We will be here in Arizona for five more weeks and I hope to catch up on at least the highlights of this beautiful area over the next few weeks. Originally, and more historically correct, Apache Trail was built as a wagon route for the construction of Roosevelt Dam from 1902-1909 and was originally called the "Mesa to Roosevelt Road." Roosevelt, Fish Creek Station, Tortilla Flat Station, Mormon Flat Flat Station, Pinto Creek and Youngsberg aka Goldfield are just a few of the many historic landmarks along the America's oldest highway, the Apache Trail.It’s been a busy season here in Apache Junction and with my new Social Media Director job, and six websites to maintain, I’m afraid I’ve fallen behind here on The Traveling Sitcom.
Some large RV rental companies in the US do not allow their vehicles to be taken on this route. The trail requires caution when driving and it is not recommended for large RVs, SUVs, or caravans. The narrow, winding road is unpaved from just east of the town of Tortilla Flat to Roosevelt Dam there are steep cliff drops and little in the way of safety barriers. The Trail winds steeply through 40 miles (64 km) of rugged desert mountains, past deep reservoir lakes like Canyon Lake and Apache Lake. Prior to the completion of the Superstition Freeway in 1992, the Apache Junction portion of the Apache Trail was part of US Highway 60, which was rerouted to the Superstition Freeway once it was completed. It is also the main traffic corridor through Apache Junction, turning into Main Street as the road passes into Mesa, and regains the Apache name by becoming Apache Boulevard in Tempe, ending at Mill Avenue. Today, much of the Apache Trail is paved, and the section east of Apache Junction is known officially as State Route 88. The current Apache Trail links Apache Junction at the edge of the Greater Phoenix area with Theodore Roosevelt Lake, through the Superstition Mountains and the Tonto National Forest. It was named the Apache Trail after the Native American Indians who originally used this trail to migrate through the Superstition Mountains for over 1,000 years.
The existing Apache Trail in Arizona is a 120 mile circle route through the Superstition Mountains.
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