When is Echo Canyon Trailhead open?
Open 24 hours, every day.
67° · Light rain nowBest time: Tomorrow 7 amThings to do in Phoenix
Trail
Echo Canyon Trailhead
Explore Canyon Hikes
- 4.92.7k reviews
- Free
- Open now
Echo Canyon Trailhead offers rugged desert hiking with sweeping city and ridge views, set against the Sonoran landscape. Expect steep, rocky trails favored by hikers and local trail runners, with great photo opportunities and a lively but focused outdoor atmosphere. Visit for challenging climbs, panoramic vistas, and easy access from central Phoenix.
Quick answers
Echo Canyon Trailhead in short
When is the best time to visit Echo Canyon Trailhead?
It's at its best mornings and afternoons. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Echo Canyon Trailhead indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors: best on a dry day.
Where is Echo Canyon Trailhead?
E McDonald Dr,Phoenix, AZ 85018.
Right now · 11:45 am
Why it fits right now
Better tomorrow at 7 am.
It works now, but the weather or the hour suits it more later.
In its favour
- Best in the morning
- Outdoors
Worth knowing
- It's outdoors and wet out
67°
Light rain
- Feels
- 67°
- Rain
- 87%
- Wind
- 10mph
- 12pm
67° - 1pm70°
- 2pm
68°
The next five days
Best time to go
Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
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Plan your visit
Hours
Open now- monday
- Open 24 hours
- tuesday
- Open 24 hours
- wednesday
- Open 24 hours
- thursday
- Open 24 hours
- friday
- Open 24 hours
- saturday
- Open 24 hours
- sundayToday
- Open 24 hours
Where and how
- 1 Echo Canyon Trailhead
- 2 Echo Canyon Recreation Area · 1 min
- 3 Elephant Rock · 5 min
Good to know
- Outdoors
- Free to visit
- Good for solo
- Good for small groups
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.9from 2.7k reviews
Known for
- Morning walks
- Photography
- Nature walks
- Scenic views
- Walking trails
- Dog friendly
The feel
- Casual
- Quiet
- Spacious
- Tourists
- Solo friendly
- Pet owners
Around here
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Leave with a rain shell. Umbrella all day. Waterproof shoes from 12 pm.
Rain shellThe whole time
Waterproof shoesFrom 12 pm
UmbrellaThe whole time