Black Canyon Campground
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Buck Basin
Arizona
Arizona
Free — you'll pick up right here.
1.3 mi
Distance
682 ft
Gain
25 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Prescott National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Pine Mountain Wilderness wilderness
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 682 ft
- Elevation loss
- 682 ft
- Highest point
- 5,630 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,285 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Wilderness area
- Pine Mountain Wilderness
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Buck Basin is a short out-and-back trail in Arizona managed by the Forest Service. The trail is 1.25 miles and gains 13 feet of elevation, making it a very gentle walk through the basin area.
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