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fossile springs trail from the top

Post by mtlongisland2 »

can you still park and hike down to the dam from the top of fossil springs? the 4 mile train into and out of the canyon?

i have read the road is closed but is the trail from the top still closed? thank you
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Re: fossile springs trail from the top

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The trail is open, but it's going to be plenty warm this time of year...
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yes the fossil springs trail head is still open they closed the road just after the parking lot. you have to get there early to get a parking lot fills up fast now it is usally full by 11 am. i have heard that you can still get to the creek form camp verde but its a long drive.
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I think I saw a memo last week that the Fossil Creek area would be closed soon to entry due too severe fire threat still checking.
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Re: fossile springs trail from the top

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The 4X road down Deadman Mesa is still open as of last Tuesday. Ended up riding my mountain bike down the 8 miles, then hike-a-biked back up the rocky road. I had a trail cam set up down there that worked for 11 months; tons of pics of elk, deer, coyotes, and even a healthy herd of bighorn sheep...had no idea sheep were up there. The temps were not so bad, in the low 90s.
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Outlander wrote:hike-a-biked
:sweat:

Very cool about the camera and the Bighorns. My brother-in-law has several cams set up in Washington State. The pictures are awesome and they now have "pet" names for all of the bears in the area....
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Outlander wrote:hike-a-biked
:D yes please!!
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Re: fossile springs trail from the top

Post by RickVincent »

Just there 2 weekends ago. Top trail is definitely open.
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