Weeping Springs and Bighorn Canyons Loop

According to Rick Ianiello (author of Las Vegas Slots) this is one of the best canyons in Black Canyon area. It involves a very short but sweet optional packraft that is perfect for beginners. The return up Bighorn Canyon is a good canyon trip in itself.

You will have to access the parking lot through a dirt road that should not present major problems but is a bit rocky towards the end. From the parking lot hike down the steep wash to the top of Weeping Springs Canyon. Be careful of broken glass. Continue down-canyon for some time until the canyon narrows and the rappels begin.

R1: 25ft off a cairn anchor R2: 100ft off a boulder R3: 65ft off a boulder pinch R4: 45ft off a boulder pinch DC1: 20ft, easy R5: 35ft off a cairn anchor R6: 20ft off a cairn anchor into a possible pool R7: 150ft off a geo anchor high RDC, with a possible pool between the anchor and the lip of the rappel R8: 110ft multi-stage off a boulder. The two drops are 45ft and 40ft, with minimal anchoring options available between them. A small rock pinch offers an opportunity for a webbing knot-chock, but the multi-stage option is recommended. Past this rappel the canyon opens and the bypass route to Bighorn Canyon appears RDC. To reach the river, there is a 25ft rappel off a boulder, at which point the canyon turns a hard right and leads down to the scenic final rappel into the water.