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Events (40)
  • Nov
    15
    Morning Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Nov 15, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Take a hike on a lesser traveled trail in the park and explore the foothills of
    the Estrella Mountains. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    15
    Desert 101 Hike - Registration Required, 20 Participants
    Nov 15, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Learn about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem on this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    15
    Beginning Birding, handicapped-accessible - Registration Required, 15 Participants
    Nov 15, 2026 - (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Learn how to identify common desert and backyard birds with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    16
    Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew
    Nov 16, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    Lake Pleasant is creating a Monday clean-up crew. If you are available on any Monday, please join us as we pick up litter along the shoreline.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    17
    Desert 101 Hike - Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants
    Nov 17, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Celebrate National Take-a-Hike Day while learning about the Sonoran Desert with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    17
    National Take a Hike Day Hike
    Nov 17, 2026 - (09:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Celebrate National Take a Hike Day with Ranger Jacque on a scenic 3.7-mile fitness hike.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    17
    Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
    Nov 17, 2026 - (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Event Details
  • Nov
    17
    National Take A Hike Day
    Nov 17, 2026 - (04:30 PM - 06:00 PM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia on the SUNSET EDITION of National Take A Hike Day for a hike that will explore the beautiful environment around us while the sun sets. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    17
    Wind Cave Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Nov 17, 2026 - (05:30 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Derik on National Take a Hike Day as you journey into the
    mountains for sweeping views of the Phoenix night lights! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    17
    National Take A Hike Day
    Nov 17, 2026 - (06:30 PM - 08:00 PM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia on the CREATURES OF THE NIGHT EDITION National Take A Hike Day for an exploration to search for all things creepy and crawly. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    18
    Discovery Station
    Nov 18, 2026 - (02:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia to meet some of the animal ambassadors that reside at San Tan’s Nature Center! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    18
    Saguaros in Sunset
    Nov 18, 2026 - (04:30 PM - 06:30 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia for a hike to see and learn about the stunning saguaros during
    sunset. For registration and more details, click the program title.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    18
    PUBLIC MEETING - Buckeye Hills Regional Park seeks community input for Park Master Plan
    Nov 18, 2026 - (05:00 PM - 06:30 PM)
    Buckeye Hills Regional Park
    Event Details
  • Nov
    19
    Desert 101 Hike - Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants
    Nov 19, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
    Cave Creek Regional Park
    Learn all about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem on this guided hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    19
    Bird Meet-Up
    Nov 19, 2026 - (08:30 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Join us to observe and identify various birds at our bird feeders.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    19
    Discovery Station - Explore your Maricopa County Parks Trails
    Nov 19, 2026 - (12:00 PM - 02:00 PM)
    Cave Creek Regional Park
    Learn about what each of the Maricopa County Parks have to offer and get your questions answered with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    20
    Bird Hike - Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants
    Nov 20, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Learn all about the resident and migratory birds of the Sonoran Desert during this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    20
    Plant Hike
    Nov 20, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Spend the morning outside to learn all about plants of the Sonoran Desert during this guided hike with Ranger Olivia. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    20
    Discovery Station
    Nov 20, 2026 - (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia for an All About Saguaros Discovery Station to learn about the beautiful
    and fascinating saguaro cactus! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    20
    Saguaro and Desert Plant Hike - Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Nov 20, 2026 - (11:00 AM - 02:00 PM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Learn about and see some huge saguaro cacti, and other desert plants, during this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    21
    Bird Walk - Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants
    Nov 21, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Learn all about the resident and migratory birds of the Sonoran Desert during this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    21
    Life on the Hassayampa Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Nov 21, 2026 - (09:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Join Ranger Derik on a slow-paced hike and learn about what life is like in a
    rare desert oasis. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    21
    Desert 101 Hike - Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants
    Nov 21, 2026 - (11:00 AM - 02:00 PM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Learn all about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem on this guided hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    21
    Discovery Station: Life on the Hassayampa
    Nov 21, 2026 - (11:30 AM - 02:00 PM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Stop by the visitor center and explore the macro world of the
    Hassayampa river through the lens of a microscope! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    22
    Arizona Boater Education Course
    Nov 22, 2026 - (01:00 PM - 05:30 PM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    : Learn the basics of boater safety and laws during this classroom course. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    23
    Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew
    Nov 23, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    Lake Pleasant is creating a Monday clean-up crew. If you are available on any Monday, please join us as we pick up litter along the shoreline.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    23
    Stars and Spines Night Hike (Registration Required, Limit 25 Participants)
    Nov 23, 2026 - (05:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Get ready for Thanksgiving with a Monday night fitness hike through the
    McDowell Mountain foothills! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    24
    Hike Into History - Willow Springs (Registration Required)
    Nov 24, 2026 - (08:30 AM - 01:30 PM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    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.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    24
    Discovery Station
    Nov 24, 2026 - (02:00 PM - 04:00 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia for an All About Saguaros Discovery Station to learn about the beautiful
    and fascinating saguaro cactus! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    24
    Sunset and Moonrise Hike
    Nov 24, 2026 - (05:00 PM - 07:00 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia for a hike to see the iconic desert sunset closely followed by the rise of the full moon. For registration and more details, click program title.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    25
    Thanksgiving Pre-game Hike
    Nov 25, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    (Registration Required, Limit 20). Thanksgiving’s tomorrow. Turkey’s ready. Are you? Get Hungry. Click program title for more details. 
    Event Details
  • Nov
    25
    Full Moon Hike
    Nov 25, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Join Ranger Olivia on an evening stroll to watch the full moon rise over the Sonoran Desert. To register, click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    27
    Bird Walk - Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants
    Nov 27, 2026 - (08:15 AM - 11:15 AM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    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.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    28
    Bird Walk with Tom Locascio (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)
    Nov 28, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Join Park Volunteer Tom Locascio for a morning walk followed by an informational program in the Nature Center about the birds of White Tank Mountain Regional Park!
    Event Details
  • Nov
    28
    Tired Turkey Wildlife Watch
    Nov 28, 2026 - (07:30 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Holidays can be hectic. Ranger Shaun understands. Join him for a quiet morning watching the birds. Click program title for more details. 
    Event Details
  • Nov
    28
    Ranger Narrated Lake Cruise
    Nov 28, 2026 - (03:00 PM - 05:00 PM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    Join a Park Ranger and the crew from Scorpion Bay Marina on an informative and relaxing boat cruise around scenic Lake Pleasant. For registration and more details, click the program title.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    28
    Full Moon Discovery Hike (Registration Required, Limit 25 Participants)
    Nov 28, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Explore the park after dark and hike through towering saguaros as the full
    moon rises over the mountains. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    29
    Waterfall Hike
    Nov 29, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Shaun for his monthly excursion to the Waterfall to see if it’s flowing again yet! Click program title for more details. 
    Event Details
  • Nov
    29
    Scorpion Hike (Registration Required, Limit 25 Participants)
    Nov 29, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Cave Creek Regional Park
    Spend the evening searching for scorpions as the full moon rises above the
    desert! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Nov
    30
    Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew
    Nov 30, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    Lake Pleasant is creating a Monday clean-up crew. If you are available on any Monday, please join us as we pick up litter along the shoreline.
    Event Details

NOTICE: Accessibility & Accommodations
The County is committed to providing equal access to its programs, services, and activities.

To request a reasonable accommodation, auxiliary aid, service, or information in an alternative format, please contact the ADA Compliance Program at maricopacountyparks@maricopa.gov or 602.506.9500.

Requests related to public meetings should be made at least three (3) business days in advance when possible to allow time for coordination. 

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