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| Canyoneering | 5.95 Miles |
1,968 AEG |
| | Canyoneering | 5.95 Miles | 4 Hrs 41 Mns | | 1.66 mph |
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| | Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use | | B - Up to light current; wading/swimming; possible wet/dry suit | | II - Normally requires a half day |
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| partners | | This was a good trip and closer than some other swim holes in AZ. I was a bit concerned because of all the things I read and we did not have the chance to call the park services. The dirt "road" easily accommodated the family minivan. I was a bit worried about vandalism but nothing and no notes were left on our vehicle. I am assuming all of this occurred at the previous entrance at the gates. There is no trail head to speak of. Once you park and make it over to the first set of hills there are some pretty clear paths heading up and over to the canyon decent. At this point is where I would highly suggest a GPS track from someone who has done this, it helped us tremendously. On the way down it would be easy to cliff out if the path is not chosen wisely. For the most part there are game trails weaving down but choosing the right one is key. Once in Houston Creek which was relatively dry, other than a few pools, it is easy peasy to the Tonto Narrows. I wish it was clearer how to get down and not trespass. There seems to be a fence past where the maps would say private land is. Going any father down just put us higher on the cliffs above where we wanted to be. We found an opening and made our way down. What a great spot. I am kinda glad this spot has been made a little more difficult to access. I wish fossil springs was also much harder to get to but that is for another time. We had a good afternoon of swimming and rock hoping. I need to get a fishing license and a pocket fisherman, there were some HUGE trout just waiting to be in ma belly  . |
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