Chiricahua National Monument · Arizona

Silver Spur Meadow

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 150 ft of climbing · 5,219 ft–5,335 ft · hiking

Backcountry campsExhibits

Along the way Campsite 15 Campsite 16 Campsite 17 Campsite 18 Ed Riggs Erickson Homestead Faraway Ranch National Register of Historic Places Sign Neil and Emma Erickson Silver Spur Faraway Trail Stafford Cabin Sign ja hu

Silver Spur Meadow Trail the Park Service's write-up

45-90 Minutes · dogs allowed

Start Faraway Ranch, Visitor Center, or Campground

Beginning from the Visitor Center, Campground, or Faraway Ranch picnic area, this 1.2 mile/1.9 kilometer leisurely walk leads you through the Faraway Ranch Historic District to Stafford Cabin, built in the 1880s. You'll see Silver Spur Meadow, home for Civilian Conservation Corps Camp NM-2-A, Company 828 during the 1930s. The fireplaces are remnants from the lodge of the Silver Spur Guest Ranch in business from 1948 to 1968. Stream crossings can be hazardous during winter snowmelt or summer monsoons. This is a dog-friendly trail.

Accessibility This is an easy, relatively level, dirt trail. The trail occassionally dips into washes making it unsuitable for standard wheelchairs.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.