Prescott National Forest · Arizona

Lynx Ruins

0.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 0301 · trail class 4 · typical grade 5-8% · hiking, bike

Trailhead Lynx Creek Ruin Trailhead Drive there

Lynx Creek Ruin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

<ul> <li>$5 per vehicle; Free every Wednesday!</li> </ul> · season Year-round to

Picnic tables and parking for short, easy hike to Lynx Creek Ruin .

Lynx Lake Recreation Area Brochure (1,020 KB)

Note: This site closes following especially heavy rain or snow, and when the roads are too icy. If you plan to visit and want to make sure it is open, please contact the Bradshaw Ranger Station: 928-443-8000. When the office is closed, please check the right-hand column under "Alerts and Warnings" to see if there are weather-related closures, and follow the link to see if this site is closed or on a reduced schedule.

Facilities

No drinking water

Vault toilet

Garbage service

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.