Squaw Creek South Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3954 - 4000 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time:  1 hr. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Squaw Creek Group
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Squaw Creek South Petroglyphs are located in the Tonto National Forest, bordering on the Agua Fria National Monument, northeast of Black Canyon City, Arizona. Scores of petroglyphs are found all along the base of the cliffs below the rim of the mesa. The North Petroglyphs are those that are directly below the Main Pueblo. Another large group of petroglyphs, those covered in this post, are along the same cliffs to the south of the pueblo.

Squaw Creek North Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3983 - 4000 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time:  1 hr. 30 mins.
Trailhead: Squaw Creek Group
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Squaw Creek North Petroglyphs are located in the Tonto National Forest, bordering on the Agua Fria National Monument, northeast of Black Canyon City, Arizona. Scores of petroglyphs are found all along the base of the cliffs below the rim of the mesa. The North Petroglyphs are those that are directly below the Main Pueblo. Another large group of petroglyphs are along the same cliffs to the south of the pueblo.

Lousy Canyon Fort

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 2.8 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3535 - 3743 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hrs. 45 mins.
Trailhead: 9610/FR 610 MM 4.3
Fee: none
Attractions: ruins

The Lousy Canyon Fort, located in the Agua Fria National Monument, sits on a narrow ridge between 2 forks of Lousy Canyon. The commanding position of the fort would have provided an almost impregnable refuge to its occupants.

Copper Creek Ruin

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3990 - 4059 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: FR 588 MM 1
Fee: none
Attractions: pueblo ruin

The Copper Creek Ruin is located in the Tonto National Forest, bordering on the Agua Fria National Monument, northeast of Black Canyon City, Arizona. The small rubble pile ruin sits on a hill overlooking the drainage of Copper Creek and has a line of sight with other pueblos in the area such as those along Hackberry Wash and the Big Rosalie Pueblo and perhaps many more on Perry Mesa.

Rockhouse Tank Pueblo

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 100 feet
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4130 - 4133 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 15 mins.
Trailhead: FR 593 MM 0.9
Fee: none
Attractions: pueblo ruin, pottery

The Rockhouse Tank Pueblo is located in the Tonto National Forest, bordering on the Agua Fria National Monument, northeast of Black Canyon City, Arizona. The pueblo is in close proximity with those of the Big Rosalie Group, Hackberry Wash, and the Copper Creek Pueblo.