Seven Falls
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A 7-tier tiered on Bear Creek.
The details
- Tiers
- 7 drops
- Type
- Tiered
- Watercourse
- Bear Creek
- Coordinates
- 32.32921, -110.77241
About Seven Falls
Seven Falls is a tiered in Arizona, on Bear Creek. The water falls in 7 distinct tiers.
Fed largely by snowmelt, it runs hardest in late spring and early summer and can thin to a trickle by late season.
Plungeworthy rates Seven Falls 4.7/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
Sabino Canyon's crown: seven pools stacked down a granite headwall in the Santa Catalinas, reached by the Bear Canyon tram and a creek-crossing trail. Spring snowmelt turns it into a desert water park; by June it can shrink to potholes.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- Bear Canyon via the Sabino Canyon Crawler tram, Tucson
- Parking
- Sabino Canyon Recreation Area lot ($8/day)
- Road
- Paved
- Hike
- 8.4 mi round trip, 900 ft of climb (moderate)
- Heads up
- Seven creek crossings each way; the tram shaves 2 miles each direction. Summer 2026 monsoon damage briefly paused trams — trails reopened.
When to go
February through April for water and wildflowers; October–November for temperature. Summer middays are a heat emergency waiting.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- $8/vehicle at Sabino Canyon; tram fare separate
- Dogs
- Prohibited on the Bear Canyon route
- Hours
- Day use
- Warnings
- Flash-flood aware, always; the pools' granite is slicker than it looks.
Researched from USFS — Seven Falls / Bear Canyon. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Seven Falls recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
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Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
Where is Seven Falls?
Seven Falls is a waterfall in Arizona, at 32.32921, -110.77241.
Is Seven Falls worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 4.7/10.
Gear for the trip
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