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  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Guided Bird Walk

    Lake Pleasant Regional Park 41835 N. Castle Hot Springs Rd., Morristown, AZ, United States

    Learn about birds of Sonoran Desert and migrant water birds on this walk with Ranger Eric. We will first meet at the Wild Burro Day Use Area, then caravan in...

    Free with Park Fee
  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station

    Usery Mountain Regional Park 3939 N. Usery Pass Rd., Mesa, AZ, United States

    Maricopa County Parks and Recreation have 13 different parks around the Valley all with unique features that are just waiting for you to come explore! Maricopa County has one of the largest regional park systems in the Country and has over 120,000 acres of public land that serves as open space to connect residents with...

    Free with Park Fee
  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Discovery Station

    Cave Creek Regional Park 37900 E. Cave Creek Pkwy., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Would you like to meet a few of the critters that call our desert home, and learn a little more about them? Drop in on this Discovery Station with Ranger Derik. There will be objects to explore, bones and other biofacts to examine, and even a few of our animal ambassadors that you can observe...

    Free with Park Fee
  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Saguaros in Sunset

    Cave Creek Regional Park 37900 E. Cave Creek Pkwy., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Ranger Derik leads this picturesque hike to watch the sunset while also learning about saguaros along the way. We will see the sunset, saguaros, saguaro blossoms, and maybe some evening critters as well. You may bring your black light and regular flashlight to look for evening critters(optional). This hike will be about 1 mile starting...

    Free with Park Fee
  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Scorpion Safari

    Usery Mountain Regional Park 3939 N. Usery Pass Rd., Mesa, AZ, United States

    We will be looking for wildlife in the dark so make sure to pack flashlights and blacklights, if you have them, and make sure everything is charged or have extra batteries. We will be hiking along a portion of the Blevins trail for a total of about 2 miles out and back for our safari!...

    Free with Park Fee
  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Guided Bird Hike

    Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area 44000 N. Spur Cross Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, United States

    Join Ranger Eric for a guided hike to learn about identification, behavior, and ecology of our Sonoran Desert birds during this guided hike. We will hike about 2.5 miles roundtrip on the Dragonfly Trail at Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and Jewel of the Creek Preserve. We will hike for 2-2.5 hours on moderate grade,...

    Free with Park Fee