Fossil Creek Bridge
The Fossil Creek Bridge site is a popular site for swimming, sunbathing, fishing, photography, and picnicking. The large, deep pool just below the bridge offers some of the best swimming along the creek, with large flat rock benches to relax and sunbathe on. The bridge shades a rocky area with a spectacular view of rapids and water features upstream and swimmers downstream, making it a perfect spot to throw down a picnic blanket and enjoy the scenery, particularly for parents monitoring their children swimming in the pool.
Increasing popularity has led to the Coconino and Tonto National Forests to implement a parking permit reservation system in 2016. As of 2017, permits are required April 1 to October 1. Visit Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River for current information and to reserve a permit.
Photo taken by Deborah Lee Soltesz, April 10, 2017. Credit USFS Coconino National Forest. Learn more about visiting Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic River managed by the Coconino National Forest. Original public domain image from Flickr