Santa Catalina foothills
Seven Falls (Bear Canyon Trail) hike
Bear Canyon Trail toward Seven Falls, from the Bear Canyon trailhead in Sabino Canyon.
Lower heat exposure before 10am, skip from 1pm (97F forecast at 3pm). Sunset about 6:01pm. Forecast updated 4:07am.
Check conditions before you go.
Today
Today, hour by hour. Sunset is about 6:01pm, and later hours aren't rated.
Tomorrow morning
Tomorrow from 5am to noon, if the forecast goes that far.
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NWS alerts
No weather alerts for this trail as of the last update.
NWS HeatRisk, experimental
Level 1 (Minor) for 2026-10-07. HeatRisk is an experimental NWS product. For official heat warnings, go by NWS watches, warnings, and advisories.
Sabino Creek near Tucson (USGS 09484000)
Discharge 0.92 ft^3/s at 8:15am MST (Provisional).
Gage height 1.07 ft at 8:15am MST.
This creek gauge sits at the mouth of Sabino Canyon. USGS page.
These readings can't tell you whether it's OK to cross the creek.
Trail facts
Trailhead location
Bear Canyon Trailhead. 32.30944, -110.82111. Source: USFS recreation site BEAR CANYON TRAILHEAD.
Elevation
2,725 ft. From USGS elevation data for the map pin.
Forecast area elevation
2,684 ft for the NWS forecast area near Catalina Foothills, AZ. The NWS forecasts for squares about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) across, so it can be hotter or cooler on the trail itself. Forecast updated 4:07am MST.
Water
The USFS recreation record for Bear Canyon Trailhead says no water is available. Sabino Creek can still be flowing. The creek gauge on this page is at the canyon mouth, not at Seven Falls, and it says nothing about whether the water is fit to drink. Source: USFS recreation site BEAR CANYON TRAILHEAD.
Creek crossings
The USFS Sabino Canyon Trail page says Bear Canyon Trail crosses the stream several times in its first two miles. Source: USFS Sabino Canyon #23.
Sun and shade
We don't have hour-by-hour shade information for this trail.
Distance to Seven Falls
We haven't found an official one-way distance to Seven Falls.
Trailhead hours
The USFS recreation record for this trailhead says open 24 hours a day. That covers the trailhead only. The road or shuttle may not be running. Source: USFS recreation site BEAR CANYON TRAILHEAD.
Official links
Nearby trails
- Phoneline Trail (0.1 miles away)
- Sabino Canyon (0.1 miles away)
- Ventana Canyon (2.3 miles away)
See also the heat guide, the monsoon guide, and today's conditions on every trail.