Trails just don’t happen and they certainly do not maintain themselves. Volunteerism is a critical component in the planning, construction and ongoing care of our public trails. Whether you can provide heavy lifting, organizing, promotion or helping with logistics, there’s…
Maricopa Trail: White Tank Mountain Regional Park
Most succinctly stated, the Maricopa Trail is a microcosm of the Valley of the Sun. Over its 317-mile course, the non-motorized recreational trail connects 10 county parks, wanders through open desert and farmland, tethers to suburbs and urban centers and…
Trail User Voices
Canine Hiking Club of AZ’s 18th anniversary hike in 2017. Hooking up with the Cottonwood Trail section in the Tonto NF just above Cave Creek. Jamie Scott DeBenedetto, Phoenix
Maricopa Trail: Usery Mountains-Wild Horse Segment
The Salt River Recreation Area north of Mesa is a well-known destination for kayaking, tubing, fishing and picnicking. Although there are also some hiking trails near the water, riverside commotion, noisy crowds, entry fees and mounds of trash left behind…
Trail User Voices
Jim Dolance of Peoria and his four-legged hiking companion Lucy escaped the crowds on the Maricopa Trail in and around Cave Creek Regional Park during the coronavirus pandemic. “Lucy and me on the back side of Go John trail where…
Maricopa Trail: Bronco – Spur Cross
RESTORATION OF MARICOPA TRAIL SEGMENT 20 COMPLETE Wildfires can be as confusing and they are devastating. Sometimes they roar through a forest in take-no-hostages fury while in other situations, they hopscotch over the land creating a random patchwork of destruction…
Maricopa Trail: Lake Pleasant – Anthem
Finding water in the desert is kind of like striking gold. This is especially true for hikers accustomed to desert trail where there’s seldom any water except for than puddles and stock tanks. Not so on the Lake Pleasant-Anthem segment…