Safford Travel Guide

 Basaic Says:  There is a picnic area near the parking area at the trailhead, and picnic tables scattered along the trail. There are also restroom by the parking area. 

 Basaic Says:  One of the trails at Dankworth Pond State Park, the Dos Arroyos Trail, has interpretive signs explaining how Dankworth Pond came about and some of the terrain in the area. The trail is a little less than 2 miles long. Terrain features include:Arroyo: An arroyo is a dry... 

 Basaic Says:  Dankworth Pond State Park is a subcomponent of Roper Lake State Park. The fishing in the 15 lake surface acres is reported to be better than at Roper Lake. There is a playground for the kids, picnic areas, interpretive signs along the hiking trail and a very nice display... 

 Basaic Says:  If you get tired from your hiking, fishing, boating and swimming at Roper Lake rest your tired bones in the hot tub. It is supplied by a natural hot spring; but is kinda small. 

 Basaic Says:  Feel free to take the time to smell the flowers. If someone with more botanical knowledge than me knows the name of this flower I'll add it to the tip. I just know it's pretty. 

 Basaic Says:  One ofthe most popular parts of the park is "The Island" (which is actually a peninsula). It has a small are were you can access the water, numerous picnic areas and a large group area. 

 Basaic Says:  Your first stop at Roper Lake State Park will be the Visitor's Center where you will pay your fee of $5 for a vehicle with up to 4 adults and where you can get a park brochure and other information about the area. 

 Basaic Says:  Another attraction near Safford is the Roper Lake State Park and its annex Dankworth Pond. Roper Lake offers 30 surface acres of water for swimming, boating and fishing. Try it for sailboarding, canoeing or just plain relaxing. After hiking the trails, relax those tired... 

 Basaic Says:  My favorite thing of all at Discovery Park was inside the observatory where they showed the stories of the origin of earth as told by various cultures. I will highlight each story in a travelogue soon. 

 Basaic Says:  The train is mostly a leftover from when the park was set up for kids. It still makes trips through the park on weekends. 

 Basaic Says:  The plan was to make the Circle D Ranch a recreation of a ranch from the late 1800s but when the university took the park over they just made it into an alternative classroom. 

 Basaic Says:  Also on the grounds of Discovery Parks are the deep pond which offers year-round observation of area wildlife and the shallow pond which is seasonal. Both ponds have short trails to them and bird blinds. 

 Basaic Says:  Also near Safford is the Discovery Park. Discovery Park is under the control of the Eastern Arizona University, and is designed to provide educational opportunities to learn about science. There were two main highlights for me. There is a nice deep water pond where you can... 

 Basaic Says:  Inside the City Park they also have this small Victims Rights Memorial. Too often we forget the rights of the victims as we defend the rights of the accused. 

 Basaic Says:  One of the things Graham and Greenlee (right next door) counties advertise is the so-called "Salsa Trail" a group of Mexican Restaurants in the area. One of them is El Charro. El Charro is located at 601 W. Main Street in a building built in 1900 to house the C.T. Reynolds... 

 Basaic Says:  There are a few trails that lead from the camping areas to the lake but they aren't really hiking trails. The only real hiking trail is the Mariah Mesa Trail. It leads up a slight rise to a mesa (a flat plateau) that offers some decent views of the lake and the area around...