Fountain Hills: The Best Kept Secret for Wine Tasting Lovers

Day trips from Payson, Arizona, reveal hidden corners of the Rim Country that most tourists never discover. Using your Payson vacation rental as a comfortable base, you can explore ancient ruins, dramatic waterfalls, historic towns, and remote wilderness areas all within a ninety-minute drive.

Top Day Trip Destinations

Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, thirty minutes north of Payson, features the largest natural travertine bridge in the world, spanning over one hundred eighty feet across a pine-shaded canyon. The village of Pine offers antique shopping and local dining in a charming mountain setting. Roosevelt Lake, about an hour east, provides boating and fishing in a reservoir surrounded by desert mountains. The Shoofly Village archaeological site preserves the foundations of a seventy-nine-room prehistoric pueblo.

Scenic Drives

The drive along Highway 260 east toward Heber-Overgaard passes through rolling pine forests with meadow views. Highway 87 south through the Mazatzal Mountains offers dramatic desert canyon scenery on the descent to the valley floor.

Come Home to Comfort

After every adventure, your Payson vacation rental welcomes you back with mountain charm and modern amenities. Explore your options at LoveYourVacationRental.com.