The Coronado Trail Scenic Byway is a 120 mile journey surrounded by the beauty and grandeur of Arizona. Visitors follow a route near Coronado's path as he searched for the "Seven Cities of Cibola" over 450 years ago. The drive along U.S. Route 666/191 can begin from the communities of
Springerville and Eagar in the north or from Clifton and
Morenci in the South. Experience dramatic environmental changes ranging from the cacti of the upper sonoran desert to wildflower covered alpine meadows. The Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, America's first federal aid highway, travels along the eastern edge of the two million-acre Apache Sitgreaves National Forests. Camp in a modern campground or in an isolated forested selling of pine and fir. Halfway alon g the journey, step out to the edge of the Mogollon Rim, a 200-mile geologic precipice dividing much of Arizona. Some places along the Rim afford views 2,000 feet above the desert floor.
