Box Canyon Road

Total Miles
13.9

Elevation

1,585.38 ft

Duration

1.5 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer

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Box Canyon Road
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Trail Overview

This is a scenic drive through the Santa Rita Mountains that gets you up and out of the desert and into the oaks. Great views along the way! Coming from the east side of the mountains, it tops out behind the community of Greaterville and brings you back out to Highway 83. From there, you can head south to the town of Sonoita or back north to I-10.

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Box Canyon Road
Box Canyon Road

Difficulty

This is a very easy mountain road with little to no technical obstacles depending on your vehicle and the time of year.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Henry H
Dec 11, 2024
4x4
Open
Starting from Green Valley, the road has aggressive washboard until closer to where it begins to wind. In some places there road gets narrow and only allows for 1 vehicle to pass. There are some turn outs to allow traffic to pass. Overall, easy trail, but washboarding makes parts of the drive unpleasant. Keep your speed down on the straightaways.
Nathan Stewart
Oct 27, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Washboard
great drive, really good way to see some country without any major challenges
Joe Vidal
Jul 04, 2024
SxS
Open
Dusty
Smooth dirt road, slick around the turns at elevation. Steep embankments with little room for error. Nice cut from Green Valley to Sonoita. Steepish grades to mountain top
Katie Armentrout
Apr 06, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
Washboard
Subaru Forester

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