The planned new Arizona State Park that will connect to Yavapai County and to our northern segments of the Maricopa Trail that connect with the Prescott Circle Trail on the Sun Corridor Trail. Read more about this exciting new project…

Desert waterfalls are rare enough, but this one in its tiny grotto fringed by cottonwoods and willows is a gem. The Maricopa Trail takes you to it.

Raised as an active Midwestern farm boy, Jim Jensen didn’t let the challenges of a demanding job and a health scare derail his love of the outdoors. “I accepted a job promotion with my company and moved to Arizona in 2006,”…

Start exploring the 315-mile, Valley-circling Maricopa Trail with a trek through its northmost reaches. This 13.6 mile segment runs from the Bronco trailhead in Tonto National Forest to Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area in Cave Creek. LENGTH: 13.6 miles one way…

Trails don’t fix themselves after wildfires.  Rehabilitating trails is often a cooperative effort of many organizations, non-profits, volunteers and professional trail engineers. In October 2020, the Sears Fire scorched 14,476 acres of land a few miles northeast of Cave Creek…

The 315-mile Maricopa Trail circles metro Phoenix and links towns, parks and national forests. This stretch might inspire you to hike the whole thing.

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The Maricopa Trail and Park Foundation’s many partners including communities, sponsors, agencies, organizations, and volunteers are foremost in our thoughts as we have and will continue to take steps in response to COVID-19 state and national health emergency guidelines. To…

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