Conditions:Salome Jug-20250412000402

Latest:	11 Apr 2025 (7 days ago)

Reported by:	Coops (112 reports), AdamOtter (48 reports)
Quality:	Good
Waterflow:	Deep pools
Wetsuit:	Thin wetsuit
Water temperature:
Difficulty:	Normal
Time:	4 hours

Team: 5 people with experience level Beginner to Advanced

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Comments: Low flow was meh. But it's still amazing and jumps are still in. Chilly if spending a lot of time in the water. Definitely worth jumping the one rap but the approach is indeed spooky. A proper fixed handline would help that a ton. Right now it's just a mess of webbing to protect individuals.

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Date	Quality	Waterflow	Wetsuit	Difficulty	Time	Team	Reported by
12 Apr 2025	Great	Low	Rain jacket	Easy	7 hours	14 people Brand new to Advanced	Ryan.k (6 reports)
Comment: We went with a large group from university of Arizona started on trail at about 9:45. The flow is still plenty to have fun and kept the pools pretty clean later on in the canyon. The water got a bit colder, outside temperature was in the 90s, but we would occasionally get some overcast. I would say to bring a wetsuit if it’s anything else than a hot sunny day. All the jump and raps look good and can still use the slide with some help. We ended up using the high flow anchors for as it was some people‘s first time.
11 Apr 2025	Good	Deep pools	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	5 people Beginner to Advanced	Coops (112 reports),AdamOtter (48 reports)
Comment: Low flow was meh. But it's still amazing and jumps are still in. Chilly if spending a lot of time in the water. Definitely worth jumping the one rap but the approach is indeed spooky. A proper fixed handline would help that a ton. Right now it's just a mess of webbing to protect individuals.
10 Apr 2025	Ok	Low	None	Easy	5 hours	7 people Beginner to Intermediate	Grapefruit (31 reports)
Comment: getting algae but still a tiny bit of flow. dry culvert on the east. west side road to A-cross is blocked off, you have to go up to Bar-X and miss the culvert check there.
27 May 2023	Amazing	Moderate	None	Normal	7 hours	10 people Brand new to Intermediate	Grapefruit (31 reports)
Comment: Water was balmy; no wetsuits or wetsocks necessary; not even wanted by most of the group. There is one down-climb that a canyoneer will easily solve but is heady to the uninitiated. One person got their foot and knee wedged in the crack of the waterfall. Much better to stem over the water. Recommend using the jump station to top belay beginners because the waterflow makes extraction tricky. Watched someone outside of our party slip on the traverse onto their butt unharnessed. It is slick when wet. Replaced webbing at the waterfall and cleaned out accumulated tat. There are three solid bolts at that station, one glue-in and two expansions. The hangers of the expansion bolts are bent out of shape and should be replaced. It is unfortunate that webbing has to be used. After crossing the traverse line, there is a ~15' section of rope to reach the jump point. It is core shot and should be replaced. Maybe 15 cars were there today. water was still clear.
20 May 2023	Great	Moderate	None	Normal	3 hours	2 people Beginner to Advanced	Triggerfish (55 reports)
Comment: Perfect conditions right now, with warm air and clear, flowing, but not too pushy water. Cold enough to make my skinny friend shiver by halfway through the slot - very thin/easily chilled people will be happier with a little neoprene on, but we and everyone we saw were in shorts/tees. Anchor webbing was fuzzy, not quite frayed. Someone fixed a 10mm real (not Home Depot) rope at the rap. We pulled it all up, found it in good shape, and used it. Looked like actual technical rope was also set for the handline to jumpoff. Found an iphone at the bottom of the big pool and was happily able to return it to its owner. Gonna start calling it Davy Jones' Locker. I've found enough stuff down there over the years to encourage everyone to zip up and tie down everything before you jump or rap - Apple Watches love to snap free and sink.
16 May 2023	Great	Moderate	None	Normal	4 hours	2 people Brand new to Beginner	One-ayyyy (1 reports)
Comment: It's the perfect time to go. We were comfortable in workout clothes. We rappelled down, but the small group after us had no trouble making the jump. The anchor at the top is a bit loose, moderate swimming skills needed at the end.
13 May 2023	Good	Moderate Low	Rain jacket	Easy	5 hours	6 people Intermediate to Brand new	Davidsnaz (23 reports)
Comment: The water level is still good enough to make the slides possible and the jumps are in good shape. The webbing at the rappel is about in need of replacing. The water temp was great. I wore a 2 mil top and the rest of the group just ran in shorts and tees. Had a bit of a mishap and sacrificed a shoe to the canyon gods in exchange for returning my foot to me. Got lucky.
29 Apr 2023	Great	Moderate Low	Thin wetsuit	Normal	6 hours	5 people Intermediate	PsychoWard (33 reports)
Comment: The anchors at the jump location are getting a bit worn and starting to spin. The traverse line/rope looks like it's also in need of replacing.
28 Apr 2023	Amazing	Moderate High	Thin wetsuit	Normal	4 hours	2 people	Nclegg (396 reports)
10 Sep 2022	Great	Moderate Low	None	Normal	3 hours	5 people Advanced to Brand new	MRickerd (37 reports)
Comment: The water level looked low at start, but it was flowing well throughout the canyon - Stopped to have fun with niece on two of the 'water slides' on the descent - Second time through here, opted to skip bringing ropes this time - all 5 of us jumped off of the rock ledge near the rappel - very exhilarating - very popular, no issue getting to or from the canyon
22 May 2022	Good	Low	None	Normal	4 hours	8 people Brand new to Advanced	Davidsnaz (23 reports)
Comment: There was clear water in the pools but quite low flow at the rappel. Nearly had enough bottles by the end of the route to build a raft. We removed a couple sections of tattered handling and cleaned most of the mess at the bolts.
7 May 2022	Good	Moderate	None	Normal		5 people Advanced to Beginner	MRickerd (37 reports)
26 Mar 2022	Amazing	Moderate	Thin wetsuit	Normal	5 hours	2 people Intermediate to Advanced	Grapefruit (31 reports)
Comment: Great flow, great company, great time. Lots of 4 inch spiders and wasps. Drove a sedan to the trailhead from both directions. Water crossing from the west was passable and maybe a foot deep. Crossing from the east was a wet concrete slab. Water was a great temperature, never needed wool socks, neoprene socks, or wetsuit gloves, though others there reported the water being really cold. Measured 58.2°F. Drank 1L of water.
20 Mar 2022	Great	Moderate	Thick wetsuit		5 hours	2 people Advanced	RFontaine (252 reports)
Comment: Fun and very beautiful little canyon. Even with only 1 rap IT IS WORTH CHECKING OUT! Lots of swimmers throughout. High, sculpted, picturesque slot canyon walls! The only rap is near the end and goes into a very large deep pool that is fun to float and hangout in. We brought some beers and chilled here! Definitely a gem! Approach and exit took about 1hour each way and is easy but very boring down an obvious hiking trail. There is even a sign in the creek telling you where to exit!
9 Oct 2021	Great	Moderate Low	Full wetsuit	Easy	4 hours	2 people	Nclegg (396 reports)
Comment: Water temperature was very comfortable. Had a full wetsuit but could definitely have went without it. Fixed lines in place at the jump. Many large wolf spiders throughout the canyon and a rattlesnake along the exit trail. Time is car-to-car for the Jug only. We combined with Phog which we ran earlier in the day.

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