Bird Walk from Fraesfield Trailhead Join Kathe Anderson and Rick Pearce for about 2 hours to see some of our area’s full-time resident birds. It also gives us a chance […]

Come celebrate spring in the desert and experience the Preserve dressed in its most beautiful colors.  Join Marsha Lipps on this easy walk to discover the incredible variety of flowers […]

This very difficult hike explores the rugged and scenic views of the Preserve.  We will go up Tom's Thumb to East End and return via the McDowell Regional Park.  In […]

Kovach Family Trail Walk from Lost Dog Trailhead. Join us for a leisurely walk on the beautiful Kovach Family Trail.  A slower pace over 0.7 mile will allow us time […]

Wildflower Educational Hike from Granite Mt Trailhead. Come celebrate spring in the desert and experience the Preserve dressed in its most beautiful colors. Join Steve Dodd and Roger Riepe on […]

Balanced Rock and Whiskey Bottle Fitness Hike at Granite Mt Trailhead This Difficult hike will go to Balanced Rock along the very scenic south side of Granite Mtn. We will […]

Women’s Bike Ride from Granite Mountain Trailhead.  This all woman’s bike ride is a Intermediate Skill level ride and Vigorous Cardio around the Granite mountain loop and beyond.   This is […]

Whiskey Bottle, Turpentine & Black Hill Fitness Hike from Fraesfield Trailhead  This Difficult hike has a moderate uphill portion on the north side of Fraesfield Mountain with nice views of […]

Bike Ride with Natural Resources Coordinator at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead.  Ride to some great places with John Loleit as he discusses the wonders of the desert preserve. This Beginner+ Skills […]

Hunter/Gatherers Educational Hike from Lost Dog Trailhead  Join PastFinder Don Meserve, expert Archaeologist as he recreates the challenges of the Archaic hunter and gatherer thriving in the Sonoran Desert 2,000 […]

New Trails Fitness Hike at Pima Dynamite Trailhead   This Very Difficult hike due to its 9 miles over about 4.5 hours covers some rolling hills for Experienced hikers. Explore […]

Sonoran Desert packrats have been collecting and preserving things found on the ground for 40,000 years! Stop by the Trailside Naturalist Station at the Gateway Trailhead between 9:00 and 11:00 […]