Hiker's Club
Do you like to hike? The Hiker's Club is about spending time in either a favorite location or a new exciting environment with like-minded individuals. This is your chance to enjoy the great outdoors with educated and experienced guides. Don't miss these upcoming hikes!
Sunday, July 11 - Thumb Butte Area Loop Hike.
This hike will use trails 33,314,326, and 392 starting and ending in the Thumb Butte parking lot (Geezer Pass required). The hike will not climb Thumb Butte and it is 4.5 miles round trip and changes 300 feet in elevation. Leave PRC at 8:00am. Return around 12:00pm. Bring water and a snack.
Hike Leaders: Wayne and Margie Hultberg: Contact Front Desk for more information.
Sunday, August 8 - Senator Highway to White Spar Road.
We will leave 1/2 the cars at the White Spar Campground and take the remainder to the parking area for the Watershed Trail #299 (on Senator Highway, just past Goldwater Lake). Out trail, #396, starts right across the road. A nice hike through the forest...good trail, lots of shade, some views and overall downhill with 4 miles one way and a 600 foot drop. Leave PRC at 8:00am and return around 12:00pm. Bring water and a snack.
Hike Leaders: Jim and Marianne Paley: Contact Front Desk for more information.
Sunday, September 26 - Warm Day Loop or Cooler Day Loop.
Depending on the temperature, we will do one of two hikes:
Warm Day - Loop Hike in Shaded Forest Behind Pine Lakes.
We will visit some old prospecting sites and an Indian ruin. 4 miles round trip. Little elevation change.
Cooler Day - Loop Hike from Williamson Valley Firehouse Trailhead.
We will visit some pretoglyphs and an Indian ruin. 4 miles round trip. little elevations change. Both hikes leave PRC at 8:00am and return at 12;00pm. Bring water and a snack.
Hike Leaders: Norm and Marilyn Young: Contact Front Desk for more information.