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The Bureau of Land Management manages Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness to protect its essential wilderness character and fragile environment while providing the visitor with a world-class opportunity for primitive and unconfined recreation. A nice hike through a pretty canyon along and in a perennial stream.
Backpacking Aravaipa Canyon from the West Entrance to Horse Camp Canyon is a great itinerary for anyone wanting to explore the canyon.
Best time to hike aravaipa canyon. You can buy them as early as 13 weeks in advance at wwwrecreationgov. Get a permit as early as possible especially for an over-nighter on the weekends because the number of daily visitors is limited and permits will be fully committed quickly particularly in peak season autumn. With that said if you are in good shape and backpacking this trail for the first time try hiking to Horse Camp Canyon on day one exploring Horse Camp Canyon and playing in the water on day two and then just relaxing and heading home on day three.
Plan on hiking one mile an hour. 5 per personper day. Non-refundable 6 reservation fee.
What to wear. Leave the boots at home. Depending on the season youll likely spend 60 to 90 percent of your time in the water which can include.
Opt for the guided tour. First time river hiking. Must have a permit.
Trail is unmarked after the first 14 mile then you are in and out of the river so expect to get your feet wet and detour now and then. It is helpful to use hiking poles for navigating slippery rocks but not required if you have good balance. We only went about 4 miles in then returned.
Strong or destination hikers can traverse from end to end in eight to 10 hours while nature watchers photographers and those wanting to explore side canyons may take one or two nights. Aravaipa Creek flows year-round an unusual phenomenon in the Arizona desert. First of all I should say Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness has two entrances - West and East.
You can hike from one trailhead to the other. However that would be approximately 10 miles one-way. The hike listed in AllTrails as Aravaipa Canyon Trail begins at the West trailhead and brings you just under 5 miles in then turns back around.
We will be back but springtime is the best. We did see a Gila monster and deer buck. We also took our Subaru into the Trailhead.
It was her first time off reading which was pretty cool. Only one challenge of a spot but we made it. We will be uploading some video on.
Home Blog Spring Hikes Aravaipa Canyon In Arizona. We are moving on from Winter Hikes which well return to the following year and into the trails made for this blooming time of year. Spring really is a treat plants are waking ice is melting and the sun has some real warmth to it which is always nice.
A nice hike through a pretty canyon along and in a perennial stream. A permit is required even for a day hike into this canyon and must be booked ahead of time from the BLMs Safford Field Office 520 348-4400. Fee is 5 per person per day quite steep if you ask me considering the Grand Canyon is 20 per carload and.
Besides magnificent scenery we travel there during the first week of December for fall splendor. Aravaipa in autumn is magical portraying the essence of the season. Blazing cottonwoods willows ash and sycamore vie with painted towering canyon walls for ones attention.
Autumn splendor photo by Michael Madsen. The Bureau of Land Management manages Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness to protect its essential wilderness character and fragile environment while providing the visitor with a world-class opportunity for primitive and unconfined recreation. You must have a permit to hike backpack and hunt in Aravaipa Canyon and all the side canyons.
The night sky in Aravaipa Canyon looks especially beautiful when framed by canyon walls. Backpacking Aravaipa Canyon from the West Entrance to Horse Camp Canyon is a great itinerary for anyone wanting to explore the canyon. The West Entrance is closer to Phoenix but the canyon still feels pretty remote after the first few miles.
The spectacular canyon of Aravaipa Creek can be explored from either end though the easier access means that most people begin from the western trailhead along a side road off Hwy 77. There are many areas suitable for camping facilitating multi-day trips but probably the most popular option is a day hike exploring just the first few miles though traversing the whole canyon. If youre looking for solitude braving the November chill is your best option but for the best weather go between April and September.
The canyon is cool but can heat up in summer. Many people know this so spring can be awfully crowded. All told the Araviapa Canyon hike is 1225 miles one way with an elevation gain of just 430 feet if youre hiking from the west trailhead 2630 feet to the east trailhead 3060 feet.
That doesnt sound like much but it would take fit hikers somewhere between 8 10 hours to do.