S'mores Canyon, Arizona

S'mores Canyon is a fun waterpark of a canyon located behind the Frye Canyon Reservoir in southeast Arizona. An excellent half-day C-class option to cool off and get some great views of waterfalls in the region. We arrived around 9am after camping in the desert and headed up a 2WD high-clearance road to the trailhead. The granite is quite slick so be careful with your footing.

The upper section has about 5 rappels under 100 feet. After the last slide there is an escape route where most of our group exited. Dan and I continued to the lower section — warmer and out of the wind, with 5 more raps under 100 ft. The lower section is interesting as water meanders down slides to overhanging lips where you find yourself behind the waterfall. One potential rope sticker at the lower section can easily be avoided. At the end you can walk around the pond or swim across. I highly recommend both sections if you are in the southeast AZ region!