Sears Kay Ruins

So lame. Do not stop here. The ruins are legit Ruined. It sounds so cool! Then you walk up the small like trek and realize you’re standing where a ruin once was. A few stones in a circle. It would behoove the preservationist to build the ruins back up and be happy that people will come visit. No one comes here anymore because there isn’t anything to see. Def don’t keep driving to the seven springs. It’s worn out and not taken care of either. Good drive with good music but that’s on me. Plus baby slept.

Short hike — less than 1 mile round trip and you get some fantastic views from the top. Indian ruins are in great shape. Lets help keep this one clean. You pack it in — YOU PACK IT OUT. And if you can, take some one else’s litter that they left too.

I was forced to go to Sears Kay Ruins for a work fieldtrip. I was convinced they were going to pull a Dwight Schrute and leave us out there and make us find our way back to the office. But, it ended up not being too bad!
Not too many people know about the area, so it feels kind of cool to find something off the beaten path. The surroundings are gorgeous (as much as a desert can be). The rocks are a loose granite– so they looked different than most other hikes in the valley. A friend said, «Why are the rocks so… rocky?» ha! The «ruins» were just a bunch of rocks stacked in a 2 foot wall. It looked like there were a lot of short hiking trails to explore. There is a bathroom with toilet paper (it’s kind of yucky, but if you have to go, it works). There are covered picnic tables with bbqs. It is all paved roads to get there (Pima north to Cave Creek east to Sears Kay Ruins Rd). I recommend having a full tank of gas to get there, and plenty of water and snacks.