Whiteriver is within 20 to 30 miles from the resort towns of Pinetop, Lakeside and Show Low. Here, you will find a full range of shopping options, as well as entertainment and recreational activities. Whiteriver and Cibecue are above 5,000 feet, and maintain pleasant 75 to 95 degree temperatures in the summer and 40 to 55 degrees in the winter. This climate puts the best of Arizona right at your doorstep. Heavy winter snowfalls make mountain skiing a delight.
Summer rains cause the forests to come alive with verdant beauty.
Take the family to a different campsite every weekend. Drive the twisting roads of the Salt River Canyon. Marvel at the Mogollon Rim, a vast geological fault. Cast your line in a lake that mirrors the pines. Head north to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park.