included two national forests which were absorbed into Coronado: Santa Rita National Forest and Tumacacori National Forest. The Douglas Ranger District comprises three mountain ranges north and east of Douglas, Arizona. These ranges are the Chiricahua, Dragoon, and Peloncillo Mountains. A portion of the ranger district in the Peloncillos extends into New Mexico. The district comprises three formerly separate national forests: Chiricahua National Forest, Dragoon National Forest, and Peloncillo National Forest, all combined into Coronado. The Sierra Vista Ranger District comprises three mountain ranges west of Sierra Vista, Arizona. These ranges are the Huachuca, Patagonia, and Whetstone Mountains. Included in this area is the highest peak in the Huachucas, Miller Peak, and the region of the Huachucas known as Canelo Hills. The district includes the formerly separate Huachuca National Forest Wilderness The Coronado National Forest contains eight designated wilderness areas, with at least one in each ranger district. Congress defines "wilderness" as an area "untrammeled by man." Common activities in the Coronado National Forest wilderness areas include hiking, horseback riding, camping, hunting, and fishing. The use of mechanized or motorized equipment, including bicycles, generators, and chain saws, is prohibited. Chiricahua Wilderness (Douglas District) Galiuro Wilderness (Safford District) Miller Peak Wilderness (Sierra Vista District) Mount Wrightson Wilderness (Nogales District) Pajarita Wilderness (Nogales District) Pusch Ridge Wilderness (Santa Catalina District) Rincon Wilderness (Santa Catalina District) Santa Teresa Wilderness (Safford District) Campgrounds The public campgrounds located within the Coronado National Forest, most of which require a daily/nightly fee (see Coronado National Forest official website for accurate and current details), are as follows: See also Aspen Fire Cumero Fire References External links Coronado National Forest Web Site Forest History Society Hikes in the Coronado National Forest at HikeArizona.COM Listing of the National Forests of the United States and Their Dates (from Forest History Society website) Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743–788. National Forests of Arizona Protected areas of Pinal County, Arizona Protected areas of Cochise County, Arizona Protected areas of Graham County, Arizona Protected areas of Santa Cruz County, Arizona Protected areas of Pima County, Arizona Protected areas of Hidalgo County, New Mexico National Forests of New Mexico Protected areas established in 1902 1902 establishments in Arizona Territory