The Lost Canyon Ruin is located in the Tonto National Forest near Globe, Arizona. To get there, drive east on AZ-288 from its junction with AZ-188 for 14.8 miles and turn right. Continue for 3.25 miles and park. The ruins should be about a half mile away. For turn-by-turn directions to the turnoff enter ‘33.73226, -110.95522’ into your driving app. Entering the trailhead coordinates doesn’t quite work.
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:
