Queen Creek Areas
Queen
Creek canyon is an outdoor recreation area located four
miles east of Superior, Az. The landscape is absolutely
gorgeous with towering spires of rock and endless fields
of boulders. The Queen Creek area also includes the Oak
Flat campground, Apache Leap, and Devils Canyon all located
mostly in the Tonto National Forest. For a rock climber,
the Queen Creek area has a lifetime of routes and boulders
to be climbed. Conveniently located less than one hour from
Phoenix or Tucson and with year round climbing weather,
This climbing area has proven to be very popular with local
and visiting climbers. There are close to 1000 routes and
2000 boulder problems developed, and climbers still have
not scratched the surface on how extensive the area is.
Since the first route was developed in the 1970s, the Queen
Creek area has become a Mecca for rock climbers. The 1989
through 2004 Phoenix Bouldering Contests and Phoenix Boulder
Blasts were held in the Oak Flat campground, drawing in
hundreds of top athletes from around the world. Eventually
the Queen Creek area became a destination crag for all types
of rock climbers and recreationalists.
The QUEEN CREEK AREA is the area containing: The Road Area,
Apache Leap, Mine Area, Euro Dog Valley, Oak Flat Campground,
Oak Flat West, Oak Flat East, Lower Devils Canyon, Upper
Devils Canyon, Picnic Area, Northern Devils Canyon.
