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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-
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