OUTDOOR RECREATION
Nothing to do? Think again! Canyon Pass and its neighborhood offer an abundance of choices for those who wish to remain active. Hiking, biking, golf, physical fitness facilities, tennis, as well as All Terrain Vehicle adventures are all within the canyon or within a 2‐mile radius.
The gated community is a cyclist’s dream offering privacy and a variety of terrain that will challenge the novice as well as the more accomplished rider. Within the Canyon lies a challenging 2.8‐miletrail that loops up and around the top of one of our many peaks. The hike is moderately difficult, but the reward for this challenge is the spectacular views as one makes the climb and reaches the summit.
If your choice is playing golf, our Canyon Pass offers 81 holes of challenging golf in the neighborhood, spread over five different courses. These range from a community operated 18‐hole course located across the highway from Canyon Pass’s gateway at the Highlands to the Gallery’s two 18‐hole North and South Championship venues. The Dove Mountain Golf Course located about a mile from the canyon, near the Ritz Carlton Resort, is also a championship facility. The Dove Mountain golf course has 27 holes designed and developed by Jack Nicklaus.
Both the Dove Mountain Championship layout and the North and South Gallery courses have hosted the Accenture Match Play tournament in recent years.
NEARBY ACTIVITIES
The Canyon Pass location provides easy access to many interesting and entertaining places. All of downtown Tucson’s activities, restaurants and cultural sites are only a 25‐minute drive from the entry of Canyon Pass. Other local attractions include:
Old Tucson Studios
Where the spirit of the “Old West” still lives. The site has a 75‐year history of film making https://oldtucson.com/
Arizona‐Sonora Desert Museum
47 acres of Sonoran Desert with 2 miles of walking trails allows interactivity with native wildlife, plants, reptiles and bird species
https://desertmuseum.org/
Gates Pass Viewpoint
Panoramic overlook of the Sonoran Desert
https://www.emol.org/tucson/gatespass/
Saguaro National Park West
Experience a Saguaro Forrest and related exhibits
https://www.nps.gov/sagu/index.htm
Catalina State Park
Hiking trails
https://azstateparks.com/Parks/CATA/index.html
Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory
Fabricates the world’s largest telescope mirrors. Located under the East Wing of the U of A’s football stadium.
https://mirrorlab.as.arizona.edu/
The International Wildlife Museum
A worldwide taxidermy collection of over 400 kinds of mammals, birds, insects and prehistoric animals
https://www.thewildlifemuseum.org/
Picacho Peak State Park
Features the core of an extinct volcano includes hiking and seasonal wildflowers
https://azstateparks.com/Parks/PIPE/index.html
Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch
Take time to feed the ostriches
https://www.roostercogburn.com/
Casa Grande’s Big House Ruins
https://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/casa_grande/national_monument.ht
University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2
Where science lives
https://biosphere2.org/
Additional Trails
https://www.maranaaz.gov/trails
