Best seasonal waterfall and when to hike it?

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Best seasonal waterfall and when to hike it?

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So I have been excited about the wet winter, as I am sure a lot of you are too, for a lot of reasons one being seasonal waterfalls!
I am trying to figure out when the best time to go and which one to go to there are so many! I found "North Fork Falls of Deadman Canyon" and this looks like seasonal waterfall heaven. I noticed though that most people have hiked it in march.

When do you think the best time to go would be? I see a lot of people posting pics of seasonal falls now but is now the best time?
I was thinking we would have another storm and possibly after that would be good but I don't want to wait and miss the prime time...
Do you have any suggestions for seasonal waterfalls other than reavis falls and Park Creek Falls?
I am considering checking some of the seasonal falls in the salt river canyon there are a bunch in there!
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Re: Best seasonal waterfall and when to hike it?

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lots of options
http://hikearizona.com/traildex.php?SHO ... PN=1&ID=34

either after heavy rains or snow melt
heavy rain on snow is wild
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joe bartels wrote:heavy rain on snow is wild
This is why March is popular. If there's a good snowpack and then a warmer spring storm with rain, runoff can be impressive.
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Salome Jug in April is great. If you don't have technical gear, hike to the mouth of the jug and swim/scramble upstream to the falls. You can also start at the upstream end and enjoy the many pools/natural waterslides without having to descend all the way to the technical section.

http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=111

Right now, all the major drainages in the Ancha and Mazatzals are flowing. Superstitions, too, but those don't have so many actual waterfalls. Pick a creek and go check it out - guarantee you won't be disappointed. I've spent every weekend since the last storm chasing waterfalls.
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I would recommend that you don't go chasing waterfalls and stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to...
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:oplz:
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Or you can simply check today's photo sets, http://hikearizona.com/photoset.php?ID=38733.
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TLC references aside, Perhaps a little less known and a heck of a day hike, there is also Deadman Falls in Mazzies, take Barnhardt or Rock Creek Trail in and visit a few more falls on the way...
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@Joel Hazelton
thanks for your reply I appreciate it as I admire your photography you photograph places that I have been researching to photograph as well
Joel Hazelton wrote: Right now, all the major drainages in the Ancha and Mazatzals are flowing.
Right these places seam to have some of the best seasonal waterfalls I really liked the set that @SAMBA linked the "Ancha Falls" definitly one of the best seasonal waterfalls I have seen because of the size and the red rocks! Is it in cold spring* canyon or another one in the area?

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deadman falls is defiantly a place I am considering going I would prob spend the night so I could do some night photography and sunset/rise pictures...
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@pyro4lif
I appreciate the kind words. We kept "Ancha Falls" purposely vague, but I promise you can find it, or something at least as good, if you go to any of those major Sierra Ancha canyons right now :) There's running water and cliffs everywhere.
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Even Camelback looks like a Congo rain forest with waterfalls galore immediately after a heavy storm hits.
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