Conditions:Canyon Del Salto-20160310015458

Latest:	6 Mar 2016 (9 yrs, 4 mos ago)

Reported by:	Airkewled (12 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:	Swimming
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	3 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Intermediate to Advanced

Trip report URL:

Comments: Flowing water. Waist to chest deep at max for short distance. Found cairned trail on the way out

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
14 Sep 2024	Good	Dry	None	Normal	2 hours	2 people Intermediate to Expert	Rocktherapy (5 reports)
Comment: Started at 6:30 was a great temperature. Started getting warmer when we got back to the vehicle at 9:00. Beautiful canyon! Can’t wait to come back when it has a lot of flow. A great quick fun canyon to do.
9 Sep 2024	Good	Dry	None	Normal	3 hours	1 people Advanced	Korey (70 reports)
Comment: I think this canyon would be a much more fun romp in better conditions, but as most people could tell you 101 degrees isn’t ideal conditions. The approach and exit are what I imagine a prison gang fight to be (everything is trying to stab you) and a cholla cactus managed to sink a needle in my heel on the exit. The canyon itself had a lot of cool geology, although the rock was shockingly slick, even with the water being only a few small pools inhabited by garter snakes and tadpoles. Found two sets of webbing on the first rap, removed one, replaced the other with new webbing, downclimbed everything else, I think all DCL. Packed 4 liters of water, went though a little over two of it. This one dissuaded me from further canyon exploration while I was in the area, but would love to come back in better conditions.
5 Mar 2022	Ok	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	1 people Advanced	Nclegg (425 reports)
Comment: A few waist and chest depth wades. No swimmers that were mandatory but a couple optional ones if staying directly in the watercourse. 3/2mm wetsuit was a luxury, but not completely necessary. Very light trickle of flow, with algae beginning to develop in some of the pools. Some interesting sculpted rock and optional fun chimney downclimbs. Approach and exit (particularly the exit) were rough. Won’t be recommending this canyon to anyone who isn’t a masochist.
19 Apr 2020	Poor	Very Low	None	Normal	6 hours	2 people Advanced to Beginner	Erek (206 reports)
Comment: Lots of cactus on approach and exit. Scenic canyon with some interesting sculpted sections, pools, and high walls. Little rappel or canyoneering appeal, short easy raps. A few interesting downclimbs. Overall, not worth the hell that is the approach and exit. Downclimbed rappel #1 LDC about 15' rappel. Downclimbed rap #2 LDC in challenging slopping crack about 25' rappel. Rappelled #3 about 90' from tree LDC, instead of doing bushy downclimb more LCD. Replaced webbing on rappel #1, #3, and #4. One and done for this canyon for me.
26 Jan 2019	Good	Low	None	Normal	4 hours	4 people Brand new to Intermediate	Hdjohnson (7 reports)
Comment: More than a trickle made for very nice waterfalls but still straightforward. Briefly chest deep
30 Jul 2017 Trip report							HikeArizona.com (271 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at HikeArizona.com
6 Mar 2016	Great	Swimming	None	Normal	3 hours	3 people Intermediate to Advanced	Airkewled (12 reports)
Comment: Flowing water. Waist to chest deep at max for short distance. Found cairned trail on the way out