PIVOT ROCK CANYON & WILDCAT SPRING
PIVOT ROCK CANYON & WILDCAT SPRING Iconic Pivot Rock is the hike's keystone. Lodged between the epic wilderness areas of West Clear Creek and Fossil Creek, the woodlands around Pivot Rock Canyon provide a quiet transition between the two recreational juggernauts. Although it lacks the deep gorges, waterfalls and hiking challenge of its surrounding destinations, the unassuming little space on the Mogollon Rim holds fascinations of its own. Limestone slabs in Pivot Rock Canyon Easily accessible off State Route 87 just south of the community of Clints Well, the area can be explored using a 1930s-era Civilian Conservation Corps campsite as a base. From the no-frills dirt clearing, two short treks with distinct flavors head out in opposite directions. Butterflies congregate near the springs. The woodsy, informal routes located just outside of the wilderness boundaries use abandoned roads and footpaths to explore an array of human artifacts and bizarre geology. Often ...