Greer Scenic Attractions

Greer is a summer and winter visitor, outdoor recreational center in the heart of the White Mountains in eastern Arizona. It sits at an elevation of 8,500 feet.

The Willard Lee family arrived in Greer in 1879 and named it Lee Valley. In 1898, when a post office was established, the name was changed to Greer in honor of a leading citizen. Americus Vespucius Greer. The Apache County community is unincorporated.

Greer is surrounded by beautiful pine forests, laced with numerous mountain streams and sparkling lakes. Fishermen have three Greer lakes to choose from in addition to Big Lake, Crescent Lake, Lee Valley Lake, Sunrise Lake and many others.

Horseback riding, sailing, biking, canoeing and mushroom hunting are popular in the area during summer, a time which also provides excellent opportunities for photography, bird watching, rock collecting and hiking. Numerous scenic drives are available year-round. Hunting elk, deer, bear, antelope, mountain lion, turkey and grouse is permitted with a license.

The winter months provide cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, horsedrawn sleighing, sledding, snowmobiling, ice fishing and skating. Instruction is available for downhill and cross-country skiing. The Sunrise Park Resort, near 10,700-foot Mt. Ord, offers 11 lifts and two T-bars serving 65 trails on a variety of slopes. The ski lodge has 92 rooms available. The complex is owned and operated by the White Mountain Apache Tribe.

The Greer Lakes Recreation Area (8-mile radius of Greer) has four campgrounds with a total of 205 campsites. Fishing is available at all the campgrounds. There are additional maintained campgrounds within a half-hour drive of Greer in the National Forest.

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This page prepared from Arizona Department of Commerce profile on the City of Greer dated June 1999 and published with the permission of Greer Business Association.