Alum Camp Trail

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Take Highway 15 north out of Silver City for 36 miles. You'll pass the junction with Highway 35 and go over Copperas Pass, where the Clinton P Anderson Lookout is a great place to stop and enjoy the views. There are pit toilets here. After this, the road heads downhill with steep grades. Alum camp is the large pull-off on the left with a big dirt/sand pile in the middle and an educational sign at the western edge. Park here. There is plenty of room for horse trailers but no amenities. Travel up the two-track to a wooden sign labeling the Alum Camp Trail.

Note: Do not drive this road if we just had a winter storm.

Alum Camp Trail #788 is a shorter but steep trail from the Highway 15 down to the Gila River where it connects to the Gila River Trail. A great trail for a hike with amazing views of the canyon down to the river where you can enjoy a picnic under a huge Sycamore tree.

Sycamore trees and willows along the river.