Upcoming Dates
- New dates coming soon!
Registration & Information
- Online Registration is Required.
- Registration begins 7 days prior to the event date.
- Contact the Park’s Visitor Center 480-312-0990 for more information.
Guided Hikes
Ew! Ick! Gross! Wow! (Designed for Kids up to age 10, accompanied by an adult)
Join one of our friendly Park Naturalists on an easy quarter-mile trail for an interactive walk on the wild side where everyone in the family will be guaranteed to say "ew! ick! gross! and wow!" while learning about our desert animals, their behaviors, and their habitats.
Geology Adventure
Hike with a Park Geology Guide to the Grandview Overlook. Learn about the rocks, minerals, and land formation of Pinnacle Peak, McDowell Mountains, and the valley of the sun as seen from the trail. This is a moderate 3/4-mile hike.
Incredible Edible Desert
Meander with our Park Naturalists along an easy quarter-mile path, pausing at saguaros, cholla, prickly pear, and desert trees. Experience how the earliest residents of the Sonoran Desert picked, prepared, and preserved these plants as food, in an hour of hands-on fun.
What’s Your Saguaro IQ?
The iconic Saguaro Cactus is known for its majestic beauty as it peppers the Sonoran Desert landscape. Walk with our Park Naturalists, along an easy quarter-mile path, as you experience the lifecycle of the Saguaro and how it is used by people and animals for tools, food, and shelter.
Upcoming Dates
- New dates coming soon!
Registration & Information
- Online Registration is Required.
- Registration begins 7 days prior to the event date.
- Contact the Park’s Visitor Center 480-312-0990 for more information.
Sunset - Full Moon Hikes
Upcoming Dates
- Thursday, May 23, 2024, 6:45 - 8:15 p.m.
- Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Registration & Information
- Registration not required.
- Please arrive no later than the start time.
- Contact the Park’s Visitor Center 480-312-0990 for more information.
Hikes are canceled if rainy or overcast conditions exist. Call the afternoon of the event to confirm.
Astronomy Evenings
Participants are invited to enjoy a beautiful desert evening under the stars and learn about some of the objects visible in the night sky. NASA Solar System Ambassador Mark Johnston (Instagram: @azastroguy) will highlight that evening's visible objects, including planets, multiple star systems, globular clusters and nebulae through a high end refractor telescope, while providing a running commentary and fielding questions from the group.
Beginners are welcome as the explanations will be kept at a novice level. No hiking is required. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars and a small penlight flashlight. Program duration is approximately one and a half hours.
![Pinnacle Peak Astronomy Telescope pointed at a starry sky near Pinnacle Peak with illuminated rock formations in the background](/images/default-source/default-album/parks/pinnacle-peak-astronomy.jpg?sfvrsn=992c53bf_0)
Upcoming Dates
- Saturday, May 18, 2024, 8:15 p.m.
- Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, 7 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
- Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, 6 p.m.
- Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 6 p.m.
Registration & Information
- Online Registration is Required.
- Registration begins 14 days prior to the event date.
- Contact the Park’s Visitor Center 480-312-0990 for more information.
Astronomy Evenings are canceled if rainy or overcast conditions exist. Call the afternoon of the event to reconfirm.
Wildlife Discovery Programs
Upcoming Dates
- New dates coming soon!