Pretty busy place. Lots of cactus and trees in the path in places so would recommend wearing long pants. Well marked in and out trail with great views of the lake.Great hilly trail that provides gorgeous views of Suguaro Lake and wild flowers.Butcher Jones Trail [CLOSED] is a 7.9 kilometer heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Tortilla Flat, Arizona that features a lake and is rated as moderate. Not too difficult of a hike and the perfect way to start your day — especially if you plan spending the rest of the day by the lake! We only hiked 2 miles in as we wanted to stay by the water. Very beautiful views.I loved this hike.
One location that has the passes for sale is the Chevron gas station at the intersection of 87 and McDowell Street.Turn off your ad blocker to see a map of this trailAs of June 2020, the trail is closed due to Bush Fire.$12 Tonto National Forest daily pass required. There’s snakes and this is definitely not kid or dog friendly if you take your kids or pets you should be ashamed of yourself.
Contact us and join us on a unique adventure!Half-day Kayaking tour on the Lower Salt River near PhoenixArizona Outback Aadventures (AOA) is the Southwestâs premier adventure tour and bike rental company. The shoreline areas of Butcher Jones, Peregrine Cove, Camper Cove and Burro Cove have fish habitat installed to enhance fishing opportunities. It was really just the first mile that we passed other people on the trail, the further you go, the less people you see. Once through the green gate almost any capable off-road vehicle can make the journey to the coves via a network of un-maintained dirt roads, hills and washes. If you go within a few days after it rains, expect there to be mud a half a mile in. The trail has great views of Saguaro Lake.Beautiful hike along the coastline of the lake. A little bit of elevation but very easy to manage. Also at Butcher Jones, there is an easy to moderate hiking ‘Trail 463’, where you can backpack your iSUP, and hike for approximately 30 minutes (or longer if you choose) to discover a beautiful cove. After your hike, you can go for a swim or kayak around the lake. This tour will depart at 7:00AM during the summer months.Rafting on the Lower Salt River in the Tonto National Forest, near Phoenix (Half-day)Kayaking on Saguaro Lake in the Butcher Jones Recreation Site, near Phoenix (Half-day)This tour is available every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.Participants should bring comfortable, weather appropriate clothing, shorts and a t-shirt, bathing suit, dry change of clothes, water shoes, sport sandals, no flip flops, sunglasses, sunscreen, lip balm, hat and medications.All of our tours require 48 hour advance booking.Want a different number of travellers?There are many comfortable accommodation options in Scottsdale that we would be happy to recommend to you. It’s not worth it do not go for the trail save your money and enjoy the lake insteadAmazing trail!