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Events (43)
  • Oct
    14
    Saguaros in Sunset (Registration Required, Limit 30 Participants)
    Oct 14, 2026 - (05:00 PM - 07:00 PM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia for a hike to see and learn about the stunning saguaros during sunset. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    14
    San Tan Shredders Wednesday Night Roll
    Oct 14, 2026 - (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    A no drop night ride through the trails.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    15
    Plant Hike
    Oct 15, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
    McDowell 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
  • Oct
    15
    Discovery Station
    Oct 15, 2026 - (10:30 AM - 12:30 PM)
    McDowell 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
  • Oct
    16
    Discovery Station: 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge
    Oct 16, 2026 - (02:30 PM - 04:00 PM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Looking for a challenge? Look no further. Ranger Kevin has all the details about the annual hiking, running, biking and horseback riding challenge presented by Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    16
    Stargazing (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)
    Oct 16, 2026 - (05:30 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Join Ranger Kevin for a fun evening of summer stargazing! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    16
    Creatures of the Night Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Oct 16, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Look for scorpions and other nocturnal critters on this hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    16
    Pipeline Canyon Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 15 Participants)
    Oct 16, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:30 PM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    Enjoy an evening fitness hike along the scenic Pipeline Canyon trail with Ranger Olivia. Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    17
    Fitness Hike (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)
    CANCELLED
    Oct 17, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Kevin for a challenging hike deep into the spectacular scenery of the Usery mountains. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    17
    Discovery Station
    Oct 17, 2026 - (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    Discovery Station: 100 Miles in 100 Days Challenge
    Stop by the Nature Center to learn about the annual hiking, running, biking and horseback riding challenge presented by Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    17
    Discovery Station
    Oct 17, 2026 - (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia to meet some of the animal ambassadors that reside at the White Tank
    Mountain Nature Center! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    17
    All About Sssnakesss
    Oct 17, 2026 - (12:30 PM - 01:30 PM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Olivia to learn all about the different types of snakes there are in Arizona in this classroom presentation. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    17
    Scorpion Safari (Registration Required, Limit 30 participants)
    Oct 17, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Nikki on an easy 2-mile stroll to search for scorpions and other nocturnal critters under an almost-full moon. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    19
    Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew
    Oct 19, 2026 - (06:00 AM - 08:00 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
  • Oct
    21
    Morning Meander (Registration Required, Limit 20)
    Oct 21, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
    Cave Creek Regional Park
    Come with Ranger Shaun for a morning Jaunt to get the blood flowing! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    21
    Creatures of the Night Hike - Registration Required Limit 20 Participants
    Oct 21, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Look for scorpions and other nocturnal critters on this hike with Ranger Eric! Click on program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    21
    San Tan Shredders Wednesday Night Roll
    Oct 21, 2026 - (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    A no drop night ride through the trails.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    22
    Ethnobotany Hike (Registration required, limit 25)
    Oct 22, 2026 - (04:30 PM - 06:30 PM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Discover the desert's bounty on a guided sunset hike with Ranger Jacque.
    Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    22
    Creepy Crawly Critters Hike (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)
    Oct 22, 2026 - (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    It’s very nearly Halloween, got your spook on yet? Ranger Shaun does!
    Come along for a spooky themed desert hike!
    Event Details
  • Oct
    23
    Fitness Hike
    Oct 23, 2026 - (07:30 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Enjoy a morning trail workout with Ranger Nikki on a moderate-paced hike through the desert. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    23
    Pollinator Garden Walk
    Oct 23, 2026 - (10:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Stroll through the garden with Ranger Nikki to learn about native plants and the butterflies, bees and birds they attract. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    24
    Bird Walk with Tom Locascio (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)
    Oct 24, 2026 - (06:30 AM - 10:00 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
  • Oct
    24
    Introduction to Archery (Registration Required. Limit 10 Participants)
    Oct 24, 2026 - (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    Certified instructors (Ranger Jacque & Doug) will introduce you to the
    physical and mental basics of archery and prepare you for target shooting on the range.
    Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    24
    Full Moon Hike (Registration Required, Limit 30 participants)
    Oct 24, 2026 - (05:30 PM - 07:30 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Ranger Nikki leads this hike to experience the desert silhouetted by the glow of the Full Moon. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    24
    Full Moon Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Oct 24, 2026 - (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Hike beautiful Spur Cross under the light of the full moon with Ranger Shaun!
    Event Details
  • Oct
    25
    Nature Walk
    Oct 25, 2026 - (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    (Registration required, Limit 15 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.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    26
    Lake Pleasant Monday Clean-Up Crew
    Oct 26, 2026 - (06:00 AM - 08:00 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
  • Oct
    26
    Full Moon Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 participants)
    Oct 26, 2026 - (05:30 PM - 07:15 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Nikki to enjoy the sunset and watch the full moon rise and light our way. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    28
    Beginning Birders Hike (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants)
    Oct 28, 2026 - (07:30 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Join Ranger Kevin for an introduction to birding in one of Arizona’s premiere birding locations. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    28
    Discovery Station: Spooky Season Critters
    Oct 28, 2026 - (10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Hassayampa River Preserve
    Come meet some of our “creepiest” creatures. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    28
    San Tan Shredders Wednesday Night Roll
    Oct 28, 2026 - (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    A no drop night ride through the trails.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    28
    Creatures of the Night (Registration Required, Limit 15 Participants)
    Oct 28, 2026 - (07:00 PM - 09:00 PM)
    Lake Pleasant Regional Park
    It’s almost Halloween, COME GET SPOOKED with Ranger Shaun. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    29
    Morning Meander (Registration Required, Limit 10 Participants)
    Oct 29, 2026 - (08:30 AM - 10:30 AM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Hit the trail for a stroll this morning. Walk the North Trail with Ranger Shaun.
    Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    29
    Discovery Station
    Oct 29, 2026 - (11:00 AM - 01:00 PM)
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
    Venomous Creatures!
    Event Details
  • Oct
    29
    Discovery Station: Spooky Season Critters
    Oct 29, 2026 - (04:30 PM - 06:00 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Come meet some of our “creepiest” creatures. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    29
    Stargazing (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants)
    Oct 29, 2026 - (06:00 PM - 08:00 PM)
    Usery Mountain Regional Park
    Join Ranger Kevin for an evening of fun early-autumn stargazing! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    30
    Desert 101 Walk
    Oct 30, 2026 - (07:30 AM - 09:30 AM)
    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
    Explore plant and animal life along the creek on a leisurely walk with Ranger Nikki. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    30
    Estrella - Seed Toss Event
    Oct 30, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    It is time to toss our seed pellets! Join us!
    Event Details
  • Oct
    30
    Lunch and Learn
    Oct 30, 2026 - (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Cave Creek Regional Park
    Lunch and Learn: Halloween Desert Critters
    Learn about desert critters that fit nicely into traditional Halloween lore and maybe find they aren’t so creepy and spooky after all! Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    30
    Discovery Station: Spooky Season Critters 
    Oct 30, 2026 - (11:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
    Estrella Mountain Regional Park
    Come meet some of our “creepiest” creatures. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    31
    Waterfall Morning Hike
    Oct 31, 2026 - (07:00 AM - 09:00 AM)
    White Tank Mountain Regional Park
    Ranger Shaun is headed to the waterfall to see if it’s migrated back South
    for the Winter yet. Come along, won’t you? Click program title for more details.
    Event Details
  • Oct
    31
    San Tan - Seed Toss Event
    Oct 31, 2026 - (08:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    It is time to toss our seed pellets! Join us!
    Event Details
  • Oct
    31
    Discovery Station
    Oct 31, 2026 - (12:00 PM - 02:00 PM)
    San Tan Mountain Regional Park
    Discovery Station: Meet the Critters
    It’s a Halloween edition of Meet the Critters! Stop by the Nature Center and Ranger Nikki will show you why San Tan’s scaly, fuzzy and even pokey animal ambassadors are not so creepy after all. This is a drop-in, come-and-go program. Click program title for more details.
    Event Details

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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.

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