Sycamore Canyon Photoset • markthurman53 • 2026-01-19 • HikeArizona.COM

Sycamore Canyon, AZ

	2026-01-19
	15 by markthurman53

Sycamore Canyon, AZ

Hiking	10.00 Miles	1,788 AEG

Hiking	10.00 Miles	5 Hrs 52 Mns	1.86 mph
	1,788 ft AEG	29 Mns Break

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Sycamore Reservoir Trail #39

Bear Canyon to Sycamore Dam

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Sycamore Canyon and upper Bear Canyon Trail from the Gordon Hirabayashi Picnic/campground. Excellent weather for this hike. The storm a week ago had the Sycamore and Bear Canyon Creeks running (plus most of the little side streams). Took the upper Bear Canyon Trail to where the route up to Thimble Peak connects up. The route to Thimble Peak looks pretty well traveled, in fact saw a group of people coming down from it. We turned around and headed back the way we came at this junction just before the Bear Canyon Trail starts to get serious about heading down the canyon. Sycamore Canyon is quite scenic in spite of the damage done by a fire some years ago (Remnants of the large trees still standing) Quite a few people along the trail today, maybe 15 or so.

Sycamore Reservoir dam was flowing and is always a must stop and visit point. Would be interesting to explore Bear Canyon upstream from here. Not sure if it is easily accessed or not, only one way to find out and that is to try it someday, or if someone else has done it find out from them. Saw an odd plant, looks like an evergreen bush with paper like pods that had seeds inside. I posted a picture in the photo set.

	Bear Canyon	Light flow	Light flow
	Light to medium flow but still easy to cross without getting boots wet. (unless you are clumsy)

	Sycamore Canyon	Light flow	Light flow
	Light to medium flow but still easy to cross without getting boots wet (unless you are clumsy)

	Sycamore Reservoir	1-25% full	1-25% full
	Really no reservoir there anymore but a good flow over the dam

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