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Sulphur Creek - 3 members in 2 triplogs have rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 29 2018
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63 male
 Joined Apr 22 2012
 Fountain Hills,
Sulphur CreekCentral, UT
Sulphur Creek
Central, UT
Hiking avatar May 29 2018
KBKB • Triplogs 237
Hiking5.75 Miles 39 AEG
Hiking5.75 Miles   3 Hrs   13 Mns   2.25 mph
39 ft AEG      40 Mns Break20 LBS Pack
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My wife dropped my daughter and me off near the Chimney Rock Trailhead. We crossed the road and followed several drainages into Sulphur Creek.

We followed the creek downstream where we met my wife at the last waterfall before the visitor's center. My wife had tried, unsuccessfully, to work her way around the waterfall. This last (or first from her point of view) waterfall was probably the hardest / scariest obstacle to negotiate on the entire hike. I was certainly nervous doing a traverse on a wet, water polished ledge over the water.

For my daughter and I, there were several other waterfalls to pass, along with stretches of wading in ankle deep water. I don't think it's possible to do this route without getting your feet wet.

My daughter and I both really liked this trail. It's scenic, has water, and a few technical problems to solve along the way. We did it last year too and liked it well enough to repeat it this year. This was one of my daughter's top three favorite hikes for this trip.
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Jun 21 2016
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48 male
 Joined Jun 09 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Sulphur CreekCentral, UT
Sulphur Creek
Central, UT
Hiking avatar Jun 21 2016
cw50must • Triplogs 334
Hiking2.20 Miles
Hiking2.20 Miles
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This is part of our Mighty Five Trip 2016. We did 5 parks in 5 days in Utah.

Day 3; Capitol Reef National Park. First I'll say that Fruita is a nice place to spend some time. We checked out the nature center, there are several historic buildings, they also have a nice park area that is good for a lunch picnic. After lunch we went back to the visitor's center to hike on Sulphur Creek. Some clouds rolled in so it helped with the sun on this one. The hike is easy and since you wander in and out of the creek several times it keeps you cool. We did the shorter version of this starting at the visitor's center and heading out to the first waterfall. Spent some time hanging out there.

Video: https://youtube.com ... _gKs
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average hiking speed 2.25 mph

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