Events

Join Ranger Eric for an after-hours prowl of the Preserve trails to look for nocturnal animals and scorpions! Click on program title for more details.

Learn about what each of the Maricopa County Parks have to offer at this table display with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Build trail confidence on your mountain bike with the San Tan Shredders skills clinic where you progress at your own pace. Your San Tan Shredders ICP pro instructors will help you level up your skills by providing video feedback, personalized instruction, and more!

Learn how to identify common desert and backyard birds with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Hike through history with Ranger Derik and learn about the food and culture of the native
peoples that once called the White Tank Mountains home. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Jacque for an invigorating 6.3-mile fitness hike at McDowell Mountain Regional Park, featuring panoramic vistas and diverse desert landscapes. Click program title for more details.

Learn about the Sonoran Desert ecosystem on this guided hike with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Kevin on National Take a Hike Day for a fun and informative hike about the history and deep significance of the legendary Gila River. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Nikki on National Take a Hike Day for an easy walk to enjoy the outdoors and learn about our fascinating Sonoran Desert. Click program title for more details.

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.

Join Ranger Olivia for a chance to learn the basics of the Sonoran Desert and answer any
burning questions you might have. Click on program title for more details.

Learn about the resident and migrant birds of the Sonoran Desert on this guided walk with Ranger Eric. Click on program title for more details.

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.

Skulls, bones, furs, scales – what do clues left behind by desert creatures tell us about their ways of life? Join Ranger Olivia to find out, click program title for more details.

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!

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.

: Join Ranger Derik and look at water samples taken for the river as well as the lake found
within the park Click program title for more details

Come out and explore the desert after dark with Ranger Derik and hunt for scorpions.
Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Derik on an easy/moderate hike to learn about the many cacti species that
call the park home. Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia as she explores the beautiful Lyke’s Lookout Trail on this cool Fall morning! Click on program title for more details.

Have you ever wondered about the Preserve's historic stand of palm trees? Then join
Ranger Olivia to learn about them. Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Shaun for a midday desert jaunt! Come see the beauty of the desert on a Ranger guided hike! Click program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia to meet some of the animal ambassadors that reside at Usery’s Nature
Center! Click on program title for more details.

Join Ranger Olivia for a chance to learn the basics of the Sonoran Desert and answer any
burning questions, you might have. Click on program title for more details.