Outdoor Recreation Near Buckeye, Arizona

Vulture Peak Lower Trailhead, Maricopa

Vulture Peak Lower Trailhead in Arizona features a gravel surface and moderate difficulty, with a high tick risk during summer visits.

Castle Creek Trailhead, Yavapai

Castle Creek Trailhead in Arizona winds through desert landscapes with moderate difficulty and high photo opportunities for rock formations.

Sophie's Flat Trailhead, Yavapai

Sophie's Flat Trailhead in Arizona features a difficult desert hike with high danger scores due to exposure, best attempted in cooler months.

Brittlebush Trailhead (SE, 2mi), Maricopa

Brittlebush Trailhead in Arizona features an easy gravel trail, best visited in spring and fall, with moderate solitude and low danger from wildlife.

Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground (NE, 0mi), Maricopa

Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, approximately 90 miles southwest of Phoenix, Arizona, provides visitors the opportunity to view an archaeological site...

Painted Rock Petroglyph Campground (SW, 0mi), Maricopa

The campground offers visitors 59 individual campsites and two large group sites featuring picnic tables and steel fire rings. There is no water or...

Margies Cove West Campground, Maricopa

Margies Cove West Campground includes day-use parking for ten vehicles, three primitive campsites with picnic tables and steel fire rings, a vault toilet,...

West Valley Art Museum, Maricopa

West Valley Art Museum in Arizona exhibits Southwestern artwork in a facility surrounded by native xeriscape gardens.

Challenger Learning Center of Arizona, Maricopa

Challenger Learning Center of Arizona provides a quiet educational experience with few visitors. The center is ideal for peaceful learning.

Bragg's Pies Building, Maricopa

Completed in 1946, the Bragg's Pies Building is significant as an example of a rare surviving International style commercial building in Phoenix, Arizona....

Hotel San Carlos, Maricopa

Hotel San Carlos in Arizona is a Phoenix landmark featuring historic architecture and downtown convenience.

Gila Bend, Juan Bautista de Anza NHT

Gila Bend Museum and Visitor Center provides exhibits about the history and culture of the area. The Anza Trail Passport Stamp #10 is located here.

Executive Towers, Maricopa

Executive Towers in Arizona, near Phoenix, features 30 bird species and is best visited in spring, fall, or winter.

Gila River Indian Community, Juan Bautista de Anza NHT

The Gila River Indian Community is a Native American reservation in Arizona. It lies adjacent to the south side of Phoenix and is within the Phoenix...

Boulders Ohv Staging Area, Maricopa

Boulders OHV Staging Area in Arizona is a hub for off-highway vehicle enthusiasts, with challenging terrain.

Sonoran Desert National Monument, Juan Bautista de Anza NHT

The Sonoran Desert National Monument sits in the most biologically diverse North American desert. The most striking aspect of the plant community in the...

Harquahala Byway Staging Area, Maricopa

Harquahala Byway Staging Area in Arizona is a starting point for desert drives and hikes. Fall through spring offer the most comfortable temperatures.

Mitchell Spring, Yavapai

Mitchell Spring near New River, Arizona, provides thermal waters with 4 mammal and 30 bird species, best visited in cooler seasons.

Castle Hot Springs, Yavapai

Castle Hot Springs near New River, Arizona, features 4 mammal and 30 bird species, with optimal visits in spring, fall, or winter.

Lower Sonoran Field Office, Maricopa

The BLM Lower Sonoran Field Office manages 1.4 million acres of public land in south-central Arizona, including the half million acre Sonoran Desert...

Lake Pleasant (N, 0mi), Maricopa

This newly expanded reservoir has 114 miles of shoreline for family recreation uses. The reservoir boasts a 10-lane boat ramp; parking for 200 vehicles....

Hell's Canyon Wilderness, Yavapai

The 9,951-acre Hells Canyon Wilderness Area is a portion of the Hieroglyphic Mountains. The most prominent peaks are Garfias Mountain at 3,381 feet...

Westworld, Maricopa

WestWorld is located in north Scottsdale at the base of the McDowell Mountains. Surrounded by the Sonoran Desert with over 360 acres of pristine...

North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area, Maricopa

North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area in Arizona features desert trails with moderate difficulty. The area has low visitation and is best explored in...

Sierra Estrella Wilderness, Maricopa

The 14,400-acre Sierra Estrella Wilderness, located just 15 miles southwest of Phoenix, contains one of the most rugged mountain ranges in Arizona. The...

Woolsey Peak Wilderness, Maricopa

Congress added the Woolsey Peak portion of the Gila Bend Mountains to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1990, citing the rugged topography,...

Quartz Peak Trail, Maricopa

Quartz Peak Trail, in the 14,400-acre  Sierra Estrella Wilderness , leads visitors from the floor of Rainbow Valley (elevation 1,550 feet) to the summit...

Signal Mountain Wilderness, Maricopa

The 13,350-acre Signal Mountain Wilderness is in southwest Maricopa County, 18 miles northwest of Gila Bend and 35 miles southwest of Phoenix. This...

Painted Rock Dam, Maricopa

Painted Rock Dam in Arizona is best visited in spring, fall, or winter. With moderate solitude and 30 bird species, it offers decent scenery.

Hummingbird Springs Wilderness, Maricopa

The 31,200-acre Hummingbird Springs Wilderness lies 55 miles west of Phoenix in western Maricopa County.  The colorful escarpments of the 3,418-foot-high...

South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area, Maricopa

South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness Area in Arizona includes desert trails with moderate difficulty. The area is rarely visited, best explored in cooler...

Big Horn Mountains Wilderness, Maricopa

The 21,000-acre Big Horn Mountains Wilderness Area lies 60 miles west of Phoenix in western Maricopa County. The precipitous 1,800-foot-high Big Horn Peak...

Sonoran Desert National Monument, Maricopa

The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape. The monument sits in the most biologically...

Eagletail Mountains Wilderness, La Paz

The 97,880-acre Eagletail Mountains Wilderness in Arizona is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Known for its striking geological features,...

Harquahala Mountain Backcountry Byway, Maricopa

The Harquahala Mountain Backcountry Byway offers something for everyone! The road itself is rugged and challenging for off-highway vehicle (OHV)...

Saddleback Mountain Recreational Shooting Site, Maricopa

Saddleback Mountain is a semi-developed recreational target shooting site.   The focused activity at this site is long-range rifle shooting. No pistols,...

Church Camp Road Recreational Shooting Site, Maricopa

Church Camp Road is a developed recreational shooting sports site with fixed steel targets. The focused activity at this site is rifle and pistol...

Box Canyon Recreational Shooting Site, Pinal

Box Canyon is a recreational shooting sports site with long-range rifle, shotgun, and pistol bays. Operating Hours Open 7 am to sunset . Sites are open...

Baldy Mountain Recreational Shooting Site, Maricopa

Baldy Mountain is a semi-developed recreational shooting sports site. The focused recreational shooting sports activity at this site is long-range rifle...

Painted Rock Reservoir, Maricopa

Painted Rock Reservoir in Arizona is best visited in spring, fall, or winter. It offers moderate solitude and 30 bird species.

Margie's Cove East Trailhead, Maricopa

Margies Cove Trail is a nearly level, 9-mile route through the heart of the 63,200-acre North Maricopa Mountains WIlderness

Road 8001 Trailhead, Maricopa

Road 8001 in Arizona near Palo Verde is best visited in spring, fall, or winter, with 30 bird species present.

Brittlebush Trailhead (NW, 2mi), Maricopa

The Sonoran Desert National Monument contains magnificent examples of untrammeled Sonoran Desert landscape.

Sandpiper Park Trailhead, Maricopa

Visit Sandpiper Park, located 4.7 miles from Paradise Valley, AZ. Desert terrain. Best visited Oct-Apr.

Gateway Trailhead, Maricopa

Visit Gateway Trailhead, located 8.3 miles from Fountain Hills, AZ. Desert terrain. Best visited Oct-Apr.

Lost Dog Wash Trailhead, Maricopa

Visit Lost Dog Wash Trailhead, located 5.1 miles from Fountain Hills, AZ. Desert terrain. Best visited Oct-Apr.

South Mountain Environmental Education Center, Maricopa

South Mountain Environmental Education Center in Arizona features diverse mammals and birds in the Sonoran Desert near Laveen, though visitor patterns are...

Big Horn Station, Maricopa

Big Horn Station in Arizona near Maricopa features 4 mammal species and 30 bird species in a day use area best visited from spring through winter.

Emery Henderson Trailhead, Maricopa

This trailhead accesses the Black Canyon National Recreation Trail. The 80-mile Black Canyon trail provides mountain bikers with a long range backcountry...

Table Mesa Trailhead Staging Area, Maricopa

Visit Table Mesa Trailhead Staging Area, located 5.8 miles from New River, AZ. Desert terrain. Best visited Oct-Apr.