South Mountain Park Trails
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South Mountain Park Trails
City, Town, or County
Frontcountry Trail
- Length
14 miles
- Elevation Gain
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- Route Type
out & back
- Length
14 miles - Elevation Gain
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out & back
![South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Monique Dinkel/wiki.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/39_Echinocereus_arizonicus_Arizona_Hedgehog_cactus_163778475751.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1672960822&s=f4fa1933caf3026888c8f675d9fbe1a8)
South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Monique Dinkel/wiki.
![New Ranger Office. Photo by Dan Gronseth.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/39_IMG_0331.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1672960854&s=d0367ed63ffc192ef443a2b8d7011724)
New Ranger Office. Photo by Dan Gronseth.
![Antelope squirrel, South Mountain Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Brandon Wiggins/wiki.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/39_Antelopesquirrelphoenixarizona1.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1672960816&s=d5c1bbcf1e54eadf66f71eb647afa64b)
Antelope squirrel, South Mountain Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Brandon Wiggins/wiki.
![Petroglyphs in South Mountain Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Brandon Wiggins/wiki.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/39_1024pxPetroglyphssouthmountain1.jpg?w=785&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1672960788&s=5dc30b1f076d6db7da56ed5bbfd88a55)
Petroglyphs in South Mountain Park, Phoenix, Arizona. Photo by Brandon Wiggins/wiki.
![Chuckwalla. Photo by GIL Soto.](https://optimise2.assets-servd.host/mountain-trail/dev/images/39_761657A50675453BA19304BDA4BCAE39.jpeg?w=325&h=420&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1672960851&s=c4d2f7568f2f3b3ddf252e5d3ed41329)
Chuckwalla. Photo by GIL Soto.
Location: Ridgeline trail of South Mountain Park, c. 10 miles S of downtown Phoenix.
- States: Arizona
South Mountain Park is the largest city park in the US - a rocky mountain ridge, within Phoenix city limits yet still relatively unspoiled, covered by many cacti and giving excellent views across the urban surroundings. There are 60 miles of trails popular for hiking, cycling, and horseback riding.
The hills bear typical Sonoran Desert vegetation of ocotillo, palo verde, creosote bushes, mesquite, saguaro, opuntia, and other smaller cacti, and are covered with a mixture of clean, coarse sand and weathered granite boulders; together with the frequent far-reaching views over the flat Phoenix suburbs.
Accessibility Information
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Allowed Uses:
Hiking/WalkingPublic Contact
Kathy ReichertPhoenix Parks, Library & Recreation Dept
10409 South Central
Phoenix, AZ 85040
[email protected] • (602) 495-5078
Contact the trail manager for current maps and visiting details.
More Details
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- Part of a Trail System? No
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- Certified as an NRT
Jun 1, 1971