This hike is located near Carefree, AZ. And is hard to find without these directions: To get to the trailhead: from the Phoenix/Mesa area, take HWY-101 North to the Pima Road exit. Take Pima road North to Cave Creek Road. Turn East(Right) on Cave Creek Road. Soon, there will be a Tonto National Forest sign on the right(This is about 6 miles from Carefree). From this point, this road becomes FR24. Continue 12.2 miles from the Tonto National Forest sign to the Cave Creek Trailhead parking area(next to the campground). FR24 is graded dirt and passable to all vehicles, although you might want to leave that new Mercedes in your garage. As of April, 2013, this area requires a Tonto pass, which costs $ 6 and is available throughout the Phoenix area.
Chukki S.
Classificação do local: 4 Phoenix, AZ
Great trail! Somewhat annoying having to drive through the bumpy forest road to get there, but that seems to be how most of the good hikes in Arizona are. This hike has a little of everything– tons of different kinds of trees, green grass, a flowing creek, gray and red rocks, cactuses, etc. It goes from wooded forest to desert and back again. A lot of variety and good way to see all of Arizona’s variety on one hike.
