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:  Dankworth Pond also has a small playground for the kids. 

 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:  There are several picnic facilities scattered through the park. 

 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:  Here are the other facilities and exhibits at the Discovery Park. 

 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. 

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 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:  I did not try the fishing myself; but I saw several people catching fish and the ones I talked to said the fishing is good here. You can fish from a boat, the shoreline, or a dock. 

 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...