"Wonderful camping near a waterfall, started up morse canyon near my campsite and hit monte Vista first. The views from here were phenomenal, the rest of the trek was pretty snowed in and I was glad to have mountaineering boots and trekking poles to navigate the faint trail. The formations near herb martyr campground looked epic and I plan on starting from that side to finish off the peaks I didn't make it to on this trip. " — MikeERodriguez • Mar 7, 2026

"That one was an adventure, with plenty adrenaline, mostly the areas where trail was way off the alltrails app and we ended up on a gigantic rockslide to climb up. And yes, the rocks start to move and roll with every step, on all fours.🪨🪨🪨 We made it through and find the trail again, and also learned to follow more the dotted line on alltrail, and not the given "green" stupid line, haha!We were rewarded with amazing top crest views, green meadows and lots of flowers everywhere." — alexandra-melaniecastellano • Oct 2, 2024

"Drive up Forest Road 42 and 42D to arrive at Rustler Park, the trailhead for the Crest Trail #270. I carried 2 1/2 gallons of water in my pack, along with hammock, bug netting, 1 change of clothes (3 changes for socks), first aid kit, portable phone charge, knife, and 2 days worth of MREs. Began my ascent around 1800 on September 3 and arrived at Flys Peak to bed down for the night at 1930, about 3.2 miles from the start of the trailhead. Sunset was gorgeous from the crest trail, but I needed a head lamp to complete the last 30 minutes. The raspberry bushes rip your legs apart, so I would recommend wearing pants; the trail is fairly over grown with small brush and very narrow up until Chiricahua Peak and I woke up on the summit of Flys Peak at 0520, packed up my gear, and watched sunrise on the East face before descending at 0610. I summitted Chiricahua Peak around 0720, which has a small elevation marker on a stone. I took a picture with it and moved on. I left a water and food cache at Eagle Spring so I could lose some weight, as my pack remained over 60lbs. I arrived at the snowshed peak trail at 0825 and summitted at 0900 exactly. The trail was very overgrown and the ro..." — mchikes • Sep 4, 2020

"2 day Trip in the Chiricahua Mountains, Great area to Hike and avoid the heat of the Lower Elevation. Stayed at the Rustler Park. Trails are getting cleared, new Signs are up and in general the area is just a Pleasure to hike for miles on end. " — Nuernberger • Jun 11, 2016

"Hiked with Portal/Rodeo Hiking Group along Crest Trail from Rustler Park. Met 12 – 14 heavily armed Border Patrol agents along the way. Signed logbook (single sheet of paper in ziplock bag under rock beside benchmark in middle of trail)." — jonathanpatt • May 31, 2012