Fossil Springs Hiking Trail

This trail was originally called the fossil springs trail, but now is officially named the bob bear trail. If users follow the signs for fossil springs to the dam, it will take users to the waterfall. It passes numerous giant petrified redwood tree stumps, including the colorful big stump.

Central arizona, just outside of strawberry trail: The trail ends after 4.75 miles at the old fossil creek dam. This trail was originally called the fossil springs trail, but now is officially named the bob bear trail.

Drive north for 6 miles and turn left onto nm536 toward sandia crest, then at mile marker 5.5 miles, park on the left at the tree springs trail area (treespgprk).

You start the hike at the parking lot descending into the valley of the deep canyon with beautiful landscape views. While the park is going through the planning process, we have established the aliante loop as a temporary trail to help gather visitor use data by counting the frequency and. 1280 feet trail narrative the fossil springs trail 18 was once a rough wagon road. Fossil creek, one of two wild and scenic rivers in arizona, seems to appear out of nowhere, gushing 20,000 gallons a minute out of a series of springs at the bottom of a 1,600 foot deep canyon.