Water Sources on the Arizona Trail by Passages Arizona Trail Water Reports 5/27/20 Water reports are compiled from personal experiences, hikers, e-mails, and phone calls. Check regularly for updates. Please send any current water reports to Fred Gaudet at [email protected] or call (480) 983-0112 Trail users are posting current water conditions on the Arizona Trail APP. These postings will be more recent than most Water Reports. Mileage -- south to north -- agrees with Arizona Trail Segment Passages and GPS data at www.aztrail.org. Information in this report is provided as a service to the community. Information in this report may not be accurate. Natural water sources in Arizona can and do rapidly change. Resupply box may be empty. The user of this information is solely responsible for their own safety. Hike your own hike. Man made water sources are listed as TOWN or other facility. Some locations may be closed and no water available. The LOCATION will indicate if a water source is off trail with a note, such as 0.5m E Abbreviations: m - mile; N - north; E -east; S - south; W - west. "~" means "approximately" Water Codes: w0-not reliable or none; w1-seasonal or "iffy"; w2-probable; w3-fairly reliable; w4-very reliable source It is recommended that water sources be verified with local sources, such as Forest Service Ranger Stations, National Park Service, BLM offices, or AZA Trail Stewards. Water quality may vary greatly and it is recommend that water sources be treated to reduce risk of water borne diseases. Historic PassageS-N Location Type Water Report Date Reported Date Miles Miles Reliabiity by Posted 20.8 Passage 1 Huachuca Mountains: International Border - Parker Canyon Lake 8.1 8.1 Bathtub Spring (aka Tub Spring) spring 3 good flow; about 30 seconds for a liter 5/8/20 M.Rosalik 5/27/20 9.5 9.5 Bear Spring 0.5 m W; multiple trees spring 3 god flow; clear, cool 3/7/19 GM Gramps 3/12/19 13.5 13.5 Sunnyside Canyon creek 1 to 2 good flow to 15.4 5/9/20 M.Rosalik 5/27/20 cement water trough; spring box 50 8/17/19 15.4 15.4 yds south & above trail spring box 2 full; looked fine 8/7/19 B. Kraay 16.9 16.9 Scotia Canyon creek 1 to 2 lots of small pools 5/10/20 M.Rosalik 5/27/20 17.4 17.4 windmill with solar panels windmill 0-1 water at bottom but no way to reach it 5/10/20 M.Rosalik 5/27/20 19.7 19.7 Parker Cyn Lake store 1.6m NW store 4 Water Reliability scale: 0 = not reliable; 1 = seasonal or "iffy"; 2 = probable; 3 = fairly reliable; 4 = definite source. Water Sources on the Arizona Trail by Passages 14.2 Passage 2 Canelo Hills East: Parker Canyon Lake - Canelo Pass 2.4 23.2 Parker Canyon Creek creek 2 AWESOME good flow; clear cold 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 3.7 24.5 Trap Tank ~0.1mE dirt tank 1 plenty of water 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 10.3 31.1 Middle Canyon intermittent pools 1 lots of water 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 16.2 Passage 3 Canelo Hills West: Canelo Pass - Patagonia 0.0 35.0 Flower Tank ~1.5m S dirt tank 1 looks full 2/10/17 Guino 2/12/17 3.5 38.5 Down Under Tank dirt tank 1 full with plenty of water 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 3.5 38.5 Down Under pipe at cement dam pipe 1 to 2 small flow 3/5/18 Wyoming 3/7/18 Cott Tank Exclosure-Red Rock Cyn solar well, spigot 1 to 2 5.1 40.1 & creek tank-plenty but murky & stagnant 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 6.8 41.8 Red Bank Well (float in cattle trough) well 3 dry 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 7.3 42.3 Gate Spring 0.15m NW spring 2 to 3 dry 8/17/19 B. Kraay 8/25/19 16.2 51.2 Patagonia Town 21.8 Passage 4 Temporal Gulch: Patagonia - Gardner Canyon Road 4.8 56.0 FS#72 Stock Tank dirt tank 1 water but swanky 3/6/18 Wyoming 3/15/18 6.0 57.2 Temporal Gulch intermittent pools 1 flowing 3/6/18 Wyoming 3/15/18 8.9 60.1 Anaconda Spring spring/seep 1 full 3/10/19 GM Gramps 3/12/19 12.6 63.8 Walker Basin Trailhead cement dam 1 flowing 3/6/18 Wyoming 3/15/18 15.6 66.8 Bear Spring/Casa Blanca Canyon spring/creek 2 to 3 Casa Blanca flowing well 4/4/48 D. Dooley 4/8/18 18.6 69.8 Tunnel Spring spring 1 water flowing 3/10/19 GM Gramps 3/12/19 18.8 70.0 Gardner Canyon at Tunnel Spring TH creek 1 water flowing 3/10/19 GM Gramps 3/12/19 21.8 73.0 Cave Ck--just before Garden Cny TH creek 0-1 flowing well; clear, cold 3/10/19 GM Gramps 3/12/19 13.8 Passage 5 Santa Rita Mountains: Gardner Canyon Road - Oak Tree Canyon 3.7 76.7 Kentucky Camp spigot 3 to 4 spigots on 4/4/48 D. Dooley 4/8/18 7.0 80.0 stock pond 0.1m W dirt tank 1 full of murky water 3/11/19 GM Gramps 3/12/19 9.9 82.9 Bowman Spring cement tank 2 to 3 tank full; nothing in canyon 4/8/16 J. Coker 4/12/16 go thru a gate to the west (off the road); then follow a faint road paralleling the fenceline north a short way. Stay with this road as it jogs west then heads down into a pretty, secluded canyon. Where the road ends at the canyon bottom, continue up the wash to an old rusty trough, then walk up a small side canyon following a PVC pipe to a round cement tank. 31.78451° N 110.76316° 13.4 86.4 metal cattle trough with faucet faucet in corral 2 to 3 full (water pump timer controlled; do not change timer) 4/5/48 D. Dooley 4/8/18 Water Reliability scale: 0 = not reliable; 1 = seasonal or "iffy"; 2 = probable; 3 = fairly reliable; 4 = definite source. Water Sources on the Arizona Trail by Passages 13.8 86.8 tank ~0.6m E down Oak Tree Cnyn dirt tank 1 full 4/16/17 S. Redfield 4/17/17 13.1 Passage 6 Las Colinas: Oak Tree Canyon - Lakes Road 1.6 88.4 tank;150' E on FR4064- just N of road tank 1 to 2 metal tank 1/3 full; brownish/green 4/8/16 J. Coker 4/12/16 11.4 98.2 road to The Lake, 0.7nW large cow pond 2-Jan low; murky with cattle; dead fish 5/22/13 La Zorra 13.1 99.9 The Lake; an old dirt dam ~1.25mW large cow pond 2 low; murky with cattle; dead fish 5/22/13 La Zorra 5/27/13 12.7 Passage 7 Las Cienegas: Lakes Road - Gabe Zimmerman TH 0.2 100.1 Twin Tanks dirt tank 2 full 4/5/48 D. Dooley 4/8/18 6.7 106.6 Sahuarita Road resupply box 0-1 10 gallons 3/10/19 J. Coker 3/22/19 7.4 107.3 Duck Tank; NE 0.2m of Hwy83 dirt tank 2 good, esp. north tank 3/3/17 J. Coker 3/13/17 13.9 Passage 8 Rincon Valley: Gabe Zimmerman TH - Saguaro National Park 0.4 113.0 Cienga Creek creek 3 flowing 3/15/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 4.7 117.3 La Posta Quemada Ranch: 0.25m W store/faucets 4 water on (in bathrooms) 3/4/17 J. Coker 3/13/17 7.2 119.8 La Sevilla picnic area faucet 3 at corner of stone ramada; spigot on 3/9/18 Wyoming 3/13/17 13.7 126.3 Rincon Creek creek 1 flowing 3/14/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 24.6 Passage 9 Rincon Mountains: Saguaro National Park - Redington Road 2.3 128.8 drainage 32.14714, -110.64063 creek 1 running 3/10/18 Wyoming 3/15/18 2.7 129.2 creek/wilderness boundary creek 1 flowing well 4/7/18 D. Dooley 4/8/18 8.9 135.4 Grass Shack Chimenea Ck 2 flowing well 3/15/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 13.4 139.9 Manning Camp creek 4 excellent; best water on trail 4/8/18 D. Dooley 4/9/18 15.7 142.2 Italian Spring spring 3 flowing well 3/16/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 19.6 146.1 Tanque Verde Canyon creek/pools 1 flowing well 3/16/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 22.3 148.8 Italian Trap Tank ~0.5m W tank 1 metal tank at corral full 4/15/14 S. Morrris 4/21/14 13.2 Passage 10 Redington Pass: Redington Road - Gordon Hirabayashi TH 4.3 155.4 The Lake large stock pond 2 still and murky 3/27/16 Sparky2016 4/1/16 6.3 157.4 Aqua Calinete Wash small creek 1 flowing, clear 3/17/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 8.2 159.3 West Spring: spring uphill ~0.1mE big storage tank 1 trough full;; flowing on ground 3/17/19 GM Gramps 3/22/19 10.6 161.7 Molina Basin Campground none 0 none 1/23/18 E.