Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area

2009 | Best Guided Hike

True hikers view guided hikes as literate Parisians view ushered tours of the Louvre: dimly.This excellent seven-miler is the exception. A relatively difficult trek over primitive trails, the ranger-led hybrid hike takes participants into the park's achingly beautiful backcountry for sublime views and solid interpretation. The ranger du jour will fill you in on the newest, and most unusual, entry in the Maricopa County Regional Park system, which is set in a high-desert riparian area... More »