Park Hours
Daily Dawn to Dusk
(Not affected by Holidays)
Park Amenities
- 110-acre wetland, wildlife sanctuary
- 7 ponds along hiking trails
- 1 recreational urban fishing lake, fishing (must have license)
- 1 floating boardwalk
- 3 Overnight Campsites
- 2 Reservable Small Ramadas
- 2 Restroom Facilities (north and south)
- Unique children’s play area
- Various Benches, Bike Racks, Multi-Use Trails
- Information Kiosk
- One Dino Dig
- Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory
- Viewing blind areas
- Ethnobotanical garden
Ramada’s/Campsites/Dino Dig:
Reserve a Ramada
- Dragonfly Ramada: Small Ramada with 4 tables and 1 grill. No Power available.
- Rattle Ramada: Small Ramada with 4 tables and 1 grill. No Power available.
- Overlook Pavilion: Pavilion with amphitheater style seating. No Power available.
- Water Sedge Edge Campsite: Can accommodate up to 20 campers, one fire pit and 1 grill
- Honey Bee Point Campsite: Can accommodate up 20 to 35 campers, two fire pits and 1 grill
- Canal Campsite: Can accommodate over 35 campers, two fire pits and 1 grill
- Dino Dig: Simulated dinosaur fossil dig pit. (Instructional staff can be added for a fee)
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For over 7 years, we at Tinkergarten have been on a mission to spread a love of learning and nature throughout the country by offering play-based learning to kids in community parks. Join us by signing up your kids, ages 6 months to 8 years, to join in discovery-based learning. Our outdoor classes are designed to engage and inspire kids in building skill sets around empathy, collaboration, creativity, persistence, and problem solving. Our Fall session starts now. Join the movement of thousands of families learning outside together and enjoy some well-spent time with your kids.
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Trails are accessible from 48th St. & Guadalupe and Desert Foothills Parkway & 6th St. Picnic areas and ramadas are vehicle accessible from the other side of the South Mountains at 10919 S. Central Ave.
World’s largest municipal park 16,500 acres featuring city views, petroglyphs, 300 specimens of plant life, rabbits, foxes, coyotes, snakes, lizards and birds. Also, activity complex, Hiking, Riding Trails, Interpretive Center, Lookouts, Museum, Natural Features, Ramada and Picnic Area, Ranger Station, Restrooms
South Mountain became a City of Phoenix park in 1924. Many citizens including Carl Hayden bought 13,000 acres from the Federal Government for $17,000. In 1935 the National Park Service developed a master plan for the park that included riding and hiking trails, picnic areas and overlooks.
The highest point on South Mountain is Mount Suppoa which reaches 2,690 feet. It is not accessible to the public. Dobbin Lookout which is 2,330 feet high is the highest point accessible by trail.
Open Wednesdays from 3:30pm-7pm. One transaction can pay for your purchases from all vendors.
Ball field, Picnic Area, Playground, Restrooms, Swimming
Admission fees:
Ages 17 & younger: $1
Ages 18 & older: $3
Seasonal hours:
Monday-Friday 1-4:30 p.m.
Saturday 11-4 p.m.
Sundays Closed
NOVEMBER-MAY party package available.
(We don’t host packages in Oct. due to Fall Festival. You can still come and celebrate but would have to purchase general admission for you and your guest. See Fall Festival for details.)
$250 for 2 hours of unlimited play with all farm activities. A covered area with picnic tables will be reserved for you. Must pre-schedule. Fill out the entry form and email or fax it back to us at the number listed on the form.
* Tube slide
A grace period of 30 minutes before and after is allowed for setup and tear down.
Up to 50 people
Additional fees apply for more people or extra time.
You bring your own food.
Dates book fast so schedule yours today!
Pastries made creatively and responsibly using local, organic and non-GMO ingredients. Specialties include hand pies and vegan galettes.
Must enter the park from 48th Street, via Chandler Boulevard. No access off of Pecos Parkway.
A 66-acre regional park with lit soccer, football and multipurpose athletic fields, skate plaza, 1.5 acre off-leash activity area for dogs, large playground with water play area, swimming pool, basketball and tennis courts, ramadas, sand and concrete volleyball courts. A .9-mile paved path circles the playing fields.
- Basketball Courts
- Dog Park
- Grills
- Lighting
- Picnic Tables
- Playground
- Ramadas
Butterfly Wonderland
Learn about butterfly metamorphoses and interact with thousands of free-flying butterflies in this lush rain-forest atrium. Butterfly Wonderland offers three birthday-party packages with either a butterflies or bugs theme. They include all-day admission (including the 3-D theater) for up to 15 children and three adults, a decorated party room and a fresh-fruit platter, birthday cake or cupcakes. Pizza is also available.
Details: 9500 E. Via de Ventura, Salt River Reservation. Birthday parties $350-$400. 480-800-3000, butterflywonderland.com.
Seasonal hours: May 23- July 26
Monday & Saturday 1-6 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday 1-7 p.m.
Admission fees:
Ages 17 & younger: $2 (children under 6 months: Free)
Ages 18 & older: $4
This hands-on children’s art and discovery museum (formerly the Arizona Museum for Youth) hosts “Art Studio” birthday parties for up to 10 kids and 10 adults that include museum admission, a hands-on, age-appropriate art activity with museum staff and a party host. Food and decorations are not provided. Parties are offered only on weekends, and reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance.
Details: 150 W. Pepper Place, Mesa. Birthday packages $225-$250. 480-644-3690,ideamuseum.org.
Fast Facts about Banner Thunderbird
- Phone: (602) 865-5555
- Year opened: 1983
- Number of licensed patient beds: 561
- Number of inpatient visits (2012):
Approximately 33,380 - Number of outpatient visits (2012): 53,685
- Number of Emergency department visits (2012): 85,755
- Number of babies delivered (2012): 4,996
- Number of employees: 2,500
- Number of physicians on medical staff: 1,042
- Number of volunteers: 501
Features 3 dolphins, 1 elephant, and 3 ground sprays
NORMAL HOURS OF OPERATION
April * 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
May-August * 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
September-October * 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
November-March * Closed
Features 1 ground spray, 4 spray rings, and 1 candy cane-shaped shower