MUSEUMS / DESERT OUTDOORS / HIKING / PARKS / LAKES

MUSEUMS | DESERT OUTDOORS-

Desert Botanical Gardens
1201 North Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona  85008
480-941-1225
www.dbg.org

 

Heard Museum
2301 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona  85004
602-252-8848
www.heard.org

 

Phoenix Zoo
455 Galvin Parkway
Phoenix, Arizona  85008
602-273-1341
www.phoenixzoo.org

 

Phoenix Art Museum
1625 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona  85004
602-257-1222
www.phxart.org

 

Rawhide
5700 West North Loop Road
Exit Wild Horse Pass Blvd. off I-10 & head West
Chandler, Arizona  85226
480-502-5600
www.rawhide.com

 

Arizona Science Center
600 East Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona  85004
602-716-2000
www.azscience.org

 

Ponderosa Stables
10215 South Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona  85040
602-268-1261
www.arizona-horses.com

 

Historical Heritage Square
115 North Sixth Street
Phoenix, Arizona  85004
602-262--5071     
www.rossonhousemuseum.org

 

Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting
6101 East Van Buren Street
Phoenix, Arizona  85008
602-275-3473    
www.hallofflame.org

HIKING-

South Mountain Park
10919 S. Central Avenue (Central South until it ends...)
5am to 11pm Daily
The country's largest municipal park, offers spectacular
views of the entire valley of the sun.

North Mountain Park
12950 N. 7th Street (7th Street, just north of Peoria)
5am to 11pm Daily (Visitor Center hours vary)
Visitor center educates, hiking trails

Papago Park
1201 N. Galvin Parkway (Van Buren & Galvin Pkyway/Priest)
5am to 11pm Daily
Lake, Walking/Running, Hiking and BBQ

Piestewa Park
SR 51 & Northern Avenue
5am to 11pm Daily
Hiking. Moderate/ Difficult, Steep 

Camelback Mountain
East McDonald Drive & Tatum
Sunrise to Sunset Daily
Hiking with incredible city views. Moderate/Difficult

PARKS-

Steele Indian Park
3rd Street & Indian School Ave.
6am to 10pm Daily
Volleyball, Rollerblading, Lake, BBQ, Running/ Walking

Encanto Park
2605 N. 15th Avenue
5:30am to 11pm Daily
Softball, Golf, BBQ, Running/ Walking

Rose Mofford Park
9833 N. 25th Ave.
8am to 9pm Daily (Fri & Sat 10pm)
BBQ, Softball, Running/ Walking

Indian Bend Wash
East of Hayden Road from Chaparral south to Tempe
Rollerblading, Biking, BBQ, Running/Walking

AREA LAKES-

Tempe Town Lake
Loop 202 to Mill Avenue Exit/South to Rio Salado Parkway/First Street
Tempe, Arizona  85281
www.tempe.gov/lake

 

Saguaro Lake
SR 87 (Beeline Highway) north-east apprx 17 miles to lake turnoff
www.precisionmarine.biz/directions-sag.html

 

Lake Pleasant
I-17 North to Highway 74 (Carefree Hwy) head West to Hot Springs Road & turn North
602-372-7460
www.peoriaaz.com/lakepF.htm