Azbackpacker, I just discovered the site and still figuring out how to get around in it. I'd be glad to hear any tips on how to access what you're talking about. BTW, Google Maps, Google Earth have great stuff but I've yet to find emaps of the National Forests anywhere. All googling links you to is ...

Thanks Sredfield for that link. Thanks all who answered this thread. I hadn't thought about Hooker Hot Springs so much as a destination. More as a waypoint, wondering what was there and if we'd want to stop by on a thru trip. In Oregon where I live the Nature Conservancy is known to buy up bits of h...

Thanks Rob. That stream report site is excellent. I expect to refer to it quite a bit. Thanks Chumley. Those two sites go some ways to answering the question and give me a contact to get the rest. Apparently the answer is we aren't excluded and we need permits or 'special permits' to do waht we want...

Poking around, looking for topo maps, National Forest maps, trail maps online... came across this one. Does like Google maps with the satellite and terrain view, but you can toggle to a topo map for additional detail. Sweet. http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS Plus it shows all the wildern...

Anyone been to Hooker Hot Springs and can say what its like? The springs, the environment? Is it natural or commercial? Crowded?

The location is +/- 40 miles west of Wilcox, 10 miles south of the Galiuro Wilderness on FS691.

Hello HAZ mates. I'm wondering how to get reliable info on the rules about hiking on land that that is owned or controlled by the tribes. I did see it addressed in a couple other threads, but no answers to my specific questions. Maybe somebody here can point us in the right direction. Specifically, ...