Overview

Boy Scout Canyon makes for a nice, close-to-town, 4-mile hike down a sandy wash in a beautiful desert canyon until passage is blocked by a 330-foot-high pour-over. The first 2.2 miles of the sandy wash (Boy Scout Canyon Road) can be driven in a 4WD vehicle, but the remaining 1.8 miles is a hike in the Black Canyon Wilderness Area.

The canyon is fairly open with little shade, although there is shade in narrower parts, and there are some pour-overs to pass. Near the end of the hike, the wash enters a deep, narrow gorge that cuts through a ridge with wild-looking pyroclastic and ash-fall volcanic rocks. The hike ends atop a 20-foot pour-over that overlooks a 330-foot pour-over and provides a narrow view down the canyon to the east.

Presented here are photos of the return from the pour-overs to the trailhead. For a detailed description of the route, including directions, maps, GPS coordinates, and photos, see Boy Scout Canyon.