Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Camp Creek Falls Day Hike

when	January 1, 2026 Thursday
	Trip Report : January 2, 2022
where	Tonto National Forest, outside Carefree
the hike	We will kick off the new hiking year with a day hike.     Camp Creek and Blue Wash are part of the Verde River watershed, which eventually drains into Bartlett Reservoir on the Verde River north of where it merges with the Salt River.     From the trailhead we will get a nice panorama of Four Peaks and the Superstitions. Drop into Blue Wash. The trail heads south past snags, large granite rock formations, lining the wash and the remains of a car (the bumper looks like an old Cadillac). At the ½ mile mark there is a large rock hollow where we will take our group photos.     At ¾ miles, we find another enormous rock with a “Hidden Mickey” (400 miles from Disneyland). After a mile, Blue Wash converges with Camp Creek. If you look up, you will see a flag marking the location of a mine. We head to our left up the Creek for about ½ mile to Camp Creek Falls. We will break here and spend time climbing around the rock playground above the falls.     We toasted the New Year in style with Champagne and Sparkling Apple Cider and buried a time capsule with New Year’s resolutions from the hike participants.     We will ring in the New Year and dig up the time capsule if we can find it to see who completed their resolutions. Participants can place New Year’s resolution in the time capsule and we will bury it again at a secret location.
distance	Camp Creek Falls 3 - 4 Miles
time	3-4 hours on trail
EC	Camp Creek Falls 456'
elevations	Blue Wash Trailhead 3242'
type	round trip
starting at	Blue Wash Trailhead
on trail	Blue Wash 50%, Camp Creek 50%
rating	"C"     Rate yourself as a hiker.
dogs allowed	no
cost	Sharing gas expenses with the driver. The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member.
weather	Carefree
leader	You must email to confirm.
meet	Blue Wash Trailhead at 9:00 AM
drive	•  From Loop 101 in Scottsdale, take the Princess/Pima exit 36 and go 12 miles north on Pima to Cave Creek Road. • Follow Cave Creek Road west for 6.5 miles. • Blue Wash Trailhead will be on your right. • There is a parking area at 33°52'36.49"N, 111°49'2.38"W, which has room for a dozen or more cars. There are no facilities at the Trailhead.

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