We found a desert oasis: Swimming in Fossil Creek below mountains of Camp Verde
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- čas přidán 7. 10. 2023
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Below the high mountain peaks outside Camp Verde, Arizona lay some of the most beautiful swimming holes in the world. These creeks have crystal clear water and deep pools.
There's world class hiking trails throughout the canyons along Clear Creek and Fossil Creek. Both afford picturesque landscapes and stunningly clear water. It's amazing to find such a place in Arizona with a dry climate and so little water.
My friend's son Jeremy introduced me to this place. Jerry his father, Jeremy and I went for two days of spectacular swimming and exploring. I wish I could saw my cameras captured this well but they could scaresly do it justice.
This is a place you must see for yourself if you ever get the chance.
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That was an amazing swimming hole! And you guys had the whole place to yourselves! I liked the intermittent shots you included of underwater footage. Those were pretty cool. Looked like there were a couple of small fish in that one underwater shot.
Thanks! I was amazed to see the fish in the footage when I got home. It is a really near place VERY popular. We were very fortunate to get there when there was nobody there. It was getting really busy by the time we left though.
Wow! Amazing Place! Thank You
Well worth going to visit. Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope to go back there again someday. Truly amazing.
looks like a pocket rain forest . superb place and video.
Thanks, hard to believe that is Arizona... any other direction and it's dry as a bone.
Beautiful!
Thank you. Was hard to do it justice with my camera gear.
Beautiful. How many miles to the water hole? Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thanks! It was a great adventure. The crux of the trip is the road. I don't recall it being much of a walk. The drive on the other hand. Was most wash boarded road I've ever been on. 17 miles of rattle your teeth out. It busted my exhaust and part of my dash were on the floor. You could get a car in otherwise, but absolutely horrible. I've been on some "Jeep" roads in my truck but they caused the most damage of anything. If you go MAKE sure you have a truck and air down your tires. You could go in a car but I don't know. It'll probably rattle something apart.
Sort of deceptive as to how isolated and quiet it is, today's traffic has increased by many hundreds percent, including the trash...please no glass in these places.
Amen! Glass is horrible let alone trash. Fossil creek is so beautiful but I typically dont go to places with so many people. We went on off season and make sure to get there as soon as we could... even at that a bunch of people showed up. I just tried my best not to get them in the film. Thanks for watching my video btw :)
Hi. What month did you guys visit? How busy were the areas with other hikers?
We went last fall... in September? There were ppl but not too many.
do they allow dogs?
We saw people with dogs there, however, I'd double check with Coconino National Forest 928-527-3600
I cannot say for certain if it's allowed otherwise. If it is... I'd NOT let the dog in the water. The waterfall can push it under and drown it, or EAISLY wash it down stream. One must be discerning if they go in that water as well. It's beautiful but also quite powerful.
www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recarea/?recid=75356
I remember 15 years ago .. no one would be at bullpen .. last year tried to take some friends . It was almost impossible to get there and 95% of the people heard from tik tok and left trash everywhere… as a local I love it .. just kidding
Yeah, I'm reluctant to say much of where things are. I get worried what you said will happen in more of the places I enjoy.
@@exploringgodscountry very few people understand how to pack out what they pack in.
@@exploringgodscountry also at fossil creek the big boulder the the right. The one that’s above the waterfall that’s where most people jump from. Also the right side of the actual water where the big flume is, you can water slide off of it. It’s an amazing rush. Next time your up there try it out!
@@Collectors_alley_az oh hey thanks! I'll have to do that.
@@Collectors_alley_az yeah it's sad. I try to carry a garbage bag with me and pickup what I can when I can.