Conditions:Devil's Canyon (Arizona)-20250331191544

Latest:	30 Mar 2025 (2 mos ago)

Reported by:	Stber321 (38 reports)
Quality:	Great
Waterflow:
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	10 hours

Team: 2 people with experience level Beginner to Intermediate

Trip report URL:

Comments: Massive pools! I was surprised how cool this area is. You don't see this much water anywhere else in Central or Southern AZ. We hung out by the fern-filled grotto after R4 for a while. Really sad about the prospect of new mining at oak flat.

Road can be a bit tricky and hike starts out fine down hackberry creek but is VERY slow going once in the main canyon.

I jumped R1 after checking depth. R2 seems maybe jumpable but has more of a rock shelf to clear, so not for me. There's a handline installed at R1 so we only had to leave and ascend a rope at R2.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
30 Mar 2025	Great		Thin wetsuit	Normal	10 hours	2 people Beginner to Intermediate	Stber321 (38 reports)
Comment: Massive pools! I was surprised how cool this area is. You don't see this much water anywhere else in Central or Southern AZ. We hung out by the fern-filled grotto after R4 for a while. Really sad about the prospect of new mining at oak flat. Road can be a bit tricky and hike starts out fine down hackberry creek but is VERY slow going once in the main canyon. I jumped R1 after checking depth. R2 seems maybe jumpable but has more of a rock shelf to clear, so not for me. There's a handline installed at R1 so we only had to leave and ascend a rope at R2.
13 Apr 2024	Good	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	11 hours	3 people Brand new to Advanced	Triggerfish (62 reports)
Comment: Drive: No prob in a stock 4x4 Tacoma Hike: relentlessly both pretty (nice little pools and waterfalls all the way) and tedious (ever see enough catclaw and poison ivy to make cheatgrass patches a relief?) Nice to have decent water to purify all the way. The good stuff: Beautiful! Fun mix of waterfall raps and short swims. On both the longer drops, we couldn’t see the landing zones. So I sent people without third hands in case they had floating disconnects. Both landings are on rocky ground. Next time I’d rig beginners with VTs. Fixed rope at R1 still in decent shape.
27 Dec 2023	Good	Low	Drysuit	Normal	6 hours	3 people	Nclegg (409 reports)
Comment: FR 315 has been excavated and is now much less aggressive. Approach was slow-going and extremely brushy. Light flow. Fixed handline present at first anchor. Left our rope at second anchor to ascend out after completing the lower rappels.
14 Apr 2023	Great	Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	7 hours	1 people Intermediate to Expert	Canyon Cartel (17 reports)
17 Feb 2017 Trip report	Great						HikeArizona.com (271 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at HikeArizona.com, see Trip Report for full details.
6 Apr 2013 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.