After calling for change, improvements made at Papago Park
The hikers say there is more they want to see fixed, but they are happy with this first step at Phoenix's Papago Park.
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The hikers say there is more they want to see fixed, but they are happy with this first step at Phoenix's Papago Park.
A group of trail enthusiasts is taking action at Papago Park, one of Phoenix's points of pride near Priest Drive and Van Buren Street.
The Phoenix City Council voted to extend excessive heat warning closures year-round – and earlier in the day – on certain hiking trails.
Cholla Trail on Camelback Mountain’s eastern slope, which closed in March 2020, reopened in September with safety improvements and new amenities. The landmark is Phoenix’s highest peak and carries with it decades of history.
Many Valley visitors and residents welcomed the Sept. 30 reopening of the Cholla Trail on Camelback’s eastern ridge.