Check-out either of the two Saguaro National Parks - East or West. Keep in mind: Saguaro National Park East has more hiking trails and is more mountainous. (Britta loves running here and Tyler loves biking here!)

It’s about 20-30 minute drive from the lodge.

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Sabino Canyon is located in the Santa Catalina Mountains - you can either do the long hike or take a tram to explore!

1. The tram will drop you off at several spots to explore.

2. The hike is 8 miles total round trip on a cement path (4 miles to the end). Please note: there are some streams and your shoes might get wet : )

It’s about a 25 minute drive from the lodge.

If you rent a bike, message Tyler so that he can give you some bike path reccs depending on what you’re looking for…

Tyler’s mom & dad were married on Mount Lemmon! Britta & Tyler will be here the morning of the wedding day, they love coming here - lots of hiking trails…but with pine trees, not cacti! It’s usually 30 degrees cooler up here. Check-out the cute Summerhaven town and eat a cookie at the Cookie Cabin.

This is about a 1 hour drive from the lodge.

Reserve a Classic Cave Tour! This half-mile long guided walk takes about 40 minutes to complete. You’ll learn about the Cave’s history, its legends (like train robbers and ghosts), and its unique geology.

It’s a 40 minute drive from the lodge.

Fancy a horse ride in the desert? Tyler’s mom and Britta do! Click on the link below to check-out some recommended stables.

Yes, the Bioshpere 2 is real! It’s located in Oracle, Arizona. The facility was originally developed to study survivability and assess whether humans were capable of building and living in self-sustaining colonies in outer space. You can book a tour to view the biomes, including: rainforest, ocean, mangrove, savannah, fog desert…

It’s about a 50 minute drive from the lodge.

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The Reid Park Zoo is only a 5 minute drive from the lodge!

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. Located just west of Tucson, Arizona, it features two miles of walking paths traversing 21 acres of desert landscape.

It’s a 35 minute drive from the lodge.

The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the world's largest non-government funded aerospace museums. The museum features a display of nearly 300 aircraft spread out over 80 acres on a campus occupying 127 acres.

This is the main restaurant at the Lodge on the Desert - delicious bites and margaritas!

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Dine on the patio at Contigo for some Latin bites and views of Tucson from the Catalina Foothills.

This is a 20 minute drive from the lodge.

Walk 2 blocks down the street from the Lodge on the Desert for some Italian food and a cocktail on their patio!

Historic venue with a takeaway counter, a gourmet shop & a bar & eatery with seasonal American fare.

15 minute drive from the lodge.