Central Arizona Project (CAP) products

The CAP Trail provides a recreational opportunity throughout the state. The trail is for multiple non-motorized recreational uses: walking, jogging, equestrian, cycling and roller blading. The vision for the CAP Trail started when CAP construction began in the early 1970s, and development of the trail is dependent on partnerships with local jurisdictions. CAP does not have legal authority to build or maintain the trail; in fact, cooperation and partnerships among municipal, county, and tribal agencies determine the outcome of the trail. There are more than 30 organizations that have been, or will be involved in, getting the trail constructed, each sponsoring a portion of the trail that runs through their jurisdiction. CAP facilitates these recreation agreements between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and city or county sponsors to help with the prospective sponsors’ councils or boards, planning commissions, and trail committees.