Conditions:Leprechaun Canyon (East Fork)-20250316192855

Latest:	15 Mar 2025 (2 mos ago)

Reported by:	Tcarlisle (75 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Dry
Wetsuit:	None
Water temperature:	cold deg C
Difficulty:	Normal
Time: "hoursTHtoTH" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.	3 hours

Team: 3 people with experience level Beginner to Advanced

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Comments: We used a car shuttle to start from the upper trailhead. Anchors in decent shape where present. There are a few spots holding water ankle to waist deep. It is possible to avoid all the water with much effort to stem high but most will choose to just walk through the water. We had a time crunch so we just went through the water. It is cold but if you keep moving you'll be fine.

We started with a group of 4 but ran the canyon with 3 people. At the top of the drop-in rappel, our brand new beginner wasn't feeling comfortable and decided not to continue onward and instead headed back to the upper trailhead and drove the vehicle back to the lower trailhead. It takes courage to try something new and risky, but it also takes courage to say you're not ready. I've learned over the years that newbies are capable of doing hard things, but if they are not feeling up to it it is best to not pee pressure them into it.

All condition reports

Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
15 Mar 2025	Good	Dry	None	Normal	3 hours	3 people Beginner to Advanced	Tcarlisle (75 reports)
Comment: We used a car shuttle to start from the upper trailhead. Anchors in decent shape where present. There are a few spots holding water ankle to waist deep. It is possible to avoid all the water with much effort to stem high but most will choose to just walk through the water. We had a time crunch so we just went through the water. It is cold but if you keep moving you'll be fine. We started with a group of 4 but ran the canyon with 3 people. At the top of the drop-in rappel, our brand new beginner wasn't feeling comfortable and decided not to continue onward and instead headed back to the upper trailhead and drove the vehicle back to the lower trailhead. It takes courage to try something new and risky, but it also takes courage to say you're not ready. I've learned over the years that newbies are capable of doing hard things, but if they are not feeling up to it it is best to not pee pressure them into it.
31 Dec 2023	Good				2 hours	2 people	JGM (16 reports)
Comment: Fun canyon, but not the top for the lep forks. Only need to do 2 raps if you’re inclined, despite the webbing - entry and final 2 stage.
15 Jul 2023	Great	Dry	None	Normal	5 hours	3 people Brand new to Intermediate	Canyonman117 (7 reports)
Comment: Fantastic! Did it during a heatwave, so we moved slowly and took frequent breaks. Highly recommend as a first canyon.
4 Mar 2023	Great	Very Low	None			3 people Beginner to Intermediate	Thegazelle (53 reports)
Comment: Shuttled using the top parking lot. Avoidable water, 2/6 of our group got their feet wet
19 Mar 2022	Good	Dry	None	Normal	4 hours	9 people Brand new to Advanced	Tcarlisle (75 reports)
Comment: Group of 9 with mixed abilities ranging from absolute beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Took about 4.5 hours to descend the canyon after shuttling to the top for the start. No water--not even any damp soil. All Anchors are in good condition. Encountered a group of 21!!! This group was a youth group that showed up after us and walked the bypass to the second anchor. They did not jump in front of us however and even let a second group of 5 play through. This second group briefly caught up to us as we finished the last rap. The final rap has some extraneous rigging. The short down climb is rigged for a rap or handline, though it isn't necessary. The actual anchor I added a courtesy anchor extension to get a better pull and because I thought we might just use it to assist beginners with the final down climb. All of this proved unnecessary. Plus I accidently made the courtesy anchor a bit too long. So use or improve it, but if doing this short rap and stepping away from the wall the pull should be ok without the courtesy.
14 Apr 2019	Good	Dry	None	Normal	4 hours	3 people Expert to Intermediate	AmandaC (40 reports)
Comment: Usual conditions. The canyon was dry except the pothole held water but it is avoidable by stemming. No water at the confluence of the Leprechaun forks making for a totally dry trip.
24 Apr 2017 Trip report							Candition.com (287 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com
18 Mar 2017? Trip report							SteveHowe@Facebook (1 reports)
Comment: extracts from Facebook posts, click link for full details (privacy restrictions may apply) "Utah/Colorado canyoneers in the Hanksville region: Does anybody now of a 'Tyson' who went through Right Fork of Leprechaun recently Because he scratched his name all over the walls in about 12 different locations. It's relatively new grafitti, probably left within the last week or two. If you've got a suspect, pm me. I'll refer it on to the BLM." Southwestern Canyoneering
26 Nov 2016 Trip report		Deep pools	Rain jacket				CanyonCollective.com (83 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at CanyonCollective.com, see Trip Report for full details.
22 Nov 2015							Beerslot (17 reports)
Comment: Another fun day in the Leprechauns! This fork was not as difficult as Main Fork but no less beautiful. We had the opportunity to practice some partner assist climbs absolutely had time to drop the West Fork afterwards.
1 May 2015 Trip report	Amazing						HikeArizona.com (271 reports)
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at HikeArizona.com, see Trip Report for full details.