The DNR plans to add interpretive exhibits about the Battle of South Mountain at the site. The inn itself is to be used as a visitor’s center. The inn was founded as early as 1732, and served ...

A man driving in South Mountain Park and Preserve on Nov. 9, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona, died in a crash after experiencing an unspecified medical emergency, police said. (Creative Commons Photo) ...

Right now, Washington Monument State Park is the main place to go for information on the South Mountain battlefield. But that will shift to the inn when the center is opened, Milbourne said.

The restricted hours, typically 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., were enforced on popular trails in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve and at South Mountain Park.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — 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 ...