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Estrella Mountain Regional Park

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The 19,840-acre preserve opened in 1954 as Maricopa County's first regional park.

2008 | Best Off-Trail Hikes

There's a moment when you reach the southwest extremity of this park's Pedersen loop trail that you stare into madness. The glimpse into the vast vacuum of central/western Arizona is the sort of horizon-less view you see in the movies, where some poor sap's got himself lost in the trackless desert, and now he's shuffling along like a zombie in the middle of nowhere. The outlook from this particular point on the Pedersen is a lot like that: Nowheresville.Don't go that way.Instead, trek... More »
2007 | BEST HIKE IF YOU'VE GOT ALL DAY

As veteran hikers of Camelback Mountain and Squaw -- ahem -- Piestewa Peak, we try to make an occasional hajj to Quartz Peak in the way, way southwest Valley. The trail has a sweet, 1,000-feet-per-mile ratio like the Valley's two most popular mountains, but is more than twice as long. This is the perfect calf-burning grade that feels as much like a workout as a hike, thus providing a good excuse for spending the day traipsing around gorgeous, cactus-covered countryside.We've seen... More »

Top 5 Things to Do This Weekend

By Becky Bartkowski | Fri, April 6, 2012

So much to do. So little time. So it goes with Phoenix weekends. Whether you're down to geek out, make a splash, or craft like a mofo, get busy this weekend with our five picks for things to do in th... More »

Estrella Mountain Regional Park