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Canyon Creek - Tonto NF - 18 members in 36 triplogs have rated this an average 3.6 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 24 2025
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19 male
 Joined Aug 13 2023
 Phoenix, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 24 2025
diablo • Triplogs 47
Hiking6.57 Miles 608 AEG
Hiking6.57 Miles   3 Hrs   9 Mns   2.35 mph
608 ft AEG      21 Mns Break
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The goal was to be in a mountain stream away from people today… success! Fairly easy walking by the creek the whole way to a very deep swim hole. Great to be back in this area.
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Sep 01 2024
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 Joined Mar 11 2002
 Gilbert, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 01 2024
Vashti • Triplogs 276
Hiking5.31 Miles 279 AEG
Hiking5.31 Miles   3 Hrs   10 Mns   2.04 mph
279 ft AEG      34 Mns Break
 
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The tagline for this hike should be: "Shubbery!" or perhaps "Trail? What trail?". Because there isn't one. Not really. There are plenty of fishermen use trails, but they really lead only to the water and nowhere else. Also, there is so much barbed wire surrounding the water, that is it unpleasant when trying to walk near the water while still avoiding the thick vegetation (aka shrubbery).

All this being said, the area is amazingly beautiful. Very lush and green (SHRUBBERY! a recurring theme!). And we saw zero people hiking (possibly because there is no trail! But I digress).

We left Phoenix at 5ish am and headed out to airplane Flats Campground. It was an uneventful ride, and the dirt roads to the CG were in great shape even after massive rains in the area the previous day. We arrived nearer to 730a with a temperature of 55F! Glorious!

We found the trail start at the edge of the Campground, and we were off! The trail is obvious at first, and upon reaching the creek, there is an obvious large trail on the other side. We crossed over and followed the trail, but the vegetation is super thick and it wasn't much of a trail. More connecting of routes down to the creek. After not too long, the trail dead ended in thick vegetation. We backtracked to the last creek access and crossed to the other side. No trail there either. Looking at route Scout, we saw the route was in fact on that side of the creek. We bushwhacked through super thick skinny trees and made it through to a meadow. A thin line of tail was apparent, and we started that way. Shortly thereafter, we entered the Shrubbery Forest. But the trail was there, we were just encased in shrubbery. After not too long, we were free of the shrubbery thicket, and the world opened to a beautiful expansive meadow with majestic trees. So pretty! Sadly, after 20 feet, the thin tail ended at a barbed wire fence. We hopped over and continued on through the meadow. After a while we came to the O.W. Bridge and the road. We walked along the road a bit until we started to see signs about fishing and restoration. There are wood fences to help with restoration, and then there are barbed wire fences on both sides of the creek. Every so often there is a gate in the barbed wire fence. We went through one of these access gates to get closer to the river. And we just walked along near to the creek as much as we could. But there is thick vegetation near to the creek, and we kept having go further away from the creek. Which is fine except then there is barbed wire. Not fun. This is how it went for a couple miles. Then we intersected the road and decided to head back on that.

Given the rain yesterday and lack of trail, our feet were soaked as soon as we started walking in the grass after departing the road shortly after OW bridge. Initially, we saw no people which was wonderful. But as the morning passed, we started seeing a lot of ATVs and also some trucks with fishermen.

While this area is truly beautiful, I don't think I will be back until there is more of a trail. I don't understand the double fencing. To keep out cattle or? Maybe the wooden fence is not enough on the road side. It was unpleasant to always be against barbed wire while negotiating vegetation near the water. Maybe when the official route was created there was less vegetation. Or maybe I am a giant wuss, as chumley's trip report makes no mention of shrubbery and barbed wire woe. I didn't want to stay on the road because there was a lot of traffic, and I wanted to be closer to the water. Alas.
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Lots of wildflowers! All the colors of the rainbow. Queen Anne's Lace, thistle, sunflowers, daisies, and more!
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Jul 14 2024
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52 male
 Joined Sep 18 2002
 Tempe, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 14 2024
chumley • Triplogs 1,993
Hiking5.81 Miles 200 AEG
Hiking5.81 Miles   2 Hrs   52 Mns   2.42 mph
200 ft AEG      28 Mns Break
 
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Once we had dragged Bruce through some uninspired, hot, cloudfree, and overall boring pondo forest, we sent him home and decided to switch it up with a beautiful creekside wander through lush grasses, cool breezes, and poofy clouds.

I first visited this place in the late 90s — pre-chediski. It was special then, and while there were some dark years in there, 22 years later improvements are progressing, though it will take decades more for some of the shaded benches in the canyon to recover fully.

Plenty of fish were enjoying the habitat, including a monster 18+" brownie. Good to see!
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Jun 24 2023
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 Joined May 07 2019
 Tempe, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 24 2023
mikemcg • Triplogs 129
Hiking7.53 Miles 353 AEG
Hiking7.53 Miles   5 Hrs   14 Mns   2.00 mph
353 ft AEG   1 Hour   28 Mns Break
 
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Beautiful area. The adjacent campground was packed with people, and there were a number of vehicles parked on the side of the road near where the road crosses the creek. We parked on the side of the road and proceeded along the well-worn use trail next to the creek. There were a lot of people in the first 50 yards, many trying to fish in 2 inch deep water, then few people beyond that.

Eventually a long barbed wire fence crosses the creek and continues as far as we could see, but no indication of private property, so we crossed the fence and continued on the trail. The trail passes through a long meadow that had billions of grasshoppers hopping around, then ends at a dirt road. We stayed on the dirt road for about a half mile, but there were a few vehicles driving past and kicking up dust, so we left the road and headed back to the creek.

At that point, there was generally a well-defined use trail along the creek. Whenever the trail ended, we would typically cross the creek or continue a little further downstream and quickly find another use trail. The dirt road paralleled the creek until about 3 miles in, often well above the creek, with occasional vehicles driving by. There was also a persistent barbed wire fence along the creek most of the way, which we had to climb over or under a few times.

At approximately 2.5 miles in, we saw a medium-sized black bear approximately 100 yards ahead behind a tree, so I grabbed the bear spray, we stood tall, and made some noise, but then it meandered out and revealed itself as a black cow. It was accompanied by 5 other cows, so we went around them.

We went to about the 4 mile point, but there the creek flow decreased and the scenery became repetitive, so we turned around and headed back. The same group of cows were in the same spot as we passed by. We took the adjacent road for about 2 miles on the way back. Overall, beautiful riparian area, flat and easy, a nice escape once past the crowds.
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Jul 28 2019
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49 male
 Joined Sep 13 2013
 Phoenix, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 28 2019
Falke • Triplogs 26
Hiking6.39 Miles 415 AEG
Hiking6.39 Miles   22 Hrs   13 Mns   2.11 mph
415 ft AEG   19 Hrs   11 Mns Break
 
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This is a very easy backpack trip. Maybe perfect if you’ve got kids and want to find something for a first time backpacking trip? At first the hike follows canyon creek through some beautiful meadows. The next part is basically a hike along a very well maintained, and well travelled dirt road. Canyon Creek seems to be primarily frequented by fly-fishermen most of whom were surprised to see actual backpackers. Once the road curves up and west stick alongside the creek. From here its all beautiful and its really what makes this trip worth it. The night was perfect, day was a bit hot, but there are plenty of opportunities to dip in the creek for a nice cool-off. :)
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Nov 03 2017
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55 male
 Joined Jul 26 2008
 San Tan Valley,
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Nov 03 2017
TheNaviG8R • Triplogs 467
Hiking2.00 Miles 250 AEG
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250 ft AEG
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Oct 14 2017
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55 male
 Joined Jul 26 2008
 San Tan Valley,
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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TheNaviG8R • Triplogs 467
Hiking1.60 Miles 250 AEG
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250 ft AEG
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Sep 16 2017
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76 male
 Joined Nov 21 2015
 Grand Junction,
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 16 2017
Steph_and_Blake • Triplogs 184
Hiking2.80 Miles
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This morning my hubby, Blake, and I drove to Canyon Creek so he could wet a line. Upon getting out of our vehicle we were greeted with lots of bugling. No, not brass bugles. Elk! I'd read in the Payson paper yesterday that elk were in rut and thought nothing more of it. My intent for the morning was to find a nice sunny spot to catch up on some reading while Blake scared the trout. My plans quickly changed, however, as I made up my mind to find me some elk. I've only seen them "in the wild" near the South Rim and thought this would be a real treat. Never mind that I (a) haven't a clue about tracking elk and (b) have heard about photo-obsessed tourists getting killed by bulls in rut. This would be far more exciting than reading magazines! I crossed the creek to get to the east side and hiked in a northerly direction and about 1/4 of the way up the mountainside. Before long I came across a trail of sorts and continued on it. At first I thought it might be a path cut by cattle, but there didn't seem to be enough cow pies around and those that I did see were rather old. I did see, however, plenty of elk scat and some quite fresh. I also noticed numerous patches of matted grass where I guessed the elk had bedded down. Did I mention that I know nothing about elk and their habits? Anyway, I followed the path for well over a mile then had to make my way back to meet Blake for lunch. I crossed back across the creek and walked south along FS Road 188 to dine with my favorite (and, today, unlucky) angler. I never did see any elk but, at least in my imagination, I had just missed them.
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Sep 03 2017
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 Joined Nov 18 2005
 Phoenix, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Backpack avatar Sep 03 2017
nonot • Triplogs 514
Backpack12.00 Miles 1,050 AEG
Backpack12.00 Miles3 Days         
1,050 ft AEG
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Thanks for the invite Outdoor_Lover!

This is a peaceful creek that flows through some fairly pristine parts of the forest that has generally nicely recovered from the Rodeo-Chedeski fire. The small waterfalls were a nice find, the meadows were full of flowers, and the elk trails connected together fairly nicely. Saw a few deer, but all the trout seem quite small. The weather was nice, just getting hot enough to make swimming in the cool creek more desirable. Other than the leeches, it went off pretty much flawlessly.

We took a different route on the way out, avoiding most of the people cramming into this place on the holiday weekend.
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water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Mule Creek Medium flow Medium flow
Quite a lot of flow coming down mule creek.

dry Valentine Canyon Dry Dry
Appeared to be dry at the mouth, and a bit upcanyon that we explored.
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Sep 01 2017
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62 female
 Joined Aug 19 2011
 Scottsdale, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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outdoor_lover • Triplogs 627
Backpack11.00 Miles 400 AEG
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Now that the Ankle is Healed up and the Toes fixed so I can wear Shoes again, I've been busy trying to get back in Shape...After losing a little Weight, hitting the Gym, getting quite a bit of Hiking in and some Canyoneering too, it was time to think about Backpacking once more. It's been about 3 Years since I've been and I want to get back into it...

This one has been on my List for a long Time, and it seemed to be a Perfect Fit to get started... Steve mentioned he hadn't been out with a Pack in awhile, so I invited him along... :)

The first Day, going in, I was pretty rough around the Edges. We decided to try to keep our Feet Dry going in, and between trying to do that, adjusting to the Pack Weight, and not being totally prepared to keep my Camera dry if I slipped, I was having a hard Time through the first few Creek Crossings. It didn't help that my Confidence is just up from Basement Level after being pretty much off with Injury for over the last Year... But, I had the Foresight to bring Hiking Poles. (A Lesson learned from a Backpack with Alex, when I had to use his for Crutches a few Years ago, due to an IT Band Issue) After I broke out the Poles and figured out a way to Protect the Camera if I went in, I was doing much better, although I just felt a bit Rough and Discombobulated that First Day. Ended up getting my Feet Wet anyway just before we settled in on a Location for Camp... :sweat:

Found a nice Spot to Camp next to the Creek and Steve got a small Fire going, and I was able to get my Shoes mostly Dry... Got up the next Morning and Explored Down the Creek some more... There had to have been a Thousand Butterflies around the Water and the Flowers. Most of them were Blues, but there were several other Species as well, just not in the same Numbers... The Blues were in Clusters near Water, Mud and even on the Flowers... If you stepped anywhere near a Cluster, you were immediately Enveloped in Blue as they all took Flight... Between the Water, the Wildflowers and the Wildlife, my Camera stayed extremely busy for the 3 Days. It didn't help that the Area was all New to me either... Steve was a Saint about it, but I probably wouldn't have been Offended if he had Bitch Slapped me a few Times to snap me out of Tibber Mode... :lol:

After a couple of Hours, I decided to Stop in a small Meadow as I wanted to go into Full On Tibber Mode for a while. Steve decided to keep going for a ways and we set a Meet-Up Time to be back at the Meadow for the Return to Camp. After Steve got back from what I will describe as a "glad I didn't go any farther trip", we headed back to Camp, gradually getting there, as I kept running the Camera... Once back in Camp, we decided to take a Swim and although the Water felt great, there were some Blood Thirsty Suckers in that Pool, much to our Surprise... After Stripping down even more and picking a ton of tiny Leeches off of ourselves and each other, we settled back in at Camp with another nice Fire... Not quite the HAZfest Standard Fire, but it was Perfect for getting the Clothes dry...

Got up the next Morning, packed up, and started Heading for the Escape. As we got closer, the people started to be Noticeable, so we decided to take a different Route on the other side of the Creek. That worked out extremely well and we avoided most of the Masses where the Creek was more Accessible. Back to the Vehicle and a late Lunch in Payson before heading to the Barn...

Perfect Choice for a Rusty Backpacker with Confidence Issues. Got things Ironed Out, figured out what to do different next Time and even though there wasn't always a Trail of some kind or another, it was an Easy Trip all around... Thanks for joining me Steve! :y:

I did a Short Video of some the Blue Butterflies along the Water, so here you go.... [ youtube video ]
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Aug 13 2017
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 Joined Jan 24 2016
 Arizona
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 13 2017
MountainMatt • Triplogs 530
Hiking4.58 Miles 246 AEG
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Not sure why it took me so long to check this long awaited place out but wow!
CC has all my favorite components and I would most definitely rank this as one of my favorite places in the state with this short visit alone.
Went down into where it narrows up and the "good stuff" begins or the "fun stuff" as @te_wa referenced.

A bit of storm activity was going on that day and and expected to pick up in the evening so I did not stay as late as my usual trips but I already have a backpacking trip date planned within the next few weeks.
Big things in the works to explore the many wonders of this major sacred creek!
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May 28 2016
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 Joined Mar 22 2006
 Phoenix, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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JoelHazelton • Triplogs 410
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Relaxing Memorial Day weekend overnighter. Such an easy hike and so few people, even on a popular weekend. About a half mile from camp, while I was setting up photos and Kristen was reading, Cholla started barking like crazy and took off downstream. We quickly noticed a black bear and her cub standing on a ledge 20 feet above the creek, about 100 feet away. Fortunately Cholla only went to the edge of the creek to yell at the bears to go away. Once they turned around and left (which took a concerning 5+ seconds before they reacted) she retreated back to us. Needless to say, all of our smellables got hung far away from camp that evening. Canyon Creek is beautiful through the grassy meadows near the campgrounds, but is even better downstream once it enters the canyon.
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May 14 2016
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53 male
 Joined Jan 31 2015
 Chandler, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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OdinWiski • Triplogs 99
Hiking7.09 Miles 374 AEG
Hiking7.09 Miles   4 Hrs   5 Mns   2.13 mph
374 ft AEG      45 Mns Break
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Friends wanted to do an easy and relaxing hike and picked this one out. So off we went. Airplane Flat must have been reserved for some huge group party. It and the fish hatchery were like a busy zoo when we arrived. We wanted to follow the creek when we started instead of going over the barbed wire fence and continuing on the meadow. Bushwhacked quite a bit before we got back on the trail. The rest was easy going. The creek was flowing nicely and the riparian green was pretty. Friend is a birding enthusiast. High reward of 18 species being spotted in the short few miles, which were added to his annual log. Took our time having a 45-minute lunch watching a lazy and docile 5-foot bull snake before heading back. The huge party was gone and only a couple of vehicles were there.
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Aug 02 2014
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Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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Lucyan • Triplogs 1,447
Backpack10.00 Miles 250 AEG
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Jul 19 2014
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 Joined Jul 24 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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trailzrus • Triplogs 1,853
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Jun 22 2013
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 Joined Mar 07 2009
 Colorado Springs
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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ultrazona • Triplogs 204
Backpack5.00 Miles 250 AEG
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May 04 2013
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Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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ultrazona • Triplogs 204
Backpack5.00 Miles 250 AEG
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Great overnighter for beginners. Make sure to explore down creek as the landscape improves dramatically.
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Mar 23 2013
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 Phoenix, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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DaveB96 • Triplogs 21
Hiking13.00 Miles 1,000 AEG
Hiking13.00 Miles   5 Hrs   35 Mns   2.33 mph
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Added quite a bit to this one, decided to do a little cross country, so pulled off at airplane flat and set off. We got distracted by a small run off and followed that for 2 miles before finally giving in to the fact that we were going the wrong way. climbed the ridge and saw our creek and road. It was kind of a nice side trek, that's where we saw about 50 elk in three different herds, and got properly introduced to the local thorns :? . After that it was smooth sailing, hit the road for about 3 and a half more miles, crossed the creek at a sketchy log jam and made camp. Followed the proper way back to the cars. Still a bit cold up there. We still saw a lot of snow and standing water on top of the rim. But the road is in good enough shape we made it in a prius ;) .
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 Peoria, Arizona
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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Hiking2.19 Miles 250 AEG
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 Peoria, Arizona
Canyon Creek - Tonto NFPayson, AZ
Canyon Creek - Tonto NF
Payson, AZ
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coltonalxndr • Triplogs 42
Backpack4.50 Miles 250 AEG
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250 ft AEG
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WARNING! Hiking and outdoor related sports can be dangerous. Be responsible and prepare for the trip. Study the area you are entering and plan accordingly. Dress for the current and unexpected weather changes. Take plenty of water. Never go alone. Make an itinerary with your plan(s), route(s), destination(s) and expected return time. Give your itinerary to trusted family and/or friends.

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