Push past it- might not be the best for dogs (unless you don’t mind a muddy dogo).
AOA provides exhilarating guided hiking, rafting, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, road and mountain biking tours, engaging corporate team building events and bike rentals in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area as well as multi-day adventure vacations to some of the most beautiful national parks and wilderness areas in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Utah.Enjoy a half-day kayaking trip on the beautiful Saguaro Lake in Arizona.Our office in North Scottsdale. You do need a Tonto pass to park. Dog friendly for sure. There are various ways to get there depending on where you are coming from: Hwy 87 or the 202 freeway, but since we were all coming from the East Valley, we took the Ellsworth Road approach and met at the QuickTrip on Ellsworth and University. Bring sunscreen, water, and pack a lunch/snack- there’s a lot of great places to take a break and enjoy the views. I will definitely go back here to kayak on another midweek day. The Butcher Jones turn-off is off of Bush Highway. This trail takes you around the bend to follow Salt River, and from there you have an amazing view of four peaks. Not difficult. First mile offers the most shade. Pretty busy place. 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. Its an easy trail with beautiful views of Four Peak, Saguaro Lake, and the Arizona landscape. Probably one of my favorites. Great view of the lakeThis IS a great trail, and if I haven’t rated it before I will rate it now but it is still officially CLOSED and I haven’t hiked it since October.
Saguaro Lake/Butcher Jones – $47 plus tax per person Mesa Arizona Saguaro Lake Trip; Three hour unguided rental on Saguaro Lake; Launch time 10:00 a.m. Min age requirement 9 …
Please remember, pack it in, pack it out! if you don’t go basically at the crack of dawn don’t go at all cause then you’ll basically walking through the desert. The scenery can’t be beat, perfect views of the lake the entire time. I don’t know how people are doing this but it’s illegal and the closure is through June 30 unless the federal order is lifted before then. 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. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. 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. The shoreline areas of Butcher Jones, Peregrine Cove, Camper Cove and Burro Cove have fish habitat installed to enhance fishing opportunities. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Butcher Jones Trail 463 provides access to some choice vantage points from which to catch a bird’s-eye view of the lake. We only hiked 2 miles in as we wanted to stay by the water. No entry at all until further notice.Looove this trail especially in the fall, winter, and spring!This is one of my favorite hikes close to Phoenix. It gets a little dicey in some of the more narrow areas around the lake banks so be alert if you’ve got little ones with you. 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. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. We hit the water from the beach at Butcher Jones on Saguaro Lake.