Originally Posted by
StubbleJumper
1) Patagonia is good for a full re-supply. They have a nice little store with plenty of options.
2) Vail is a disaster. All they have is a Walgreens and a gas station, and it's like 4 miles off the trail. IMO, if I ever hike the AZT again, I would send a mail-drop from Tucson or Patagonia to La Posta Quemada Ranch, which is right beside the trail.
3) There's a little convenience store in Summerhaven, which would be barely adequate for a few days re-supply, but it's right on the trail. In contrast, Oracle has a couple of decent stores that have a good selection. I had no trouble hitching into Oracle, and Marnie at the Chalet Village Motel will actually pick you up and drop you off at the trail head if you phone her and ask.
4) Superior has a Dollar Store and a medium grocery store, so you can get pretty much everything there.
5) Roosevelt Lake - it's just a tiny marina store, so it would be a poor resupply. But, I sent myself a re-supply box from Oracle, so I had plenty of food. The store manager liked hikers and didn't seem to mind holding mail-drops. It's about a half-mile off the trail.
6) Pine has a nice store where you can get pretty much everything, and it's only about a mile off the trail.
7) Mormon Lake was working on reduced hours when I stopped there, so the store and restaurant were closed. It's only about a mile off the trail, but if I ever hike the AZT again, I'd phone in advance to verify their hours before descending to the facility.
7) Flagstaff has everything including a WalMart, Target and two large grocery stores, and it's right on the trail.
8) Tusayan had a large convenience store or smallish grocery store. Not a great re-supply, but it's only about a quarter mile off the trail.
9) Grand Canyon village has a nice grocery store with a great selection, and it's pretty much on the trail.
10) Don't count on much at Jacob Lake. You can get a meal, and buy some cookies, candy bars or potato chips, but it's a pretty poor selection for re-supply.