Description: The Black Canyon Mountain Ruin is located in the Coconino National Forest east of Camp Verde, Arizona. A wall can be seen near the rim of the canyon when zooming in on Google Earth. Whether the ruin is a pueblo or a fort is hard to tell until we visit the site personally.
Directions: From I-17 Exit 287 follow AZ-260 for 14.6 miles and turn left onto FR 9243C. Continue for another 1.8 miles and park. It looks like there is a trail that leads from here to the ruin which is 0.4 miles away.
Included with this post is the GPS file and map that we plan to use for our first visit. If you don't want to wait for us to get around to it feel free to try the GPS file and map for yourself. With no guarantee, of course, but they most often prove valuable for us.
Download GPS planning file:
