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title: "Lower Eagle Creek"
subtitle: "Hot Springs, Waterfalls, Caves, & More in Morenci, Arizona"
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started: 2026-03-12T15:00:00-07:00
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TBD - Video 1

## At a Glance

- Lesser known hot springs in an infrequented region of Arizona.
- Beautiful canyon with riparian flora all along the meandering creek.
- Camping can be difficult to access and noisy, especially on weekends.

## Summary

This was one of the most beautiful canyons I have ever explored. There's good hiking, unique hot springs, and likely climbing as I did some "bouldering" in some areas just for fun.

The industrial quality of the initial creek area is slightly off-putting, expecially with the machinery noise, and the amount of dogs was slightly alarming, but they posed no danger and none of it was a concern once I made my way further down the road.

I definitely plan to visit again, especially when spending time in eastern New Mexico chasing other hot springs.

## Description

### Pools

TBD

#### Outside

#### Caves

##### Mine SHaft

TBD - Video 2

TBD - Content

##### Frog Cave

TBD - Content

### Caveats

- Pump station is loud if choosing to camp before any water crossings.
- Lots of dog noise from nearby properties, day and night, echoing though the campgrounds.
- Driving through the creek can be deep in some spots, but high clearance vehicles should be fine.

### Recommendations

- Drive as close as you can to the hot springs.
    - I saw an unlifted Tacoma and 4Runner make it there no problem.
    - I took my van to the first water crossing after the large camping area. After that I did not want to risk anymore since my runner boards hang low. (TBD, -TBD)

## Reception

- AT&T worked great and had LTE.
- T-Mobile had cell reception but no LTE/data.
- Verizon: unknown.

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[blog.hyperling.com/lower-eagle-creek](/lower-eagle-creek)