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EMERGENCY ALERT

SPUR CROSS: Invasive Species Treatment April 6 - 19

CAVE CREEK: Invasive Species Treatment March 3 - 27

Invitation To Negotiate - Paradise Valley Golf Course

McDOWELL Invasive Species Treatment - Feb 26 - March 20

USERY - Merkle and Vista Trails Temporarily Closed Feb 12 - Mar 12

ESTRELLA - Tamarisk Invasive Species Removal events Jan 5 thru 31 and Feb 28 thru March 31

LAKE PLEASANT: Annual Bald Eagle Closure - Agua Fria Arm - December 15 thru June 15

Fields of gold poppies with an overlay of a yellow butterfly with black spots. The banner is marketing the upcoming butterfly workshop on March 18.

Please make sure all small children and individuals who can't swim wear life-jackets when recreating in the water. Stay safe. Click to on graphic to learn more water safety tips.

Join us for one of our Desert Defender programs! Programs are offered January through April. Click her for details.

During extreme heat, use extreme caution! Stay hydrated. Stay cool. Stay safe. Click to on graphic to learn more.

Parks is updating the Park Master Plans for Cave Creek Regional Park, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, and the Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area. Join our planning efforts by clicking the graphic.

Connecting people with nature.

Places to Go

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Mar 10

Bird Meet up

Guided Bird Watching: Drop in, no registration needed. ...More details

Mar 10

Ecosystem Hike (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)

Join Ranger Shaun for an early Spring/late Winter walk-and-talk to discuss the changing seasons and what that means for the desert. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Mar 10

Discovery Station: Rattlesnakes

Temperatures are climbing. Snakes are going be back soon. Don’t get anxious, get
educated. Join Ranger Shaun for an anxiety reducing chat. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Mar 11

Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20)

Join Ranger Jacque on an invigorating fitness hike through the rolling hills and scenic
trails of the McDowell Mountains. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Mar 11

"San Tan After Dark" Mountain Bike Ride

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Mar 12

Cave Creek - Invasive Species Removal

Desert Defender volunteers needed! Join us in removing invasive species and reducing the wildfire risk in Maricopa County Regional Parks. ...More details

Mar 12

Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20)

Explore the edges of the park on this fitness hike with Ranger Jacque, where we'll
reach out to the boundaries and peer through the other side to state land, BLM, and the Desert Enclave Preserve. ...More details

Mar 12

Waterfall Morning Hike (Registration Required, Limit 15 Participants)

Have we had enough rain lately to make the Waterfall run? Ranger Shaun isn’t sure, so he’s going to check. Wanna go? Click program title for more details.
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Mar 12

Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)

Join Ranger Kevin for a challenging springtime hike deep into the spectacular scenery of the Usery mountains. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Mar 12

Discovery Station: Rattlesnakes

Temperatures are climbing. Snakes are going to be back soon. Don’t get anxious, get
educated. Join Ranger Shaun for an anxiety reducing chat. Click program title for more details.
...More details