South Mountain Park
South Mountain Park/Preserve
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Phone:602-495-0222
Fax:602-495-0212
Web: phoenix.gov/PARKS/
Size: 16,500 acres.
Location:On South Central Avenue, south of downtown.
Facilities:Picnic areas, ramadas (with kitchen), dance platforms, 51 miles of trails, lookout point.
Activities:Hiking, bicycling, horseback riding.
Special Features:This park, the nation's largest municipal park, encompasses a vastrugged mountain range. Features include petroglyphs (ancient Indianrock inscriptions), historic and archeological sites, a mining camp,and a Depression-era work camp. The park is also home to the SouthMountain Environmental Education Center (602-534-6324).
See other parks in Arizona.