Lake Pleasant is creating a Monday clean-up crew. If you are available on any Monday, please join us as we pick up litter along the shoreline. Date- Every Monday from 4/1/24-10/28/24 Time – April 7:00am-9:00am May-Oct 6:00am-8:00am Location – Park at Castle Hot Springs dirt lot near the entry station. Meet with Park Assistant Doug...
This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters / 27 ft) telescope mirrors in the world on the University of Arizona campus. Visitors will see the unparalleled technology and revolutionary processes in making the...
Construct a one-of-a-kind masterpiece in the Art Studio all month using recyclables plus a dash of imagination. Free with Admission
Interact with some of our special animals, which for many people is a once in a lifetime experience. Guests will get to learn about endangered species, how we contribute to conservation of those animals, some of the considerations we must take into consideration when having these reptiles in Arizona, which reptiles are good pets for children or adults, adaptations...
Join us for an afternoon filled with creativity, fun, and lots of LEGOs!
Come and build LEGO masterpieces with us! Work together in groups or alone to make a LEGO creation. For ages 3-12. No registration. For more information, call 623-930-3837 or stop at the youth service desk.
Like butterflies and bees, hummingbirds play an important role in our local ecology. Learn all about the native plants around us while crafting seed bombs from scratch to make a...
Calling all tweens and teens! Come hang out with us as we explore and play with some tech gadgets, such as vinyl cutters for sticker making, 3D pens, 3D printer,...
Ranger Shaun’s Bug Theater comes to McDowell Mountain! Come join Ranger Shaun to see what we can lure out of the dark with bright lights and the promise of fame and fortune at McDowell Mountain! We’ll bait out the bugs and do some catch and release identification, learn a little about insect and arachnid morphology...