Pinetop-Lakeside Trails and Hikes

Part of Pinetop-Lakeside, our guide to the town’s lakes, trails, parks and the Nature Center.

Pinetop-Lakeside sits among some of the White Mountain Trail System’s best loops: the easy half-mile Big Springs walk in town, the 3.5-mile Country Club loop, the level 8-mile Panorama Trail, and Los Burros, more than 10 shaded miles that stay cooler on hot days. Most start a few miles from the Lakeside Ranger District office on State Route 260.

Checked Oct 22, 2026 · Edited by Sam Ridley · Sources · How we check

8trails listed here

0.5 miBig Springs, easiest

10+ miLos Burros

7,900 ftLos Burros Campground

Trails Near Pinetop-Lakeside

Trail	Length	Where and what
Big Springs Environmental Study Area #610	About half a mile	Woodland Road, 0.6 mi off SR 260; a clear spring that feeds Rainbow Lake; day use only
Woodland Lake loop #654	About 1.06 mi (map)	Woodland Lake Park
Country Club #632	3.5-mile loop	FR 185 off FR 182 (Bucksprings Rd); pines, juniper and oak; no water
Springs #633	About 3.4 mi (map)	FR 182, 1.1 mi from Bucksprings Rd; an easy loop
Timber Mesa #636	About 7.3 mi (map)	Porter Mountain Rd 2.2 mi; little shade in the pinyon-juniper
Panorama #635	8 miles, fairly level	FR 206, 6 mi up Porter Mountain Rd; no water or restroom
Blue Ridge #107	About 8.4 mi (map)	FR 187 off FR 182; along Billy Creek to the top of Blue Ridge Mountain; difficult for bikes
Los Burros #631	More than 10 miles	Los Burros Campground via McNary and FR 224; shaded and high; side trip to Lake Mountain Lookout

Lengths marked “map” are Forest Service GIS mapped lengths; signs may differ.

Good to Know

Start at the Lakeside Ranger District office, 2022 W. White Mountain Blvd., Lakeside (weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 928-368-2100) for maps and current conditions.
Most forest trailheads have no water; Los Burros Campground has a vault toilet.
Los Burros Campground, at 7,900 ft, is on the site of a former ranger station whose barn and corral are on the National Register of Historic Places.
The town counts about 200 miles of trails in the system; Arizona State Parks says eleven loops and more than 103 miles.

Nearby Places and Events

Around Pinetop-Lakeside Trails within 30 miles

Places nearby

1Pinetop-Lakeside Parks and Libraryparksunder 1 mi
2White Mountain Nature Centernature centerunder 1 mi
3Rainbow Lakelake1 mi
4Woodland Lake Parkpark1 mi

Events coming up

5Dragon Celebration (library)Lakeside, on nowunder 1 mi
6Geek Out: TCG HangoutShow Low, on now8 mi
7High Elevation HorrorSunrise Park Resort, on now25 mi
8Paint RouletteShow Low, on now8 mi
9Artisan Market at The DepotLakeside, Oct 24under 1 mi
10Murder Mystery Masquerade PartyLakeside, Oct 24under 1 mi

Every pin here is an estimate, not a surveyed point. A place pin marked "estimated by eye" is our own guess at the spot (a lake, park or town middle); the others use a point from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) for the named spot, which can still be off by a few blocks. Event pins sit at the center of the event's town, because we do not have each venue's exact spot. Distances are straight-line, rounded, and will not match driving miles. Dots sit in their compass direction; distance is stretched near the middle so close neighbors stay readable. Events are the next dates from our events calendar, as of October 23, 2026, and each date is the organizer's, not confirmed by us. The same places are listed beside the map.

Questions People Ask

What is the easiest hike in Pinetop-Lakeside?

Big Springs Environmental Study Area: about half a mile, self-guided, off Woodland Road 0.6 miles from SR 260.

Which Pinetop trail is coolest in summer?

The Forest Service says Los Burros is ideal on the hottest days because it is high and partly shaded.

Where do I get trail maps in Lakeside?

The Lakeside Ranger District office, 2022 W. White Mountain Blvd., open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sources

Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s Show Low. Cite this page: It’s Show Low (itsshowlow.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.

Trails in Pinetop-Lakeside