Arizona hiking trails - Red Tanks Trail, Pinal County

   
  Arizona has plenty of great great outdoors hiking trails; among these are Red Tanks Trail in Pinal County. As long as you like the outdoors you will like Arizona. Rather far from Payson you come across Red Tanks Trail, but it is one of many nice backpacking trails in this region. Red Tanks Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a brilliant challenge. Each great outdoors hiking trail in Arizona is well worth a trek. Now, this is roughly a 3.5-day
    hike, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. There is only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out walk. For the period of the warmest time of the year here at Red Tanks Trail, high temperatures regularly reach the 100's, and through the night it cools
down to the 70's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 60's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Red Tanks Trail temperatures fall to the 40's. Red Tanks Trail is 24.4 miles long; it's a long hiking and backpacking trail. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Red Tanks Trail in Pinal County, Arizona is a magnificent place to go. You spend the whole walk in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. The total elevation difference for this  
hiking trail is 1,305 feet which is about average. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. When you're here in Arizona backcountry hiking along one of its great outdoors hiking trails is a perfect idea. This is one of many trails in the surrounding area. Red Tanks Trail gets very little rain; August is the month that gets the most rain, and June meanwhile is the driest month. This is a backpacking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies.

Briefly about the general area:
Canyon Spring is an inspiring spot to stop at while here, and Red Tanks Divide is close by, and is a glorious spot. There's whitewater on Gila River for all you adrenaline people, and a spree to Coffee Flat revives the spirit.
Cedar Basin is right here at Red Tanks Trail, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Milk Ranch Creek. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Labarge Spring Number Two; some of the water close by flows, like Lewis and Pranty Creek. If you fancy the outdoors, you'll go for Red Tanks Trail. Camping is available at Peralta Canyon Campground, and if you came for an overnight stay Carney Springs Campground is a glorious place to camp.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.3981, Longitude -111.3469
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Total in and out hiking length = 24.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 10.8 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 days

Total elevation difference: 1305 feet


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 Trails Near Red Tanks Trail:
Coffee Flat Trail, Pinal County , 3 miles away,  18.2 hiking miles, 930 feet elevation difference
Whiskey Spring Trail, Pinal County , 3 miles away,  10.8 hiking miles, 1127 feet elevation difference
J F Ranch Trail, Pinal County , 4 miles away,  15.8 hiking miles, 1409 feet elevation difference
Peters Trail, Maricopa County , 4 miles away,  13 hiking miles, 1423 feet elevation difference
Dutchmans Trail, Pinal County , 4 miles away, 15 hiking miles, 1029 feet elevation difference
Cave Trail, Pinal County , 6 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1711 feet elevation difference
Needle Trail, Pinal County , 7 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Red Tanks Trail:
Peralta Canyon Campground, Pinal County, 6 miles away
Carney Springs Campground, Pinal County, 7 miles away
Encore RV Park-queen Valley, Apache Junction, 8 miles away
Apache Lake Campground, Maricopa County, 9 miles away
Arizonian Travel Trailer Resort, Apache Junction, 11 miles away
 Whitewater Near Red Tanks Trail:
Gila River, Pinal County County , 22 miles away, Class -blank- - 15 miles long (Kelvin to Ashurst-Hayden Dam)
Salt River, Gila County County , 25 miles away, Class -blank- - 12 miles long (Stewart Mountain Dam to Granite Reef Dam)
Verde River, Maricopa County County , 30 miles away, Class I-II - 19 miles long (Bartlett Reservoir to confluence with Salt River)
Tonto Creek, Gila County County , 33 miles away, Class IV(V) - 2 miles long (Box)
Verde River, Yavapai / Maricopa County County , 40 miles away, Class I-II - 19 miles long (Horseshoe Reservoir to Bartlett Reservoir)
 National Parks Near Red Tanks Trail:
Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ , 22 miles away
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ , 31 miles away
Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ , 31 miles away
 Hotels Near Red Tanks Trail:
Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon , 13 miles away
Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon , 14 miles away
Apache Junction Super 8 Motel, Apache Junction , 19 miles away
Best Western Apache Junction Inn, Apache Junction , 20 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FLORENCE, Florence , 26 miles away
 Lakes Near Red Tanks Trail
Whitlow Ranch Flood Control Basin, Pinal County , 7 miles away
Pinto Spring Trough, Pinal County , 8 miles away

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