Bear Willow Photoset • chumley • 2025-06-15 • HikeArizona.COM

Bear Willow, AZ

	2025-06-15
	8 by chumley

Bear Willow, AZ

Hiking	6.96 Miles	782 AEG

Hiking	6.96 Miles	4 Hrs 2 Mns	2.25 mph
	782 ft AEG	56 Mns Break

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linked

Bear Canyon to Mule Crossing

Willow Creek - Mogollon Rim

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BiFrost

John9L

Pre-note: The area of this hike is eligible to be sold by the USFS for private development. If you are unaware of this current proposal, read more about it here: [ Congress proposes selling USFS land ... d homes ]

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We set out with a goal for a shorter day than yesterday and opted for this pair of parallel canyons. Only Bear had water, but Willow was a much easier route, with more shaded benches and defined wildlife paths. Unsurprisingly, the hike was not particularly well-trodden or busy today.

	Bear Canyon	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle
	Intermittent muddy pools in the first mile below the dam.

	Bear Canyon Lake	76-100% full	76-100% full
	About 4 feet below full pool.

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