Prospectors Trail

Prospectors Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Prospectors Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Prospectors Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.45142, -111.46921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prospectors Trail

• KVIT-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Pinal · ~3 km · Must-see
• Superstition Mountains · viewpoint · Pinal · ~7 km · Must-see
• Silly Mountain · viewpoint · Pinal · ~10 km · Must-see
• Weaver's Needle · viewpoint · Pinal · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mormon Flat Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peralta Canyon · viewpoint · Pinal · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saguaro Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Canyon Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stewart Mountain Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• KVVA-FM (Apache Junction) · attraction · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Horse Mesa Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Granite Reef Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount McDowell · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~29 km · Must-see
• KZON-FM (Gilbert) · attraction · Pinal · ~29 km · Must-see
• Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum · museum · Maricopa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Reavis Falls · waterfall · Maricopa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch · lake · Maricopa · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prospectors Trail

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• Maricopa Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Arizona Trail · trek · Gila · ~103 km · Must-see
• Estrella Mountain Regional Park · trek · Maricopa · ~104 km
• Treasure Loop · trek · Pinal · ~1 km
• Siphon Draw Trail · trek · Pinal · ~1 km
• Jacob's Crosscut · trek · Pinal · ~2 km
• Black Mesa Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~7 km
• Second Water Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~7 km
• Hieroglyphics Trail #101 · trek · Pinal · ~9 km
• Dutchman Trail · trek · Pinal · ~10 km

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