Hike Massacre Grounds in Superstition Wilderness Area

Share This

WILDERNESS RAMBLE

Get an up-close look at amazing geology and an ephemeral desert waterfall on the Massacre Grounds Trail in the Superstition Wilderness Area.

Getting There: From U.S. 60 in Apache Junction, take the State Route 88 (Idaho Road) exit 196 and continue 7.5 miles on SR 88 to First Water Road (Forest Road 78) located just past Lost Dutchman State Park on the right. Go 0.5 mile on FR 78 to the signed Crosscut-Massacre Ground Trailhead on the right. FR 78 is rough dirt passable by carefully driven sedans.

Length: 6 miles round trip (including side trip to the falls)

Rating: moderate

Kid Friendly: NO

Pet Friendly: NO

Elevation: 2,116-3,185 feet

Best Season: October-April

MassacreGrounds
MassacreGrounds1
MassacreGrounds2
MassacreGrounds3
MassacreGrounds4
MassacreGrounds5
MassacreGrounds6

Photo credit Mare Czinar/PHOENIX

logo-phx-2019

For more than 50 years, PHOENIX magazine's experienced writers, editors, and designers have captured all sides of the Valley with award-winning and insightful writing, and groundbreaking report and design. Our expository features, narratives, profiles, and investigative features keep our 385,000 readers in touch with the Valley's latest trends, events, personalities and places.