Wet Beaver Wilderness
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Wet Beaver Wilderness is a 6,155-acre (2,491 ha) wilderness area located in the Coconino National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1]
Wet Beaver Creek is a perennial stream with one major tributary, Dry Beaver Creek. The confluence of the two is at McGuireville, Arizona. Beaver Creek flows past Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle before joining the Verde River near Camp Verde, Arizona.[2]
Wildlife
The year-round waters in the Wet Beaver Wilderness attract large numbers of wildlife, including elk, deer, bear, mountain lion, and a variety of smaller mammals, reptiles, and birds.[2]
Trails
The main trailhead to reach the Wet Beaver Wilderness, the Script error: No such module "convert". Bell Trail, is located approximately Script error: No such module "convert". east of the Sedona exit from I-17, near the Beaver Creek Ranger Station. The Bell Trail is a historic stock trail, which follows Beaver Creek upstream for about Script error: No such module "convert". before climbing steeply up to the Mogollon Rim at the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau. The only other trail in the Wilderness is the Script error: No such module "convert". Apache Maid Trail.[2][3]
Recreation
Common recreational activities in the Wet Beaver Wilderness include hiking, horseback riding, fishing (about 12 fishable miles), swimming, wildlife watching, and photography. The popular Beaver Creek campground, located outside the Wilderness at the creek crossing just below the ranger station, is operated by the US Forest Service and requires a fee.
Overnight camping is prohibited by Forest Order between the parking area at the west end of the canyon, near the old Forest Service Ranger Station and the Campground, and continuing upstream (east) to a signed point approximately one-quarter mile upstream from where the Bell Trail (FT #13) crosses Wet Beaver Creek. This closure has been established to reduce the impact the area has received in recent years.[4]
Fish species
See also
- V Bar V Heritage SiteTemplate:Sndone-half mile west
- List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
- List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
- Wilderness Act
References
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- ↑ Wet Beaver Wilderness – Coconino National Forest
- ↑ a b c Wet Beaver Wilderness – Wilderness.net
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- Coconino National Forest Red Rock Ranger District
External links
- Wet Beaver Wilderness – Coconino National Forest
- Wet Beaver Wilderness – Wilderness.net
- Bell Trail, Wet Beaver Creek – ArizonaHikingTrails.com
- Beaver Creek Campground – Coconino National Forest
- Video of Wet Beaver Creek – Arizona Game & Fish
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- Wilderness areas of Arizona
- Canyons and gorges of Arizona
- Mogollon Rim
- Rivers of the Mogollon Rim
- Protected areas of Coconino County, Arizona
- IUCN Category Ib
- Protected areas of Yavapai County, Arizona
- Biosphere reserves of the United States
- Rivers of Arizona
- Rivers of Coconino County, Arizona
- Coconino National Forest
- Protected areas established in 1984
- 1984 establishments in Arizona