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Hiya, hoping someone has some water intel for the Chiricahuas. Im hoping to do a mid may trip 2nights 3 days either out of the Turkey Creek Camp or Rucker Camp Trailhead. I see many “springs” on Gaia Maps, I was hoping someone could comment which if any of these springs are reliable year round.
Edit: Insee someone posted this exact question 15 years ago. Ill call the Douglas Ranger Station Tomorrow
Water in Chiricahuas
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Re: Water in Chiricahuas
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Please post what you find out.
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Re: Water in Chiricahuas
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HAZ has good info on the side East of the Crest trail, so I think you're covered there. Cima Park/Spring will probably make sense as a camping area (fantastic) and reliable water for one night at least. They also have an outhouse which is pretty neat.
West of the crest is less traveled. Rock Creek will likely have water, although it may go underground at times. It's pretty reliable, though. Last time I was there during the summer of a pretty dry year, there was water still flowing at the junction of 263/259 and nice camping there as well.
It looks like you may be from out of town so just know the rangers here will almost certainly tell you it's all dry
I generally have a rule that if they tell me something is dry... it might be. Maybe not. Gather more info. If they tell me something has water, though, you can bet on it.
HAZ has good info on the side East of the Crest trail, so I think you're covered there. Cima Park/Spring will probably make sense as a camping area (fantastic) and reliable water for one night at least. They also have an outhouse which is pretty neat.
West of the crest is less traveled. Rock Creek will likely have water, although it may go underground at times. It's pretty reliable, though. Last time I was there during the summer of a pretty dry year, there was water still flowing at the junction of 263/259 and nice camping there as well.
It looks like you may be from out of town so just know the rangers here will almost certainly tell you it's all dry
I generally have a rule that if they tell me something is dry... it might be. Maybe not. Gather more info. If they tell me something has water, though, you can bet on it.
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