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Backpacker Magazine Phoenix: Rogers Canyon 

Discover the remote cliff dwellings of a long-lost Native American tribe on this 8-mile out-and back in Tonto National Forest.


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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 10 Sep 2006 2:43:35 PM
Activity: Hiking
State: Arizona (AZ)
Distance: 4.05 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 396 ft
Total Loss: 1373 ft
Net Change: -977 ft
Difficulty: 5 / 10
Tags: Phoenix, Arizona, Superstition Mountains, Apache Junction
Rating:   2 rating(s) Rate it

TO TRAILHEAD: Head E on US 60 to Florence Jct. In 2.1 mi., L onto N. Queen Valley Rd. R onto Hewitt Station Rd. (FR 357). L onto NF 172. In 9 mi., turn R onto FR 172A (toward Rogers Trough). Park @ trailhead in 4 mi. (high-clearance vehicle recommended).

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RCT01

Distance: 4.05 mi Points: 259
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Rogers Canyon

Points of Interest

RCT001

Location: 33.422230, -111.173401
Hike NW on Reavis Ranch Trail 109, where sycamores, hackberries, and junipers outnumber the cacti

RCT002

Location: 33.423740, -111.174103
Stay L @ Y with Pinto West Trail 212 as path glides between rolling hills in the Superstition Wilderness

RCT003

Location: 33.428379, -111.177902
Continue NW, following the water-sculpted alley of rock and sand

RCT004

Location: 33.434448, -111.182701
Streamside campsite under shady trees (seasonal water)

RCT005

Location: 33.440128, -111.184898
Turn L onto Rogers Canyon Trail 110, which heads NW through the brushy bottom of Rogers Canyon, passing a popular campsite in 1 mi.

RCT006

Location: 33.450291, -111.196404
Tan spires flank a draw on L, providing picturesque backdrop for another primitive campsite

RCT007

Location: 33.456970, -111.198196
Head NW in a landscape of giant boulders; canyon walls narrow

RCT008

Location: 33.459339, -111.200897
Shutterbugs: Point camera upcanyon for lush green shots framed by the natural V shape of Rogers Canyon

RCT009

Location: 33.463989, -111.206398
Admire the 600-year-old Salado Indian cliff dwell ings tucked under a slight overhang. Note the short doorways and walls made from local rocks bonded with mud and gravel (but do not touch). Return to car

Canyon Walls

Location: 33.462578, -111.204231
©Steffan Fay

Salado Cliff Dwellings

Location: 33.464737, -111.206871
©Steffan Fay

Salado Cliff Dwellings

Location: 33.464096, -111.207268
©Steffan Fay

Views up the canyon

Location: 33.458660, -111.200157
©Steffan Fay

Rock Formations

Location: 33.450031, -111.197281
©Steffan Fay

Boulders

Location: 33.457062, -111.198799
©Steffan Fay

Canyon

Location: 33.455624, -111.199120
©Steffan Fay

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