Red Ridge Trailhead

Updated - Posted - Charles Miles
The Red Ridge Trailhead is the dirt pull thru on the right. July 2018.
The Red Ridge Trailhead is the dirt pull thru on the right. July 2018.

Overview

Location

Driving Time and Distance from Tucson

  • 1 Hour and 20 Minutes from Speedway and Campbell
  • 39.2 miles from Speedway and Campbell
  • Miles up Highway: 25.3 miles
  • Side of the Highway: Up-mountain
  • Vehicle Access: Paved Roads/Passenger Car (Mountain Road - be careful of weather conditions!)

Fees and Services

  • Fee: No
  • Restrooms: No
  • Water: No

Red Ridge Trail Map sign. December 2013.
Red Ridge Trail Map sign. December 2013.

Driving Directions

Suggested driving directions from the Speedway and Campbell intersection in Tucson to the Red Ridge Trailhead:

  • Drive East on Speedway (5.0 miles)
  • Left on Wilmot and continue on Tanque Verde (4.3 miles)
  • Left on Catalina Highway (29.1)
  • Right on Ski Run Road (0.7 miles)
  • The Red Ridge Trailhead will be on the right (up-mountain side of the road) - the trailhead is a small dirt pull-thru, it may be easier to park at the paved parking pullout on the left/down-mountain side of the road past the trailhead.

Google Maps Directions from the Speedway and Campbell intersection in Tucson to Red Ridge Trailhead.

The dirt pull thru for the trailhead can be rough – if you are in a low clearance vehicle or the pull thru parking is full there are two paved parking pullouts on the down mountain side of Ski Run Road, one just before the Red Ridge Trailhead and the other .2 miles up the Ski Run Road from the Trailhead.

Resources

All Trailheads - Map

 
The Red Ridge Trailhead in 2017 - note the somewhat confusing No Parking sign that has since been removed... August 2017.
The Red Ridge Trailhead in 2017 - note the somewhat confusing No Parking sign that has since been removed... August 2017.

Update Notes

  • 2019/1/29 – Updated main image, moved and re-captioned older image, add resources section, remove info about the No Parking sign that was removed (located quite close to the trailhead this sign used to be quite confusing), update tags
  • 2017/8/26 – Updated main picture
  • 2017/8/14 – Img Srcset update, all trailheads map added