The Grasshopper Ruins are on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation near Snowflake, Arizona. To get there turnoff of US 60/AZ-77 about 30 miles southwest of Snowflake onto Indian Route 12. Continue for 24.4 miles where the ruins will be near the northwest corner of the intersection. For turn-by-turn directions enter ‘Grasshopper, AZ’ into your driving app.
It should be about 2.7 miles from the trailhead to the ruins. A faint trail can be seen leaving the trailhead but it disappears before crossing Cherry Creek. On the other side of Cherry Creek it is easy to see the trail once again heading up the ridge.
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:
