An enchanted forest awaits visitors to Granite Basin Recreation Area. You almost expect to see gnomes and trolls on the paths in Granite Basin Recreation Area, where the trails weave through magical forests of pines and giant moss-covered boulders. Views of the rocky Granite Mountain will distract you, but trail signs at every fork help navigate the loops through the park. More than a dozen trails wind through the area, providing a single track over compact dirt and an occasional giant boulder.
Maps are available at the host campground in the Cayuse Equestrian area.
Trails range from easy to difficult, some requiring technical skills and others requiring good brakes. Maps help point out which is which. Trails 352 and 345 are the more difficult, while trails such as 347 give sweeping views of the park from a ridge. Bumps, shrub dodging and hairpin turns coming down 350 will bring you back to this park for more. At the courthouse, go right on Montezuma Street.