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Sonoita Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Patagonia Lake State Park/Arizona

Sonoita Creek Trail

Nogales, Arizona

2.9 mi

Distance

236 ft

Elev. Gain

1h

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Sonoita Creek Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Arizona State Parks & Trails manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,150 ft
Max:1,165 ft
Gain:72 ft
Loss:72 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,150 ft and 1,165 ft across 2.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,150 ft1,155 ft1,160 ft1,165 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.5 mi2.2 mi2.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,161 ft
High point1.6 mi1,165 ft
End2.9 mi1,161 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by Arizona State Parks & Trails

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Rio Rico, AZ · about 6 mi away
County:
Santa Cruz County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Patagonia Lake State Park · Arizona State Parks & Trails

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(520) 287-6965
  • Address:400 Patagonia Lake Rd, Nogales, AZ 85621 · AZ
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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Connector

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Foothills Trail

0.4 mi
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Connector

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Foothills Trail

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TrailDifficulty: Easy

Horse Corral Trail

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Pena Blanca Lake Road

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