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  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Ethnobotany Hike

    McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills, AZ, United States

    Join Ranger Jacque for a special evening hike to explore the edible plants of the Sonoran Desert. We will walk along the Wagner Trail, identifying native plants that have served as vital food and medicinal sources for generations of inhabitants. This 2.2-mile loop is rated easy, featuring gravelly terrain and 124 ft elevation change. Please...

    Free with Park Fee
  • Maricopa County Parks and Recreation: Morning Meander

    McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills, AZ, United States

    Take a leisurely hike down the easy rated North Loop Trail. This is a 2.9-mile loop we’ll be doing as we look for desert critters and discuss some of the plants we observe along the way. Terrain is mostly flat with a few bumpy sections and makes for a good morning warm up! Water bottles...

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

    McDowell Mountain Regional Park 16300 McDowell Mountain Park Dr. MMRP, Fountain Hills, AZ, United States

    Venomous Creatures! Come talk with Ranger Shaun about the crazy collection of biting, stinging, pinching, spraying, stinking, blistering, and otherwise generally noxious critters of the Sonoran Desert! You might even get to see a few! Learn what they are, where they live, what they do, and how not to get it done to you! Come...

    Free with Park Fee