Sierra del Pinacate National Reserve

Beautiful scenery, but winter or spring only

The previous descriptions of the road are right, if, and only if, you come in from the southeast off Mex 8 highway (which runs between Sonoyta and Puerto Penasco). It is a dirt road that runs sometime...

AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL!! Sonora Altar Desert!!

If you like Gigantic craters, desert, hiking and the outdoors this is a great place to visit..there is a main entrance on the road from sonoyta to Puerto Peñasco (Mexico Hwy 8) near penasco, the grav...

A MUST SEE! UNIQUE

This volcanic area of the desert is so unique it has been deemed a UNESCO heritage site. A visit to Pinacate is two part- we traveled about 1/2 hour from our hotel in Puerto Penasco- our 1st stop was ...

most under advertised and underrated attraction in the Southwest

This is worth a very long trip. Standing on the edge of a mile wide, 700 foot deep crater is just amazing. But even better, the drive down a lonely twisty dirt road, through Saguaro forests and wildfl...

Geological wonderland of volcanoes

The biosphere preserve is a stark, beautiful, peaceful area about 35 miles south of Lukeville, AZ. The visitor center is further south of the biosphere and is a must see. Extremely beautiful maars (la...