Are you ready to embark on a breathtaking adventure through one of Maricopa County’s hidden gems? The Anthem to Cave Creek-Spur Cross Trail offers a captivating blend of scenic beauty, diverse flora and fauna, and a sense of tranquility that…
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Are you ready to embark on a breathtaking adventure through one of Maricopa County’s hidden gems? The Anthem to Cave Creek-Spur Cross Trail offers a captivating blend of scenic beauty, diverse flora and fauna, and a sense of tranquility that…
The mythical Phoenix bird is capable of emerging from the ashes, unscathed and reborn anew, but a trail doesn’t undergo that kind of transformation naturally after a fire ravages the landscape and destroys salutary vegetation. A trail requires a team…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Maricopa Trail Phase 1 Completion Celebration: Saturday, November 17, 2018. The successful completion of the 315-mile, Valley-circumnavigating Maricopa Trail was celebrated today at Cave Creek Regional Park. Dignitaries, supporters, volunteers and countless movers-and-shakers were on hand to mark the occasion. Here’s…