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title: "Lower Eagle Creek"
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subtitle: "Hot Springs, Waterfalls, Caves, & More in Morenci, Arizona"
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feathericon: ""
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author: Bug
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started: 2026-03-12T15:00:00-07:00
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date: TBD
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lastmod: 2026-04-11T12:00:00-07:00
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tags:
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- tourism
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- hot springs
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- guides
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- /posts/guides/tourism/lower-eagle-creek
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- /lower-eagle-creek
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---
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TBD - Video 1
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## At a Glance
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- Lesser known hot springs in an infrequented region of Arizona.
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- Beautiful canyon with riparian flora all along the meandering creek.
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- Camping can be difficult to access and noisy, especially on weekends.
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## Summary
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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.
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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.
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I definitely plan to visit again, especially when spending time in eastern New Mexico chasing other hot springs.
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## Description
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### Pools
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TBD
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#### Outside
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#### Caves
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##### Mine SHaft
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TBD - Video 2
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TBD - Content
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##### Frog Cave
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TBD - Content
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### Caveats
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- Pump station is loud if choosing to camp before any water crossings.
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- Lots of dog noise from nearby properties, day and night, echoing though the campgrounds.
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- Driving through the creek can be deep in some spots, but high clearance vehicles should be fine.
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### Recommendations
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- Drive as close as you can to the hot springs.
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- I saw an unlifted Tacoma and 4Runner make it there no problem.
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- 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)
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## Reception
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- AT&T worked great and had LTE.
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- T-Mobile had cell reception but no LTE/data.
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- Verizon: unknown.
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---
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[blog.hyperling.com/lower-eagle-creek](/lower-eagle-creek)
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