Lower Tanque Verde Falls

This trail starts at the lower trailhead and descends switchbacks to the creek bed. Use caution navigating the smooth bedrock and boulders at the end of the trail; they are slippery even when dry. There is no trail along the creek in the canyon. Elevation gains to climb out of the canyon: 280 ft. for .5 miles (one way).

Lower Tanque Verde Falls Photo Gallery

Specific Trail Information

Trail Number

342

Trail Type

Standard/Terra Trail — A trail that has a surface consisting predominantly of the ground and that is designed and managed to accommodate use on that surface.

Accessibility

Not an accessible trail.

General Information

Each year, the Southern Arizona Rescue Association (SARA) is called to save people stranded by high water or swept away in flood waters. PLEASE don’t let this happen to you! Before entering the canyon, check weather and radar apps for past, present, and predicted storms. Flash floods can occur minutes or hours after rain. Do not enter the canyon if there is a storm or flood risk.

Download the Tanque Verde Falls area Recreation Guide in English.

Descarga la guía de recreación en español a Tanque Verde Falls area.

Year-round

No potable water available.

Entrance to the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center

Address: 5700 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., Tucson, AZ 85750
Phone: (520) 749-8700
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday (Closed on federal holidays)