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| | You can't spend all your time indoors you need to get out once in a while, and if you happen to be in Pinal County of Arizona, Red Tanks Trail is a nice local backpacking and hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. With so many outdoors pursuits available in Arizona you'll never get bored. When you're here in Arizona backcountry hiking along one of its hiking trails never gets boring. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. |
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This is a vicinity covered with lots of backcountry trails. This hike should take you about 3.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. This neighborhood does get very dry sometimes, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local
| | forest authorities before you head out. Being 24.4 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Summertime highs at Red Tanks Trail commonly tend to be in the 100's, and throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 70's. All through the wintertime this site gets highs in the 60's, and throughout the dark hours in the wintertime at Red Tanks Trail temperatures fall to the 40's. The total elevation difference for Red Tanks Trail is 1,305 feet which is about average. | |
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There are so many magnificent hiking trails for backcountry hiking in Arizona; one of these is Red Tanks Trail in Pinal County. There are plenty of hiking trails in Arizona; each one of them has something unique to offer. Red Tanks Trail is not very near Payson at all, but you
always have a nice time when you're backcountry trekking along it. This wilderness hiking trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail wonderful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Red Tanks Trail gets very
little precipitation; the month with most of the rain is August, and the driest of the months is June. There's not much difference in elevation along Red Tanks Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek.
Briefly about the
general area:
There's so much to do here at Red Tanks Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Peralta Canyon Campground is a magnificent spot for that; obviously Milk Ranch Creek is a lovely stream that is worth taking a look at.
Red Tanks Trail is magnificent enough
to spend more than a day at, Carney Springs Campground is a magnificent local campground, and close by you hit upon wonderful spots like Red Tanks Divide. Everybody loves Cedar Basin, and why not pop by close by Lewis and Pranty Creek since you're here at Red Tanks Trail. Don't
leave Red Tanks Trail without first paying a visit to Labarge Spring Number Two, and Coffee Flat is a magnificent location.
If you love the outdoors, you'll have a thing about Red Tanks Trail. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Canyon Spring, and if you come at the right time of year, Gila River offers some fine whitewater.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.3981, Longitude -111.3469
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon
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13 miles away
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Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon
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14 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Payson, Arizona
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Payson, Arizona, the metro area neareast to Red Tanks Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Red Tanks Trail, Pinal County, Arizona
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| These outdoors activities are available near Red Tanks Trail. |
| | Trails Near Red Tanks Trail:
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Coffee Flat Trail, Pinal
County
, 3 miles away, 18.2 hiking miles, 930 feet elevation difference |
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Whiskey Spring Trail, Pinal
County
, 3 miles away, 10.8 hiking miles, 1127 feet elevation difference |
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J F Ranch Trail, Pinal
County
, 4 miles away, 15.8 hiking miles, 1409 feet elevation difference |
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Peters Trail, Maricopa
County
, 4 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 1423 feet elevation difference |
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Dutchmans Trail, Pinal
County
, 4 miles away, 15 hiking miles, 1029 feet elevation difference |
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Cave Trail, Pinal
County
, 6 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1711 feet elevation difference |
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Needle Trail, Pinal
County
, 7 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Red Tanks Trail:
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Gila River, Pinal County
County
, 22 miles away, Class -blank- - 15 miles long (Kelvin to Ashurst-Hayden Dam) |
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Salt River, Gila County
County
, 25 miles away, Class -blank- - 12 miles long (Stewart Mountain Dam to Granite Reef Dam) |
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Verde River, Maricopa County
County
, 30 miles away, Class I-II - 19 miles long (Bartlett Reservoir to confluence with Salt River) |
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Tonto Creek, Gila County
County
, 33 miles away, Class IV(V) - 2 miles long (Box) |
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Verde River, Yavapai / Maricopa County
County
, 40 miles away, Class I-II - 19 miles long (Horseshoe Reservoir to Bartlett Reservoir) |
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| | National Parks Near Red Tanks Trail:
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Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ
, 22 miles away |
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 31 miles away |
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Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 31 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Red Tanks Trail:
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon
, 13 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon
, 14 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Apache Junction, Apache Junction
, 19 miles away |
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Best Western Apache Junction Inn, Apache Junction
, 20 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FLORENCE, Florence
, 25 miles away |
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