best Multi-Media Video Program. Over the last year, our team collaborated with Channels 3, 5, and 12 to showcase Gila County through a compelling video series across top streaming networks. These campaigns delivered millions of impressions and brought ten's of thousands of new visitors to our site.

Our second award is the 2024 TIM Award for Mastery in Best Search Engine Optimization Campaign from the Arizona Innovation Marketing Association. Thanks to a dedicated five-year SEO strategy, Discover Gila County has achieved exceptional visibility on Google. In 2023 alone, 81% of our traffic came from Google searches— that is 91% above industry standards. With over 500 pages, https://Discovergilacounty.com now ranks in the top 5 search results for over 73% of our targeted keywords on Google.

We’re incredibly grateful to our followers and everyone who’s visited our website, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages over the past five years.

We're not done....on November 12, stay tuned for the launch of our new website, featuring exciting updates that make it even easier for you to Discover Gila County!

Come enjoy the Monster Mash this weekend in Payson!
23/10/2024

Come enjoy the Monster Mash this weekend in Payson!

October Skies at Roosevelt Lake 🌅📸:
22/10/2024

October Skies at Roosevelt Lake 🌅

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Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, truly one-of-a-kind!  PC: IG
21/10/2024

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, truly one-of-a-kind!



PC: IG

It's time for the Gila County Gem and Mineral's Fall Show and Sell! Please share and let Haley Williams at 480-815-6901 ...
21/10/2024

It's time for the Gila County Gem and Mineral's Fall Show and Sell! Please share and let Haley Williams at 480-815-6901 or [email protected] know if you are interested in participating!

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Explore the Wild - Discover Gila County

Welcome to the heart of Arizona and access to amazing outdoor adventure. Home to 7 wildernesses, like the Hell’s Gate Wilderness and Mazatzal Wilderness areas this maybe some of the most “Wild”, beautiful and due to its remoteness less explored territory in the United States. That is until now! The Gila County Board of Supervisors in early 2018 approved a never-been-done-before marketing plan that would showcase the entire area and shed light on all the amazing adventures, activities, special events, diversity, history and culture of this amazing part of Arizona. From 2,000 feet above sea level through the grand saguaros to the amazingly beautiful ponderosa pine forest (largest in the world) sitting at 8,000 feet above sea level, to the north and every place in between, Gila County has it all.

Popular theory says that the word Gila was derived from a Spanish contraction of Hah-quah-sa-eel, a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".

Gila County has a very diverse and somewhat wild makeup. The northern part of the county rises almost 8,000 feet above sea level and includes the Towns of Payson, Star Valley, Christopher Creek, Strawberry and Pine. Here you will find a tradition rich in the old west, including what some think is the birth place of the modern-day rodeo and the last strong hold of the Apache Indians in what was around the early 1800’s called the Arizona Territory. It then stretches east to include the remote community of Young and some of the most wild, untamed territory in the western United States.

To the south the history and heritage of American work ethic and toughness is on display where mining for copper and other precious minerals can be found in the cities of Globe and Miami. To the east the rich Native American culture brings to light the traditions and lifestyles of the San Carlos and Apache Indian Reservations.