La Milagrosa Canyon

La Milagrosa Canyon Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

Also known as: La Milagrosa Canyons.

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‌	Difficulty:‌3B I (v3a2 I) Raps:‌3-4, max ↨30ft Metric Overall: 2-3h  ⟷3mi Approach:  ↑400ft Descent:  ⟷528ft  ↑400ft No Red Tape:‌No permit required Shuttle:‌None Vehicle:Passenger
Start:	32.3002, -110.7096
Parking:	32.2984, -110.7308
Condition Reports:	8 Dec 2025 "Scouted from above, 2nd swimmer has a thick green algae layer on top. Heads up for those thinking about this canyon and averse to swimming in algae.
Weather:
Best season:	Summer;Winter;Fall winter spring summer fall Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Regions:	North America United States Arizona Santa Catalina Mountains

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Introduction

A short and sweet canyon with a box section about 300 ft long.

Descent

R1: 30’ off rock pinch into swimmer pool.

R2: 20’ off rock pinch into deep pool / pothole. Potentially also a short swimmer.

R3: 25’ off knot chock, followed by swimmer.

Access the next optional rappel via a narrow chimney downclimb RDC, or bypass the obstacle LDC.

R4: 30’ off rock pinch RDC. Followed by swimmer pool.

The remaining section of canyon includes multiple downclimbs of varying difficulty before opening back up and meeting with the trail.

Beta sites

• HikeArizona.com  : La Milagrosa / Agua Calienta Canyon Loop
• Super Amazing Map  : La Milagrosa Canyon
• Arizona Technical Canyoneering Book by Todd Martin  : La Milagrosa Canyons

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• Candition.com  :

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La Milagrosa Canyon

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