Gila Community College Trail:  This in-Town PATS route on the Gila Community College campus is 1 ¼ miles long.  It is dedicated to in memory of Jimmy Harris, Jr., son of a long-time GCC staff member. 

The GCC Jimmy Harris Trail is a jewel inside of Payson, providing the trail user with an easy journey across the 50-acre GCC campus through small, shaded hills filled with local wildlife and seasonal waterholes.   GCC Biology students, under their instructor Joe Shannon, have worked to develop the interpretive existing user-made trail over the past few years.  With recent incorporation into PATS, the Town of Payson will bring additional resources with assistance from an Arizona State Heritage Grant, to further refine the existing trail and develop an expanded trailhead, user-amenities and directional signage.

This trail is for non-motorized use only and is open during daylight hours.
 
There is parking available in the GCC parking lot, and most weekends there is plenty of space for horse trailers.

For more informaton please visit: www.gilaccc.org

Driving Directions

From 87 N (Beeline Highway)

• Turn right (east) on Highway 260, which is the fourth light from the south when you enter Payson Town limits.
• Head approximately ½ mile east past two stoplights to N. Mud Springs Road.
• Turn left onto N. Mud Springs Road and immediately to your right into the Gila Community College parking lot at 201 N. Mud Springs Road.
• Drive to the NE corner of the parking lot and you will see the trailhead.