Rio Vista Pond & Skunk Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Rio Vista Pond & Skunk Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Rio Vista Community Park near Cottonwood Ranch, AZ. The route reaches Rio Vista Pond. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rio Vista Pond & Skunk Creek Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,160–1,214 ft
Out & Back · Rio Vista Community Park
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.61424, -112.24721
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 511 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skunk Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Rio Vista Pond.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Rio Vista Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 511 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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