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Arizona Hiking Trails
Arizona Hiking Trails
Derrick Spur Trail | Tonto National Forest |
Derrick Spur Trail | Tonto National Forest |
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Derrick Spur Trail TR 32 | Upper Tonto Creek Campground Trailhead | Tonto National Forest
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Map and Directions
Rimsurfer Trail Rating and Hike Review
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST
Derrick Spur Trail TR 32
TRAILHEADS (TH)
Tonto Creek Campground
ACCESS POINTS:
Tonto Creek Campground
Derrick Trail TR 33
Trail use: Heavy
Trail difficulty: Easiest
Trail length: 1 mile
Estimated hiking time: 1 hour (one way)
Season of Use: Spring - Fall
Elevation change: 420 feet
Derrick Spur Trail TR 32
TRAILHEADS (TH)
Tonto Creek Campground
ACCESS POINTS:
Tonto Creek Campground
Derrick Trail TR 33
Trail use: Heavy
Trail difficulty: Easiest
Trail length: 1 mile
Estimated hiking time: 1 hour (one way)
Season of Use: Spring - Fall
Elevation change: 420 feet
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188 photos
More trail info:
USDA Forest Service • Map & Info --
For closures or specific information: RANGER DISTRICT: Payson Ranger Station 1009 East Highway 260 Payson, Arizona 85541 Phone (928) 474-7900
Things to be aware of:
Regional area of Derrick Spur Trail : in the Tonto National Forest, near Payson, Pine, Strawberry, Christopher Creek, Gila County, Arizona.
My trail rating: 1
My Trail Review:
Fall 2006
You can start out on this trail from the back of the campground. Walk into the campground past the park rangers office and to the back where you will see a water tank, go to the left of that and up the hill and it turns into the trail there.
The trail appears to be heavily used by campers and horses. This is just a short connecting spur trail to take you up to the TR 33. You will see plenty of scrub brush and smaller pinion pines and a mixture of Ponderosa Pines.
This is also a short family adventure trail with just enough of the forest to whet your appetite and please the kids yet always close enough to the campground to make it a fun short day hike for the whole family. You can loop it into the Tonto Trail TR 35 (about 1 mile) and end up back at the front of the campground.
Enjoy the Rim!
Max and Silver
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MAP AND DIRECTION TIPS
Go east out of Payson, Arizona on Highway 260 which is an excellent scenic Rim Country highway. When you see Khol's Ranch come up on your right, slow down and watch to your left (north) side of the highway for the well marked Tonto Creek Campground turnoff. Turn left on Tonto Creek Road, a blacktop road, and drive up into the campground area. You will come to a bend to the left and cross over a small bridge, parking is on the left. You will find plenty of parking and toilets. Walk back across the bridge and follow well marked signs to trail entrance.
MAP AND DIRECTION TIPS
Go east out of Payson, Arizona on Highway 260 which is an excellent scenic Rim Country highway. When you see Khol's Ranch come up on your right, slow down and watch to your left (north) side of the highway for the well marked Tonto Creek Campground turnoff. Turn left on Tonto Creek Road, a blacktop road, and drive up into the campground area. You will come to a bend to the left and cross over a small bridge, parking is on the left. You will find plenty of parking and toilets. Walk back across the bridge and follow well marked signs to trail entrance.
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This RimSurfer Arizona hiking trail photo gallery review features the Derrick Spur Trail from the Upper Tonto Creek Campground Trailhead, in the Tonto National Forest of Arizona.