Phoenix Fire Department, parks board at odds over summer closure of South Mountain trails (kjzz.org) — The Phoenix Fire Department and Parks Board are debating trail closures at South Mountain Park ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The city of Phoenix is one step closer to implementing new rules for closing hiking trails at South Mountain Park /Preserve during extreme heat. The Phoenix Parks and ...

More than 100 volunteers with the World Mission Society Church of God in Phoenix spent the day rolling up their sleeves for a great cause, to clean up an area of South Mountain Park that’s ...

Key Highlight: South Mountain Park boasts three mountain ranges and more than 50 miles of scenic trails. Arizona offers a seemingly endless array of outdoor experiences, and Phoenix's South ...

Phoenix leaders are considering closing fewer hiking trails during the extreme heat. The city’s Parks and Recreation Board will discuss two options for South Mountain Park on Thursday evening.

At 7 p.m., the gate closes off the park road leading into Pima Canyon, near the northeast tip of Phoenix's extraordinary South Mountain Park/Preserve. Cars can't get back in there — but you can.

Now, the City of Phoenix has expanded that list to include the Hau'Pai Trail, the Holbert Trail, and the Mormon Trail at South Mountain. ”The real ‘why’ is saving lives. People do ...

Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted unanimously to close four trails on South Mountain on days the NWS issues an extreme heat warning. The board chose to make the decision to help protect ...

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board voted to close only the three most difficult South Mountain trails during ... project planned near former Legacy Park in east Mesa Avondale security guard ...

Nestled close to the city, South Mountain Park is easy to access from multiple ... offers a respite from the urban sprawl that is metro Phoenix, and the red-rock buttes are the perfect vantage ...