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EMERGENCY ALERT

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 5

SPUR CROSS - Invasive Species Treatment Feb 23 - Feb 27

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

MARICOPA TRAIL - Segment 12 TEMPORARILY CLOSED - 10-8-2025 - 9-2026

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

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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Feb 22

Guided Bird Walk (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)

Learn about the resident and migrant birds of desert riparian areas on this guided walk with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details. ...More details

Feb 22

Weekend Warrior Fitness Hike Strenuous

Get your legs burning and heart racing on winding desert trails with Ranger Derik. Click
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Feb 22

Nature Walk (Registration Required, Limit 20 participants)

Join Ranger Nikki on an easy to moderate walk to explore riparian and desert trails at the preserve. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Feb 23

Lake Pleasant - Monday Clean-Up Crew

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Feb 24

Paws in the Parks! (Registration Required)

Get those tails on the trails as the sun sets on this fun and pet-friendly evening hike led by Ranger Jacque! Click program title for more details. ...More details

Feb 25

Hike Into History - Willow Springs (Registration Required)

Join a park volunteer on a hike back in time to the Gold Rush and stagecoach era. Our journey will take us to the Willow Springs area, where we will visit the remains of an abandoned mining camp and see what stories the pieces of the past can tell us. ...More details

Feb 25

Wildflower Walk (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)

Join Ranger Jacque on a moderate hike along scenic trails to look for early spring wildflowers and blooming desert plants. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Feb 25

Homeschool Happenings: Nature Hike (Limit 35 participants. Registration Required)

Join Ranger Nikki on a family-friendly educational hike to learn fun tidbits about our beautiful Sonoran Desert. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Feb 25

All About Desert Wildflowers (Registration Required, Limit 25 Participants)

Ranger Nikki will show you ways to identify springtime flowers and blooms that you see along our park trails with this indoor classroom presentation and short outdoor walk near the Nature Center. It is also National Invasive Species Awareness Week so you can learn how to do your part to remove plants that disrupt the ecosystem balance and replace them with natives that can flourish. Click program title for more details. ...More details

Feb 25

Discovery Station: Desert Wildflowers

Join Ranger Jacque at this drop-in station to discover the beauty and variety of desert wildflowers and early spring blooms. Click program title for more details. ...More details